Finnish Thriller Novel THE FAITHFUL READER Set For an American TV Adaptation
The best-selling Finnish novel, The Faithful Reader, is set for a US television adaptation after its August release in Denmark, which created a lot of buzz ahead of it’s US release. The novel will be published in America under the name The Witch Hunter, and rights to the story have already been sold in 35 countries.
Deadline reports the following story description:
Detective Jessica Niemi is called to investigate an extraordinary murder case. The wife of a famous writer, Roger Koponen, seems to have been killed in a bizarre ritual. As more ritual murders occur, it becomes obvious that Jessica is after a serial killer. But the murders are not random – they follow a pattern taken from Roger’s bestselling trilogy. Has a fan gone mad, or is this case more personal? How can Jessica stop a criminal who knows every detail of the book even better than the author?
This sounds like a super intriguing thriller! It must be a great story if they have already made so many deals for it. The novel was written by Max Seeck, who said in a statement:
“I was born in Finland, Northern European with next to zero hope of ever being published abroad, not to mention seeing my book being turned into a TV-series. Now it’s all happening. I am living the dream. I couldn’t be happier.”
I bet! I’m definitely interested in this series. Will you be checking it out?