The Nightingale Murder, Leena Lehtolainen
The Nightingale Murder, Leena Lehtolainen
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The Nightingale Murder

Author: Leena Lehtolainen, Owen F. Witesman

Narrator: Amy Rubinate

Unabridged: 9 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/27/2018

Synopsis

Award-winning author Leena Lehtolainen’s heart-stopping series continues as investigator Maria Kallio’s hunt for a killer gets dark, dangerous, and dirty…A grievously mutilated young woman arrives at the hospital in Espoo, Finland—only to vanish without a trace. Though the victim refused to identify herself, Violent Crimes Unit Commander Maria Kallio suspects she’s connected to the city’s sex-worker underworld. The next day her suspicions grow when celebrity call girl Lulu Nightingale is murdered during a live television broadcast.The victim’s clients included some of the top names in Finnish society, but the list of suspects is even longer: her infatuated bodyguard, a suicidal TV producer, and a talk-show host with political aspirations. But how is Lulu’s murder connected to the tortured woman’s disappearance?As the body count keeps rising, Maria plunges into the dark demimonde of the sex trade. And this time, searching for answers may shatter all that she has.

About Leena Lehtolainen

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 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elaine on April 12, 2018

I really enjoyed this book. The murder mystery and investigation were complex and had a ring of realism to them.. I am tired of American police novels where everything is pulled together perfectly and it is more about drama and less about solid police work. The characters in Nightingale are realisti......more

Goodreads review by Ken on February 15, 2018

This was a very involved murder mystery that Leena took the time to figure out how to proceed. She also took the time to figure out how Maria and Antti would stay together with their children. It took one of the most extreme acts to get Maria disturbed enough to possibly change jobs. Life changing s......more

Goodreads review by Jan on April 14, 2018

Scary stuff just a little too real. Excellent portrayal of the life of cops anywhere with the problems of departmental budget and inadequate staff as well as the overflow into home life. As a procedural it is very good in that it clearly depicts the frustrations of due diligence in trying to track d......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen on March 25, 2018

For fans of Finnish noir. This was actually published in Finland in 2005, which makes me wonder how or if it would be different had Lehtolainen written it in 2018 as it focuses on the highly topical issue of human trafficking and sex workers. Maria is one tough cop but she's also a wife and mother,......more

Goodreads review by Helena on November 30, 2012

Tämä on klassinen Maria Kallio kertomus. Niinkuin muissakin Lehtolaisen tarinoissa, Marian työ ja kotielämä heijastavat toisiaan. Kun nuori venäläistyttö löytyy viilleltynä, ja vähäpukeisena lumihankeen jätettynä, Kallion epäilykset heräävät että kyseessä on maksullisen seksin uhri. Kotona hänen tyt......more

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