Hella Mauzer was the first-ever woman Inspector in the Helsinki Homicide Unit.
Sadly she too ends up in Deep trouble, in a satisfying denouement of twists and turns..
There are dark powers at play, as well as lighter passages, particularly those involving Anita, voluptuous but savvy, freshly arrived from Lapland to join the Helsinki police force, a most unwanted roommate for Hella.
What begins like a taut whodunit turns into something more tantalizing and psychological as Hella investigates different suspects, including Steve, the US DJ and love of her life, reluctant to leave his wife for Hella, and the fascinating Inspector Mustonen, charismatic, ambitious and trying desperately to live up to the standards of his high maintenance wife.
And to add further excitement to Hella\'s life, the madam is soon found dead in the garden outside the brothel.
Problem was he had handcuffed her in the car.
It\'s beginning to look like a serial killer is at work when Elena, another lady of the night, narrowly escapes being driven into the harbor by her 19-year-old john.
Not exactly a high priority case for the Helsinki police, so homicide chief Jokela passes the job to his former colleague Hella.
It all begins when Nellie, a prostitute working in a high-end brothel is found floating upside down in Helsinki Harbor.
They have yet to discover one thing: the most dangerous lies are those we tell ourselves.
A heartbroken PI with a score to settle.
In a port city flooded with refugees, who cares if a young woman goes missing? An up-and-coming inspector who views this as an opportunity to advance his career.
An unusually long and cold winter, everywhere frozen sea, ice-covered lakes and rivers.
This is Helsinki, March 1953.
But she\'s been fired despite solving her first murder case.
Hella Mauzer was the first-ever woman Inspector in the Helsinki Homicide Unit
