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A review by katiecatbooks
Ensimmäinen murhani by Leena Lehtolainen
4.0
Helsinki. Murder. Female detective.
Story: A group of choral singers gather at a villa during summer in Vuosaari. When one member of the group discovers another floating dead in the water, a police investigation opens up and everyone's a suspect.
Language: Just over 100 pages, this book's vocabulary is around a B+ level and contains puhekieli and slang.
Characters: The prologue is told from one point of view and the rest is told in first person from detective Maria Kallio's perspective. The only woman in her department she tolerates a lot of hassle from the men and tries to prove her worth not as a woman, but as a police detective.
A bit 80's in the dialogue and view of women, but overall I quite liked it and bet I'd enjoy her recent works even more.
Story: A group of choral singers gather at a villa during summer in Vuosaari. When one member of the group discovers another floating dead in the water, a police investigation opens up and everyone's a suspect.
Language: Just over 100 pages, this book's vocabulary is around a B+ level and contains puhekieli and slang.
Characters: The prologue is told from one point of view and the rest is told in first person from detective Maria Kallio's perspective. The only woman in her department she tolerates a lot of hassle from the men and tries to prove her worth not as a woman, but as a police detective.
A bit 80's in the dialogue and view of women, but overall I quite liked it and bet I'd enjoy her recent works even more.