In the next book by the most popular Finnish author of detective novels, Leena Lehtolainen, Chief Inspector Maria Kalliova from the police in Espoo investigates the murder of a talented young figure skater and rising international star, Noora Nieminen. She must hurry to close the case before going on maternity leave, but the investigation becomes complicated. It turns out that too many people had a motive for Noora's murder, and in addition, the case also involves the daughter of Maria's superior and friend, Chief Commissioner Jyrki Taskinen. The Spiral of Death contains what readers loved in Leena Lehtolainen's first detective novel, The Snowy Woman: an engaging psychological story, a thrilling plot, and a readable depiction of life in contemporary Finland.
