Follow a tenacious female detective transferred to the remote, breathtaking landscape of Lapland during the height of the Cold War. Her investigation into a disappearance plunges her into an international conspiracy, forcing her to confront both external threats and her own inner demons. This series blends gripping crime-solving with atmospheric historical settings and compelling psychological depth.
Lapland Finland, 1952, at the height of the Cold War. A misunderstood, flawed, whip-smart Finnish woman police detective investigates a murder on the Finno- Russian border. But that is but the beginning of her involvement. In fact, the locals have been the victims of a crime so evil it is beyond anything any of them could have ever imagined.
Helsinki, March 1953. Feisty Homicide cop Hella Mauzer has returned from her exile in Lapland. Fired by the police, now a reluctant PI, she investigates the death of Nellie, a high-end prostitute found floating in Helsinki Harbor. The second in the Hella Mauzer series, to follow on from the success of Evil Things.