Death Spiral – Leena Lehtolainen

If she was transported wrapped in plastic, tracking down the vehicle might be difficult. But why hadn’t the murderer left Noora in the garbage bag? Why had they gone to the trouble of ripping it off when they shoved Noora in the trunk of Kati Järvenperä’s car? Could there have been some sort of symbol on the garbage bag that would have revealed the murderer’s identity?

And that dark-red fingernail . . . I wanted Ulrika Weissenberg at the station pronto. I wasn’t going to settle for playing the uninvited guest at her posh house again. Now I would be the one with the home court advantage. “Hi. This is Sergeant Maria Kallio from the Espoo Police. I’d like to meet with you at the main police station as soon as possible.” “And why is that?” Weissenberg asked. “I assume it has something to do with Noora’s murder.”

“Exactly. Would two o’clock work?” I was surprised when Ulrika Weissenberg agreed. I considered the fingernail. Asking for a sample for comparison would require strong evidence. I also wanted Ulrika Weissenberg’s fingerprints. In my mind I listed all the people who could have touched Noora’s new skates. In addition to the salesperson and Janne, there were both of the coaches, Rami and Elena; Silja; Noora’s family; and maybe Ulrika. We would have to get prints from all of them.

Pihko could work with Forensics on that, since he probably had the most tact of all of us. Although surely Koivu would want to go along to collect Silja Taskinen’s fingerprints. I was just going to give Pihko a buzz when my phone rang. “Hello, this is Kauko Nieminen. How is my daughter’s murder investigation progressing?”

“It’s progressing. The forensic laboratory is currently analyzing material found on the body,” I said stiffly. The word “body” felt strange, but what else could I have said? Deceased? “My wife is extremely upset you set Teräsvuori free.

No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher. Published by AmazonCrossing ISBN-13: 9781503951051 ISBN-10: 1503951057 Cover design by Cyanotype OceanofPDF.com For Konsta OceanofPDF.com CONTENTS CAST OF CHARACTERS PROLOGUE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 EPILOGUE ABOUT THE AUTHOR ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR OceanofPDF.com CAST OF CHARACTERS CAST OF CHARACTERS T H E C O P S T H E C O P S Maria Kallio …………

Espoo Violent Crime Unit detective Jyrki Taskinen ………… Head of Espoo VCU Pekka Koivu ………… Espoo VCU detective Lähde ………… Espoo VCU detective Pihko ………… Espoo VCU detective Ville “Dennis the Menace” Puupponen ………… Espoo VCU detective Juhani Palo ………… Deceased Espoo VCU detective Pertti Ström ………… Espoo VCU detective Akkila …………

Espoo patrol officer Haikala ………… Espoo patrol officer Mononen ………… Espoo patrol officer Nuotio ………… Head of Helsinki VCU Hannu Hirvonen ………… Forensic technician Karttunen ………… Forensic technician Kervinen ………… Forensic pathologist T H E S K AT E R S T H E S K AT E R S Elena Grigorieva ………… Figure-skating coach Irina Grigorieva ………… Elena Grigorieva’s daughter Rami Luoto ………… Figure-skating coach Janne Kivi ………… Noora Nieminen’s skating partner Noora Nieminen ………… Janne Kivi’s skating partner Silja Taskinen ………… Jyrki Taskinen’s daughter S U P P O R T I N G C A S T S U P P O R T I N G C A S T Antti …………

Maria’s husband Aliisa ………… Maria’s niece Eeva and Helena ………… Maria’s sisters Einstein ………… Antti’s cat Anton Grigoriev ………… Elena Grigorieva’s deceased husband Eva Jensen ………… Therapist, Maria’s friend Kati Järvenperä ………… Witness Jussi and Olli Järvenperä ………… Kati Järvenperä’s young sons Leena ………… A lawyer, Maria’s friend Tomi Liikanen ………… Elena Grigorieva’s husband, gym owner Jaana Markkanen ………… Bereaved young mother Minni Markkanen …………

Dead infant Kauko Nieminen ………… Noora Nieminen’s father Hanna Nieminen ………… Noora Nieminen’s mother Saku ………… Maria’s nephew Vesku Teräsvuori ………… The King of Karaoke, Nieminen family stalker Ulrika Weissenberg ………… Espoo Figure-Skating Association chairwoman OceanofPDF.com PROLOGUE The crossbow was pointed straight at the girl’s heart. Her eyes were wide in terror, pleading with the Huntsman to spare her life.

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