Category Archives: Finland

Review: WHEN TIME RUNS OUT by Elina Hirvonen

Posted on January 18, 2018 by bernadetteinoz

Hat tip to Raven Crime Reads for recommending this unsettling but excellent book There couldn’t be much worse than being the parent or sibling of a horrendous criminal…someone who has randomly shot multiple people for example. Except perhaps being the … Continue reading →

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Review: DARK AS MY HEART by Antti Tuomainen

Posted on February 27, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

Three years ago I, somewhat surprisingly, fell in love with THE HEALER, Antti Tuomainen’s first novel available to me in translation from the original Finnish. It was surprising because the book is barely crime fiction at all; it’s a kind … Continue reading →

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Review: THE DEFENCELESS by Kati Hiekkapelto

Posted on January 7, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

It was written before last year’s migrant ‘crisis’ in Europe had news watchers transfixed but that just makes Kati Hiekkapelto appear to have excellent predictive skills in addition to her writing chops. Because I couldn’t help but think what an incredibly timely … Continue reading →

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Review: THE HUMMINGBIRD by Kati Hiekkapelto

Posted on May 27, 2015 by bernadetteinoz

THE HUMMINGBIRD opens by introducing us to Anna Fekete experiencing the first day on her new job as a senior detective in an unnamed town in northern Finland. Initially expecting to ease into her new role instead she must get … Continue reading →

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Review: LIGHT IN A DARK HOUSE by Jan Costin Wagner

Posted on May 17, 2014 by bernadetteinoz

I’ve just had a look at my review of this novel’s predecessor and realise I could start this review in exactly the same way. LIGHT IN A DARK HOUSE is (also) a peculiar book. I’m not sure if the fact I … Continue reading →

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Review: THE HEALER by Antti Tuomainen

Posted on April 26, 2013 by bernadetteinoz

At some point in the future climate change has had the devastating environmental impact scientists have warned us about for years and in Helsinki the social order has all but collapsed as those who can afford to flee north, and … Continue reading →

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Review: NIGHTS OF AWE by Harri Nykänen

Posted on April 29, 2012 by bernadetteinoz

In Helsinki the bodies of two Arab men are found, one presumably tortured before being shot and the other having fallen or been pushed from a bridge onto railway tracks. Detective Ariel Kafka of the Violent Crimes Unit, and one … Continue reading →

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Review: Snow Angels by James Thompson

Posted on September 18, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

This is the fifth of six books I need to read to complete the Scandinavian Reading Challenge and is the only one set in Finland. If there is a Kittilä Tourism Authority I’m guessing James Thompson isn’t on their Christmas card … Continue reading →

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