Evil Things

Hella Mauzer was the first ever woman Inspector in the Helsinki Homicide Unit, but her superiors deemed her too 'emotional for the job and had her reassigned. Two years later, she is working in Lapland for the Ivalo police department under Chief Inspector Järvi, who is more interested in criminal statistics and his social life than police work. They receive a letter from Irja Waltari, a priest's wife from the village of Käärmela on the Soviet border, informing them of the disappearance of Erno Jokinen. Hella jumps at the chance to investigate, but Järvi does not think a crime is involved. After all, people disappear all the time in the snows of Finland. When she arrives, Hella stays with the village priest and his wife, who have taken in Erno's grandson, who refuses to tell anyone his grandfather's secret. A body is then discovered in the forest, and Hella realizes that a crime has been committed. But what she doesn't know is that the small village of Käärmela is harboring another crime, a crime so evil that it is beyond anything any of them could have ever imagined.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 304 pages
\n Publication date: 17 January 2019
\n Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
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Hella Mauzer made history as the first-ever woman Inspector in the Helsinki Homicide Unit, but her superiors deemed her too "emotional" for the demanding role and reassigned her. Two years later, she finds herself working in Lapland for the Ivalo police department under Chief Inspector Järvi, a man more interested in criminal statistics and his social life than in actual police work.

One day, they receive a letter from Irja Waltari, the wife of a priest in the village of Käärmela on the Soviet border, informing them of the disappearance of Erno Jokinen, a local man. Hella seizes the opportunity to investigate, despite Järvi's initial doubts that a crime has taken place.

Upon arriving in Käärmela, Hella stays with the village priest and his wife, who have taken in Erno's grandson, who is reluctant to reveal his grandfather's secret. However, a tragic discovery awaits them in the forest, as they find a lifeless body. Hella realizes that she was right all along—a crime has been committed, a murder.

But what Hella doesn't know is that the small village of Käärmela is hiding a darker crime, one that surpasses their wildest imagination. As she delves deeper into the investigation, she uncovers a web of lies, deceit, and betrayal that threatens to engulf the entire community.

With each passing day, Hella becomes more determined to uncover the truth, even as the stakes become higher and the danger grows more imminent. She must navigate through a labyrinth of secrets and lies, using her intuition and skills as a police officer to piece together the puzzle and bring the culprits to justice.

In the end, Hella emerges as a hero, a woman who refused to be underestimated or silenced in the face of adversity. Her determination and courage have saved the village from a crime that could have destroyed it, and her legacy as the first-ever woman Inspector in the Helsinki Homicide Unit will forever be remembered.

\n Weight: 300g\n
Dimension: 193 x 128 x 24 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781912242092\n \n