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I remembered how I\u2019d disapproved of Moomin videos before I had my own children, but now they felt like lifesavers. Antti read something in Swedish, and I continued with Sasha Smeds\u2019s biography, but it didn\u2019t say a word about Andreas and Heli. I tried to reach Atro J\u00e4\u00e4skel\u00e4inen to ask whether the police had actually received the final version of the manuscript, but he didn\u2019t answer his phone.<\/p>\n

Sini\u2019s cell phone was turned off too. The funeral wouldn\u2019t be until next weekend, and by Sunday afternoon I was sick of waiting. I asked a patrol car to visit the J\u00e4\u00e4skel\u00e4inen residence and deliver Atro a request to be at the police station at ten on Monday morning for an interview. Liisa Rasilainen was on duty and called an hour later to tell me no one answered the door but that the patrol had left an official request in the mailbox.<\/p>\n

I understood J\u00e4\u00e4skel\u00e4inen wanting to keep his phone off\u2014I\u2019m sure he was as fed up with the constant pressure from reporters as I was. Over the weekend the newspapers had found space for something besides Sasha Smeds\u2019s accident: for a change, Carcass Kervinen had both tabloids hounding him. Somehow their reporters had found out that one of the forensic pathologists the police used had dated Annukka Hackman and that we\u2019d interrogated him. Kervinen refused to give any interviews, but Atro J\u00e4\u00e4skel\u00e4inen had told the papers about the relationship, wondering aloud why Kervinen was still walking around free.<\/p>\n

Updates on Sasha\u2019s condition appeared in every newscast. In addition to second-degree burns, he\u2019d suffered injuries to his lumbar spine. It was probable he\u2019d live, but for the time being it was impossible to say whether he\u2019d get behind the wheel or even walk again.<\/p>\n

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author\u2019s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Text copyright @ 2003 by Leena Lehtolainen Translation copyright \u00a9 2017 by Owen F. Witesman 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.<\/p>\n

Previously published as Veren vimma by Tammi in Finland in 2003. Translated from Finnish by Owen F. Witesman. First published in English by AmazonCrossing in 2017. Published by AmazonCrossing, Seattle www.apub.com Amazon, the Amazon logo, and AmazonCrossing are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc., or its affiliates. ISBN-13: 9781542048743 ISBN-10: 1542048745 Cover design by Cyanotype Book Architects 1kitap1.com\/en CONTENTS CAST OF CHARACTERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ABOUT THE AUTHOR ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR 1kitap1.com\/en C A S T O F C H A R A C T E R S THE LAW Maria Kallio: Commander, Espoo Violent Crime Unit Kaartamo: Assistant chief of police Jyrki Taskinen: Director, Espoo Criminal Division Heikki Autio: VCU detective Ursula Honkanen: VCU detective Pekka Koivu: VCU detective, Wang\u2019s husband L\u00e4hde: VCU detective Lehtovuori: VCU detective Ville Puupponen: VCU detective Petri Puustj\u00e4rvi: VCU detective Anu Wang: VCU detective, Koivu\u2019s wife Jukka Airaksinen: Patrol officer Haikala: Patrol officer Makkonen: Patrol officer Liisa Rasilainen: Patrol officer Mira Saastamoinen: Patrol officer Jarmo Alavirta: Traffic division, workplace safety officer Hakulinen: Forensic technician Hirvonen: Forensic technician Hannu \u201cCarcass\u201d Kervinen: Medical examiner Haimakainen: District attorney THE SMEDS FAMILY Heli Haapala: Sasha\u2019s wife Ronja: Smeds family dog Albert Smeds: Rauha\u2019s father Alma Smeds: Rauha\u2019s mother Andreas Smeds: Sasha\u2019s older brother Rauha Smeds: Sasha\u2019s mother Sasha Smeds: Champion rally driver Viktor Smeds: Sasha\u2019s father SUPPORTING CAST Einstein: Maria and Antti\u2019s cat (deceased) Jaakko Halonen: Hunter Annukka Hackman: Journalist, Atro J\u00e4\u00e4skel\u00e4inen\u2019s wife Jouni Jalonen: Graphic designer Kirsti Jensen: Antti\u2019s academic colleague Atro J\u00e4\u00e4skel\u00e4inen: Publisher, Annukka Hackman\u2019s husband Sini J\u00e4\u00e4skel\u00e4inen: Atro\u2019s daughter Antti Sarkela: Maria\u2019s husband Iida Sarkela: Maria\u2019s daughter Taneli Sarkela: Maria\u2019s son Jouko Suuronen: Sasha Smeds\u2019s manager Terttu Taskinen: Jyrki Taskinen\u2019s wife Jani V\u00e4in\u00f6l\u00e4: Skinhead drug dealer 1kitap1.com\/en 1 I\u2019d never killed a person before, but now I had to.<\/p>\n

As I walked toward the shore, I heard Annukka splash into the water. She\u2019d piled her things next to a stump just back from the lake. I knew there was a pistol in her purse, and I intended to use it. Stealing toward the stump, I opened the purse. My hands were gloved, I was wearing a disposable raincoat, and I had plastic bags over my shoes.<\/p>\n

A hat covered my hair. I would leave no trace.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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