Helsinki Homicide: Against the Wall

Helsinki Homicide: Against the Wall

An abandoned house in Northern Helsinki, a dead body in the garage. Detective Lieutenant Kari TakamÃ¤kis homicide team gets a case that looks like a professional hit but they are perplexed by the crime scene.

TakamÃ¤kis trusted man Suhonen goes undercover as Suikkanen, a gangster full of action. In pursuit of the murderer, he must operate within the grey area of the law. But, will the end justify the means?

Following in the footsteps of popular Scandinavian writers, Jarkko Sipila is introducing his critically acclaimed TakamÃ¤ki series in the United States.

Jarkko Sipila is a Finnish author and journalist. He has been reporting Finnish crime news for MTV3 TV News and the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper for almost 20 years.

Helsinki Homicide: Against The Wall, the winner of the 2009 Finnish Crime Novel of the Year Award, is the first of Jarkko Sipila's nine TakamÃ¤ki-novels to be translated into English. Through realistic characters and complex plots, the author discusses current topics surrounding Finnish society and unveils glimpses into his homeland.

Review by Ulla Suokko for New World Finn: ...this book is skillfully composed and intelligently written in its slow-moving tough-guy tenor. True to his genre, Mr. Sipila hooks the reader by zooming through the windows of a tight timeline and feeding the pieces of the murder puzzle bit by bit through the eyes and minds of his characters...

Peter Ohlsson - Scandinavianbooks dot com: ....Against the Wall is very well plotted. It is written is a slow-moving and direct style. Pieces of the puzzle and the larger plot become visible gradually, and this serves to build the excitement towards a plausible and interesting ending. As well, the characters, while not being fully drawn, are realistic and very interesting. I enjoyed reading it, and strongly recommend it.
Country USA
Manufacturer Ice Cold Crime
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2009-06-15
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Ice Cold Crime
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2009-06-15
Format	Kindle eBook

Helsinki Homicide: Against the Wall

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