{"id":159693,"date":"2025-09-02T16:20:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teppohovi.com\/blog\/a-breathtaking-story-of-passion-and-crime\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:39:04","slug":"a-breathtaking-story-of-passion-and-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teppohovi.com\/en\/work\/a-breathtaking-story-of-passion-and-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"A Breathtaking Story of Passion and Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first novel in the series will be published on 29 May 2026. <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Kasper Wik is a popular thirty-something TV and YouTube celebrity who, weary of Helsinki\u2019s celebrity scene, reinvents himself as a risk-taking video documentarian. When he begins investigating human trafficking, he meets the mysterious Sophia. As a powerful and fateful romance develops between them, Kasper is drawn \u2014 against his will \u2014 into the heart of an international criminal network. <\/p>\n

The Angels Who Vanished delves into the brutal world of human trafficking, whose dark tentacles reach across Europe. The novel launches the Kasper Wik series, introducing a compelling new protagonist to the forefront of Nordic crime fiction. From a disillusioned influencer emerges a fearless investigative video journalist who exposes criminals while battling the ghosts of fame. <\/p>\n

Kirjan kirjoittaneella Teppo Hovilla on vankka kokemus tv-sis\u00e4ll\u00f6ist\u00e4 ja fiktiosarjojen kehitt\u00e4misest\u00e4, tuottamisesta ja k\u00e4sikirjoittamisesta.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Docendo \/ Werner S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m Oy<\/p>\n

Cover design: Timo Numminen<\/p>\n

\"Teppo<\/a>
Teppo Hovi. Photographer: Petri Mast 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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