Death Spiral Maria Kallio Book 5 (Audible Audio Edition) Leena Lehtolainen Amy Rubinate Owen F Witesman translator Brilliance Audio Books
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Noora Nieminen was destined to become a world champion. But when the sixteen-year-old skating sensation is found slain with her own skates, her promising career is unexpectedly cut short.
Detective Maria Kallio is seven months pregnant, but that isn't going to stop her from putting everything she has into solving the murder. With a promotion on the line and her arrogant adversary, Pertti Ström, vying for the new job, Maria is determined to make an arrest. Could it be the deviant criminal who's lately been terrorizing the city? Is it the former lover of Noora's mother, who has been stalking the family since she rejected him? Or might the killer be someone even closer than that? With so much riding on Noora's success - and so many people with motives to murder - the detective must sift through the long list of suspects before the case turns ice cold.
Death Spiral, the fifth book in Lehtolainen's international bestselling Nordic crime series, is a chilling tale of hot tempers, high stakes, and the untimely death of a rising star.
Death Spiral Maria Kallio Book 5 (Audible Audio Edition) Leena Lehtolainen Amy Rubinate Owen F Witesman translator Brilliance Audio Books
"Death Spiral" (the fifth book in Leena Lehtolainen's Maria Kallio series), opens with the murder of Noora Nieminen, an up and coming ice skater with the Espoo (Finland) Figure Skating Association. Even though she is but still a teenager, the list of suspects is long. At the top of the list is Vesku Teräsvuori who had a short-lived relationship with Noora's mother and has recently been stalking the family. Tragedy then compounds itself when Maria provides Noora's mother with the ever so slight possibility that Vesku's alibi might not hold up. With her own pregnancy to deal with and the possibility of a promotion to think about, Maria's days are full... while the bag of solutions to the murder seems empty.I enjoyed this story for many reasons, but there is one particular section that gave me pause. Maria chastises herself (rightly so) for mentioning to Noora's mother that contrary to what she said earlier, Vesku's alibi might not hold. That's not good police procedure. But then, when Noora's mother acts on that information, Maria blames herself for Vesku's death. Maria's colleague then points out that if he had investigated more thoroughly, there would have been no doubt as to his alibi. Does blame ever lie beyond the person who commits the crime?
I enjoyed this story and have already begun number six in Lehtolainen's series, "Fatal Headwind."
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Death Spiral Maria Kallio Book 5 (Audible Audio Edition) Leena Lehtolainen Amy Rubinate Owen F Witesman translator Brilliance Audio Books Reviews
I've read all the books in the Maria Kallio series. This is not up to par with some of the others although the setting and premise of the mystery is interesting. However Maria's detection abilities and exercise of common sense makes one wonder how she lead her unit in the future. Perhaps this ditzy impression was significantly influenced by the narration which detracts from Maria's credibility as a rational adult never mind a tough minded Detective Sargent!
Wonderful plot development with careful crumbs of evidence planted in the reader's path... though this is a series of books each mystery is a story unto itself. Fun read.
I've read 5 books in the series, I enjoyed them all. The Death Spiral let me glance the real conflicts policemen might feel in their work. But still, it's a great story that requires patience as the story unfolds. It's a challenge to find the clues in this classic style of whodunnit, but they are there, just pay attention.
I am tired with detectives full of indecisive moments, confused goals and systemic problems to indicate their delicate humanity. Well at least there weren't any drinking problems. As for padding the book with page and pages of ice skating minutia, I was quite capable of skipping over to the actual book plot line. Somehow the pregnancy bit fell flat as far as creating personal interest.. Over all I have begun to tire of this series for the same reason (human weakness) as I did with Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache. In any event there is little inspiration to continue reading from this series.
I've read the Maria Kallio series from the beginning and this is another solid whodunit. The plot is well paced and never sags. The twists are quite unexpected and, even if I had my doubts about the culprit, the reason for the crime surprised me. I don't give this five stars only because Maria falls into one of my biggest pet peeves making stupid decisions not once but twice, endangering herself and her unborn baby. Oh, yes, BTW, we follow the pregnancy that she discovered at the end of the last book, which gives it a fun twist (it doesn’t seem to be easy to interview uncooperative witnesses when you need to go to the bathroom constantly). Entertaining and fun.
It is clear that Ms. L loves skating, as an art form and athletics. I don't share her enthusiasm but it doesn't get in the way of enjoying the book. She paints quite a picture of the characters, good, bad, and confused, like each of us each day. They felt as real as the clique of singers in the first story.
Reading the series out of order might leave you scratching your head about some of the interactions, but they are all worth the read.
The translation is good, with an easy flow. I had a few quibbles, but any novel in translation that doesn't trip over itself has taken some serious skill.
This is the fifth book in the series of mysteries about Finnish detective Maria Kallio, and I didn't enjoy it as much as I did the others in the series. The good points of the series remain in place the central character is appealing, and the subsidiary characters are well developed. The Finnish background is interesting, with some notable differences from the US - people ride around on bikes a lot, heavy drinking is clearly more acceptable, and they have a serious and generous parental leave policy! But -- First off, I spotted the guilty party about half way through, which is sooner than usual and sooner than I like. Secondly, Maria, who is supposed to be a competent police officer, puts herself and her unborn child into a very dangerous position for no good reason. Fortunately, I've already read Number Six, which brings the series back to its usual standard.
"Death Spiral" (the fifth book in Leena Lehtolainen's Maria Kallio series), opens with the murder of Noora Nieminen, an up and coming ice skater with the Espoo (Finland) Figure Skating Association. Even though she is but still a teenager, the list of suspects is long. At the top of the list is Vesku Teräsvuori who had a short-lived relationship with Noora's mother and has recently been stalking the family. Tragedy then compounds itself when Maria provides Noora's mother with the ever so slight possibility that Vesku's alibi might not hold up. With her own pregnancy to deal with and the possibility of a promotion to think about, Maria's days are full... while the bag of solutions to the murder seems empty.
I enjoyed this story for many reasons, but there is one particular section that gave me pause. Maria chastises herself (rightly so) for mentioning to Noora's mother that contrary to what she said earlier, Vesku's alibi might not hold. That's not good police procedure. But then, when Noora's mother acts on that information, Maria blames herself for Vesku's death. Maria's colleague then points out that if he had investigated more thoroughly, there would have been no doubt as to his alibi. Does blame ever lie beyond the person who commits the crime?
I enjoyed this story and have already begun number six in Lehtolainen's series, "Fatal Headwind."
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