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My debut psychological thriller FOLLOW THE BUTTERFLY has been sold to πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡©πŸ‡° πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ͺ πŸ‡­πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± πŸ‡­πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Ύ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ώ πŸ‡±πŸ‡» πŸ‡±πŸ‡Ή Harrogate New Blood panel 2024

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As Theakston Crime Writing Festival is now on full swing and I'm home at Helsinki here's some memories. I was a guest at the festival for the first time last year. Here I'm with @mserinkelly.bsky.social. Her books were an important influence for Follow the Buttefly. @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social

17.07.2025 15:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I just got the Latvian edition of my psychological thriller Follow the Butterfly. It's the 14 foreing edition of the book. Some foreign publeshers who have bought the translation rights to the novel haven't published it yet. 😍

29.05.2025 07:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Meta stole my debut psychologicaal thriller Follow the Butterfly. This is the day for protest!

03.04.2025 07:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My debut psychological thriller Follow the Butterfly is one of the millions novels that Meta has ripped off.

23.03.2025 08:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had such a good time as a guest at @theconversation.bsky.social Thank you so much, Nadine! Here's a clip of us talking about what is a proper age for a debut author. Enjoy! 🀩

21.03.2025 08:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had the time of my life in @theconversation.bsky.social! Thank you dear Nadine for having me as a guest! Have fun listening to it! πŸŽ‰

18.03.2025 14:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much Nadine! You were brilliant! 😍

18.03.2025 14:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finnish writer Martta Kaukonen on film, fame, and fjords FΓͺted on the literary scene, the Finnish film critic turned novelist still finds all the attention a little surreal, but that watching so many moviesβ€”and having an encouraging editorβ€”helped her write

Al Majalla, the Arab world's leading current affairs magazine interviewed me. I got to talk about how I heard the first lines of Follow the Butterfly in my head. Thank you AlMajalla and the lovely journalist @nesrein.bsky.social! #followthebutterfly

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14.03.2025 14:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The sequel of my psychological thriller Follow the Butterfly will be published in Germany today. It's called Meet Me in the Darkness and it's German tittle is Traumatisiert. Happy birthday! πŸŽ‰

12.03.2025 08:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today we celebrate in Finland Finnish Culture Day.

28.02.2025 10:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My agent Elina Ahlback Literary Agency has published their Spring 2025 Rights Guide! My debut psychological thriller's Italian edition Butterfly is on the cover. Thank you Elina and the whole team!

18.02.2025 11:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Valentine's Day! This picture is so old that I don't recognize myself anymore. What if someone has broken in to my apartment and put her picture on my old photo album so that I would loose my sense of identity? Could this be the starting point for my next psychological thriller? 🀣

14.02.2025 09:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You can't get inside of this Mondadori bookshop in Rome without bumbing to my psychological thriller Follow the Butterfly (italian name: Butterfly)!

11.02.2025 09:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I had a lovely evening yesterday in Taivassalo library: a reading and an interview. Thank you librarian Taneli Toppari and and the brilliant audience. And my dear friend Anu who was my chauffeur as I don't have a driving license.

06.02.2025 13:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Attention, crime & thriller fans - time is running out!

Today is your last day to secure early bird tickets for #CapitalCrimeFestival 2025

Here are some of the incredible names announced so far, with 60+ more huge names still to come!

Don't miss out: www.capitalcrime.org

31.01.2025 09:06 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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I've been approved as a member to the Crime Writer's Association. Thank you so much! I'm delighted.

23.01.2025 10:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Goodbye, X! I'm here! Now I have made at least one good decision in my life.

22.01.2025 14:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, dear Nadine! This is brilliant! 😍

22.01.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0