My First Murder by Leena Lehtolainen

My First Murder by Leena Lehtolainen

Twenty-three-year-old law student Maria Kallio is recruited for a temporary position at the Helsinki police department. Sweet-faced but tough and hot-tempered, Maria faces pushback from her new squad--so when a young playboy is murdered at his family's summer villa, the new detective is out to prove herself.

Found floating facedown at the water's edge after a night of partying, Tommi Pelatonen appears to have been murdered by one of his closest friends--but why? As Maria discovers, bitter passion and jealousy seethe under the placid surface of the group's privileged, carefree lifestyle. As Maria uncovers the victim's unsavory secrets, motives for all seven suspects come to light. Now it's up to her to untangle the clues before the killer strikes again.

The first book in Leena Lehtolainen's international bestselling Nordic crime series starring Detective Maria Kallio, My First Murder serves up murder with a slice of life in the Finnish upper crust.

Lehtolainen, Leena: - Leena Lehtolainen was born in Vesanto, Finland, to parents who taught language and literature. A keen reader, she made up stories in her head before she could even write. At the age of ten, she began her first book--a young adult novel--and published it two years later. She released her second book at the age of seventeen. She has received numerous awards for her writing, including the 1997 Vuoden Johtolanka (Clue) Award (for the best Finnish crime novel) for Luminainen (The Snow Woman) and the Great Finnish Book Club prize in 2000. Her work has been published in twenty-nine languages. Besides writing, Leena enjoys classical singing, her beloved cats, and--her greatest passion--figure skating. Her nonfiction book about the sport, Taitoluistelun lumo (The Enchantment of Figure Skating), was chosen as the Sport Book of the Year 2011 in Finland. Leena lives in Finland with her husband and two sons.

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ISBN 13	9781612184371
ISBN 10	1612184375
Title	My First Murder
Author	Leena Lehtolainen
Series	Maria Kallio
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Amazon Crossing
Year published	2012-12-11
Number of pages	257
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.