Droemer Knaur has pre-empted the German rights to the Silk Road North series by Anu Ojala in a significant three-book deal.
Show-stopping news from Germany: Droemer Knaur has pre-empted the German rights to the Silk Road North series by Anu Ojala, in a significant three-book deal, marking the second foreign language territory for the series. The series has been previously sold to De Fontein in the Netherlands.
Droemer Knaur needs no introductions in the publishing world, but let’s simply rejoice the fact: Ojala’s series will be published by one of the leading German publishing houses, with a list boasting an impressive variety of fiction and non-fiction. Ojala’s name will enjoy the company of such authors as Camilla Läckberg, Anders de la Motte, Ingar Johnsrud, Claire Mackintosh, Kimberly McCreight, S. K. Tremayne, M. W. Craven, Douglas Preston & Lyncoln Child, among others.
The Silk Road North is set in Tornio-Haparanda, on the Swedish-Finnish border; the twin city has been plagued by a crime wave which keeps claiming new victims. Sergeant Ronja Jentzch investigates murders that lead to the trail of a dangerous synthetic drug. While police are fighting a helpless battle, unexpected connections to higher instances begin to come to daylight. As the frozen sea brings deadly substances over to seemingly calm and safe communities, cases of inhumane cruelty, despair-driven crimes, and international meddling become a daily challenge for Jentzsch and her team. Revered by readers, the series brings to light the long-silenced truth about the rise of international drug crime in northern Finland.
Anu Ojala (b. 1972) is an author and lawyer living in Rovaniemi in the Finnish Lapland who knows the background of the Arctic drug war well. She has worked in a law firm and at the University of Lapland, and has previously written novels for young readers. Her Silk Road North series consists of three volumes so far: The Silk Road North, Death Knell, and The Skynet.
Warmest congratulations to the author and the publishers, and don’t miss out on this series!