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Neniu kovrilo — Below the Surface (2017, Amazon Publishing)

Lingvo: English

Eldonita je 21-a de februaro 2017 de Amazon Publishing.

ISBN:: 978-1-5420-4874-3

(1 recenzo)

When a woman’s body turns up in a lake—a bullet to the back of her head—Violent Crime Unit commander Maria Kallio, freshly back from maternity leave, is fast to get on the case. The victim is ID’d as Annukka Hackman, wife of a prominent publisher and author of an upcoming unauthorized tell-all book on Sasha Smeds, Finland’s celebrated racing rally driver.

Almost as soon as the inquiry starts, it goes off the rails, as those connected to Annukka—and to Smeds—seem to have more secrets than they have alibis. Was the journalist about to reveal a bombshell that someone was desperate to keep quiet? Or will it take some reading between the lines? The clues may be few, but the list of suspects is long. As she struggles to balance her home life, run a department tainted by career-threatening allegations, and catch a killer, Maria is shocked to find just what …

When a woman’s body turns up in a lake—a bullet to the back of her head—Violent Crime Unit commander Maria Kallio, freshly back from maternity leave, is fast to get on the case. The victim is ID’d as Annukka Hackman, wife of a prominent publisher and author of an upcoming unauthorized tell-all book on Sasha Smeds, Finland’s celebrated racing rally driver.

Almost as soon as the inquiry starts, it goes off the rails, as those connected to Annukka—and to Smeds—seem to have more secrets than they have alibis. Was the journalist about to reveal a bombshell that someone was desperate to keep quiet? Or will it take some reading between the lines? The clues may be few, but the list of suspects is long. As she struggles to balance her home life, run a department tainted by career-threatening allegations, and catch a killer, Maria is shocked to find just what someone was willing to do in the name of love…or revenge.

1 eldono

Stephanie Jane recenzis Below the Surface de Leena Lehtolainen

A compelling case

4 steloj

I was a little concerned before starting this novel that, as the eighth in a series, it might be either too formulaic for my tastes or that the storyline would necessitate my having read least a few of its predecessors. I need not have worried! Lehtolainen has created an interesting cast of characters, especially in her lead detective Maria Kallio, and given them a compelling case to solve. Being a Finnish novel, this book obviously falls within the Scandinavian crime genre, but I felt that it also had a certain refreshing otherness which I liked.

Below The Surface keeps a good pace, but is very much a realistic mystery rather than an action thriller. Kallio's case isn't all plain sailing. Neither solved by preternatural leaps of faith. The police work relies on a team of officers and this, together with Lehtolainen's frequent social commentary, was reminiscent for me of the …

I was a little concerned before starting this novel that, as the eighth in a series, it might be either too formulaic for my tastes or that the storyline would necessitate my having read least a few of its predecessors. I need not have worried! Lehtolainen has created an interesting cast of characters, especially in her lead detective Maria Kallio, and given them a compelling case to solve. Being a Finnish novel, this book obviously falls within the Scandinavian crime genre, but I felt that it also had a certain refreshing otherness which I liked.

Below The Surface keeps a good pace, but is very much a realistic mystery rather than an action thriller. Kallio's case isn't all plain sailing. Neither solved by preternatural leaps of faith. The police work relies on a team of officers and this, together with Lehtolainen's frequent social commentary, was reminiscent for me of the excellent Martin Beck mysteries by Sjowall and Wahloo. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed reading Below The Surface and would happily get more in this series.

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