Her Enemy – Leena Lehtolainen

Minna had a low, nervous voice; Sari startled me with her loud, piercing tones. I was already grumpy, and hearing Sari’s voice didn’t do much to raise my spirits. I’ve always despised people with ugly voices. Tall and thin with sharp features and short-cropped hair, Sari’s jagged looks fit her voice. Nearsighted eyes darted restlessly behind stylish glasses. “Is it true that Kimmo murdered Armi?”

Sari practically yelled as I joined them at their table. “The police believe so,” I replied quietly and then rehearsed my increasingly tiresome account of events so far. “I was hoping you two might be able to suggest other possibilities. What was your impression of Armi and Kimmo’s relationship? Did Armi say anything out of the ordinary recently? I’m going to get a cup of tea, and then we can talk. Can I offer you anything?”

“I could really use some ice cream, but I don’t know if I can right now since Armi…” Sari said, her voice now a whine. “Armi wouldn’t mind,” Minna said. She was short, with soft curves and dark curls. Under normal circumstances, she probably looked like a Lappish doll with those round eyes and red cheeks, but shock had sucked all of the joy out of her. Sari was still at the counter dithering over what flavor of ice cream to choose when I returned to the window table.

Minna blew her nose into a handkerchief and then quickly said, “I don’t get Sari. Armi and Sari were in the same classes all through elementary school. But it’s almost like she’s enjoying this.” Sari returned to the table. “I got vanilla and rum raisin,” she announced.

“Armi liked rum raisin with strawberry. Strange combination, don’t you think? The last time I saw Armi was a week ago when she was over at my place. I live just north of the sports park in those new buildings. But I called her on Saturday.

Text copyright © 1994 by Leena Lehtolainen English translation copyright © 2012 Owen Witesman Published by agreement with Tammi Publishers and Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency, Helsinki, Finland. All rights reserved. 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 PO Box 400818 Las Vegas, NV 89140 ISBN-13: 9781611099645 ISBN-10: 1611099641 Library of Congress Control Number: 2012922284 OceanofPDF.com For Mari OceanofPDF.com CONTENTS CAST OF CHARACTERS Out of the ash… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ABOUT THE AUTHOR ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR OceanofPDF.com CAST OF CHARACTERS THE INVESTIGATORS Maria Kallio……….Legal counselor, ex-cop Pekka Koivu……….Maria’s old partner at Helsinki VCU Pertti Ström……….Espoo police detective Ville “Dennis the Menace” Puupponen……….Espoo police officer THE FAMILIES Annamari Hänninen……….Kimmo’s mother Henrik Hänninen……….Kimmo’s father Kimmo Hänninen……….Armi’s fiancé Marita Sarkela Hänninen……….Antti’s sister, Risto’s wife Matti and Mikko……….Risto and Marita’s twin sons Risto Hänninen……….Kimmo’s half brother Sanna Hänninen……….Kimmo’s dead sister Antti Sarkela……….Maria’s boyfriend Marjatta Sarkela……….Antti’s mother Tauno Sarkela……….Antti’s father Armi Mäenpää……….Kimmo’s fiancée, nurse Marja “Mallu” Laaksonen……….Armi’s sister Paavo Mäenpää……….Armi’s father Taisto Laaksonen……….Teemu’s father Teemu Laaksonen……….Mallu’s husband SUPPORTING CAST Albert Gripenberg……….Lawyer Annikki……….Legal secretary Eeva and Jarmo……….Maria’s sister and husband Einstein……….Antti’s cat Elina “Angel” Kataja……….S&M club organizer Erik Hellström……….Gynecologist Erkki “Eki” Henttonen……….Maria’s boss, lawyer Helena and Petri……….Maria’s sister and boyfriend Herman Lindgren……….Witness “Joke”……….S&M club organizer Kerttu Mannila……….Witness Markku “Makke” Ruosteenoja……….Sanna’s boyfriend Martti Jaatinen……….Lawyer Otso Hakala……….Sanna’s convict ex-boyfriend Sari and Minna……….Armi’s girlfriends Sebastian……….S&M club attendee Steffan “Stögö” Brandt……….Makke’s friend OceanofPDF.com Out of the ash I rise with my red hair And I eat men like air.

—Sylvia Plath OceanofPDF.com 1 The cherry trees were the first thing I saw when I woke up. The spring had been warm, and now the trees were blossoming with fluffy, fragrant bunches of flowers. Antti always wanted to sleep with the curtains open so we could see the curled branches against the night sky. It made it hard for me to sleep, but I’d gradually gotten used to it.

Antti was still sleeping, and Einstein was stretching contentedly in a puddle of sunshine at the foot of the bed. It was already eight o’clock, and I needed to get ready for work. Shuffling from the bedroom to the kitchen, I started the coffeemaker.

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