Snow Angels (Inspector Kari Vaara #1) by James Thompson

When a beautiful and high profile Somali immigrant is found dead -- her body gruesomely mutilated -- small-town detective Kari Vaara fears that exposure to the media will send shockwaves through Finland, an insular nation afraid to face its demons.

Haunted by his past, the investigation begins to take its toll on Vaara and his American wife, Kate. Pregnant with their first child, she is struggling with the Finnish culture of silence and isolation.

Things get too close for comfort when the chief suspect turns out to be someone Vaara would rather forget. But nothing is as it seems and Vaara knows that the unrelenting darkness and extreme cold above the Arctic Circle could drive anyone just a little insane . . . perhaps enough to kill.

A TERRIFYING NOVEL FOR FANS OF MICHAEL CONNELLY AND STIEG LARSSON

Genres: Mystery - Crime - Thriller - Mystery Thriller - Nordic Noir - Scandinavian Literature - Procedural - Suspense - American/Finnish Author