Detained
Original title: Lukitut
Author: Salla Simukka
Published: 2020
Publisher: Tammi
Genre: Young Adult (13 or 14+)
Pages: 200
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Nobody should be punished for crimes they didn’t commit. What about crimes they were going to commit in the future?
Fifty teenagers aged 16-17 are introduced to a fully automated prison with no guards or other staff. Probability calculations have shown that each of them will commit a crime at some time in their lives that will send them to prison.
This is their last chance. They must solve their future crimes, confess them in the prison’s Confession Room, and demonstrate remorse. If they do, they will be set free. If they fail to discover their crimes before they reach age eighteen, they will remain in prison to serve their full sentences.
A new YA hit by bestselling author Salla Simukka, whose previous Snow White trilogy sold to 52 countries around the world.
Praise:
”Simukka writes the strory with confidence and is psychologically attentive. Once again her novel earns a place as the best of Finnish YA literature.” – Helsingin Sanomat newspaper
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Releated news
- 29.07.2020 Amazing review for Salla Simukka’s new YA novel DETAINED
- 18.06.2020 Salla Simukka’s DETAINED sold to Estonia, Magdalena Hai’s THE LITTLE SHOP OF NIGHTMARES 3 to Sweden
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- 19.12.2017 Ahlback Agency December Newsletter
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- 15.06.2017 Sisterland wins the LukuVarkaus award
- 09.06.2017 The Agency celebrates its 8th anniversary with 3 new deals and great reviews
- 01.06.2017 Deals round-up: monsters, goddesses, and rave reviews
- 17.03.2017 Simukka and Turtschaninoff selected for Hay Festival Aarhus 39
- 01.03.2017 Sisterland nominated for the ’Lasten LukuVarkaus’ award
- 18.01.2017 Salla Simukka’s As Red as Blood launched in the US!
- 12.12.2016 Internationally bestselling authors Salla Simukka and Max Seeck touring in the US
- 09.12.2016 Dazzling reviews for Maresi and Freya, and the latest new deals
- 29.11.2016 Film deals and glowing reviews: an amazing year for Tammi authors Salla Simukka, Tuutikki Tolonen, Max Seeck & more
- 29.09.2016 German publisher for The Sauna Cookbook amongst this week’s deals
- 05.07.2016 Hachette Acquires French Rights Of Sisterland, Dutch Rights Sold To Clavis!
- 21.06.2016 Japanese rights to Salla Simukka’s new novel SISTERLAND sold to Nishimura!
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