1--What is the title of your latest release?
GHOST ISLAND
2--What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
Jessica Niemi goes to an isolated island to take some time off but has to face a death woman and a legend of a ghost that keeps haunting the archipelago.
3--How did you decide where your book was going to take place?
I always wanted to place a story on the Åland archipelago. It’s a marvelous place.
4--Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life?
Yes, definitely. It would be really interesting to meet her.
5--What are three words that describe your protagonist?
Complex, smart, multidimensional.
6--What’s something you learned while writing this book?
Some new facts about the World War II.
7--Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?
I usually write a first version completely and then start to edit.
8--What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?
Finnish salty licorice
9--Describe your writing space/office!
It’s a cozy office room with a door I can keep closed while writing.
10--Who is an author you admire?
Paul Auster
11--Is there a book that changed your life?
Probably The Animal Farm by George Orwell
12--Tell us about when you got “the call.” (when you found out your book was going to be published)/Or, for indie authors, when you decided to self-publish.
Assuming we’re talking about my debut novel The Angels of Hammurabi it was the Fall 2015 when I got the call from my Finnish publisher.
13--What’s your favorite genre to read?
Crime fiction / Nordic Noir
14--What’s your favorite movie?
The Elephant Man by David Lynch
15--What is your favorite season?
Summer
16--How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
Nowadays just a nice breakfast with my wife and kids
17--What’s a recent tv show/movie/book/podcast you highly recommend?
TV-show called Afterlife by Ricky Gervais
18--What’s your favorite type of cuisine?
Thai cuisine
19--What do you do when you have free time?
With basically having two jobs and two small kids I really don’t have any =D
20--What can readers expect from you next?
I’m working on a new crime fiction novel called Milo, where a serial killer paints their victims as chess pieces.
Ghosts of the Past #4
On a secluded island, homicide detective Jessica Niemi must investigate a drowning that is tied to a frightening ghostly legend in this riveting new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of THE WITCH HUNTER.
Jessica Niemi is put on leave after a violent altercation between her and a belligerent man makes headlines. To escape the unwanted scrutiny, Jessica travels to a remote island in the Åland archipelago and rents a room at a small seaside inn. She is hoping to be left alone as she faces the possibility that she is losing what is left of her sanity but three elderly visitors have arrived at the inn for their yearly sojourn. Jessica learns that they are the remaining ‘birds of spring’, former refugees who fled Finland as children during World War II and lived together for a few months in an orphanage on the island.
The orphanage no longer exists but the local legend about one of its inhabitants, a girl named Maija, still haunts the surviving orphans. Every evening Maija would put on her blue coat and stand on the pier, looking out at the dark water until one night, she disappeared and was never seen again. When one of the ‘birds of spring’ is found dead, drowned alongside the same pier, and Jessica learns about two other deaths from the past, also connected to the orphanage, she has no choice but to try and put the pieces of this terrifying mystery together.
Jessica can’t be sure whether she’s facing a killer or—just like the legend says—the ghost of Maija, the girl in the blue coat. Uncertain what is real and what is not, Jessica desperately searches for answers that she hopes will stop the murders and finally silence her own demons once and for all…
Horror | Mystery | Thriller Crime [Berkley, On Sale: February 27, 2024, Trade Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9780593438862 / eISBN: 9780593438879]
Max Seeck devotes his time to writing professionally. An avid reader of Nordic noir for personal pleasure, he listens to film scores as he writes. His accolades include the Finnish Whodunit Society's Debut Thriller of the Year Award 2016. Max Seeck has a background in sales and marketing and loves to promote his works, and is fluent in English and German.
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