Follow the Butterfly

A new paperback edition of the brilliantly dark and twisty psychological thriller about a serial killer in therapy.


'A brilliant game of cat and mouse between author and reader' The Times


'Original, intelligent an intriguing-I gulped it down in two sittings' Andrea Mara


Renowned therapist Clarissa is no stranger to the dark side of humanity. But when Ida walks into her office-angry, damaged and seemingly suicidal-she may have met her match. For Ida has secrets. Murderous secrets.


Somehow, Clarissa must find the key to unlock Ida's past and save her life. But what if she has entered a game more deadly, and more sinister, than she could ever have imagined?

'A brilliant game of cat and mouse between author and reader... The pieces of this psychological thriller fit together as ingeniously as those in a Chinese puzzle box' - The Times

'A fascinating study in guilt, shame, blame and the stories we tell ourselves to make life bearable... The portrait of the vain and self-deceiving therapist is chilling, and the ultimate revelation is horribly convincing' - Literary Review

'Original, intelligent and intriguing - I gulped it down in two sittings' - Andrea Mara

'Highly original and flawlessly executed... An utterly compelling, gripping read with an explosive conclusion' - Danielle Ramsay, author of The Perfect Husband

'Surprising, fresh and almost indecently fun, with two brilliantly original female leads and a sinuous plot that keeps you guessing until the very last page' - Tammy Cohen, author of The Wedding Party

Martta Kaukonen lives in Helsinki and is a film critic for Finland's biggest newspaper, who has interviewed the likes of Robert Downey Jr. and Justin Bieber. Fun fact: she met her future husband at his second hand bookshop and fell in love. Alongside writing, Martta loves psychological thrillers, film noir, flea markets, abandoned houses and travelling. Follow the Butterfly is her debut thriller - it was a critical and commercial hit in Finland, is being translated into twelve languages and has already made the Spiegel bestseller list in Germany. A sequel, Meet Me in the Darkness, is coming soon.

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