Author Villy Lindfelt
“Stories in all their forms have always been a passion and a big part of my life. However, I didn’t decide to become a writer already in kindergarten. Yet now that I look back it feels like this was meant to be.”
Villy Lindfelt,
Lawyer & Author
Villy Lindfelt (b. 1976) is a Finnish lawyer and author. Lindfelt reads and writes a lot, but How It Feels to Kill is his first novel. Lindfelt has a degree in both economics and law. Lindfelt lives with his wife and two daughters in Helsinki, Finland. Lindfelt’s debut thriller How It Feels to Kill (original title in Finnish: Miltä tuntuu tappaa) was published in Finnish in August, 2020 by Siltala Publishing.
Read here Lindfelt’s story of becoming a debut novelist.
How It Feels to Kill
25-page sample is available in English language for foreign publishers.
How It Feels to Kill
A page-turning debut thriller about the darkest human desires
Story – Technology lawyer Mia Lund is desperately trying to find new clients for her solo law firm while striving to survive the challenging life of a single parent. A contact from her former client Robert Holmster gets her hopes up momentarily. The company founded by Holmster, AR Combat Technologies, is globally recognized. An assignment from the company might wipe away Mia's financial troubles for a long while. However, the meeting with Holmster goes against her plans. Mentally unstable Holmster tells Mia something she can hardly believe, and offers her an assignment that is both disturbing and unusual. As she accepts the lucrative assignment against her professional principles, she inevitably gets drawn back into the world she has managed to avoid for a decade, a world of violence.
Villy Lindfelt’s debut crime novel offers the reader a surprising premise, interesting characters and brilliant plot twists. The story is set in the dark and rainy streets of Helsinki.
25-page sample and a synopsis are available in English language for foreign publishers.
Original title in Finnish:
Miltä tuntuu tappaa
Published in Finland by:
Siltala Publishing
Reviews
“So convincingly Lindfelt weaves a criminal network in his book that hopefully a sequel will follow.”
–SAVON SANOMAT NEWSPAPER“On the crime fiction market that has already seen everything uncountable times, the starting point of Villy Lindfelt’s debut How It Feels to Kill is exceptionally interesting.”
–HELSINGIN SANOMAT NEWSPAPER“The whole story works well; it is subtle, and not particularly distressing or crude, even though it deals with the darkest human desires.”
–ETELÄ-SUOMEN SANOMAT NEWSPAPER“How It Feels to Kill has a hardboiled name. Equally hard-boiled is the beginning of the novel, written as a thriller that deliberately uses cinematic effects in its style. The mood of the story stays intense even though Lindfelt is in places like best-selling Liza Marklund, meticulous with his detail.”
–ILKKA-POHJALAINEN NEWSPAPER“Villy Lindfelt's debut thriller How It Feels to Kill opens to an interesting setup with delightful psychological depth. [--] Detailed, fluent narration builds excitement while successfully hooking the reader.”
–KESKISUOMALAINEN NEWSPAPER“It’s gratifying to come across a new author’s debut work, a thriller that hooks its readers in an exceptional way.”
–KALLIO NEWSPAPER“Lindfelt’s way of developing the story is smooth and often surprising, so it’s a great debut overall. At many points, I could “hear” how the music crept out to emphasize the sense of threat. The book evoked strong visual images, so it would also fit well into a TV series or a movie.”
–READER, WHY DID I MARRY HIM blog“Lindfelt’s distinctive style holds and the work stays effortlessly together. The author's clear line of thought and good readability of the text and its certain kind of clarity – even if the work is not written without a little twinkle in the eye – do not need the typical, even disgusting show-offs that are often used for the purpose of shocking the reader.”
–MUMMO MATKALLA blog“The book has an interesting, slightly different plot that holds well together. It has the right amount of characters, which makes the story easy to follow. The everyday life of a single parent is described convincingly. All in all, a successful debut thriller that hooks you right from the start. I hope there will be a sequel.”
–KAKSI SIVULLISTA blog25-page sample of How it Feels to Kill is available in English language for foreign publishers.
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