THE SECOND IN THE HELLA MAUZER SERIES
“The misdirection and manipulation of the evidence is worthy of Agatha Christie, but the quirky humour is Katja Ivar’s own. Ultimately, though, it is her portrait of Helsinki—'a city of lost souls’—that is most impressive.” The Times
“Discover Hella Mauzer, a splendid creation by Katja Ivar. The setting is Finland in 1953, a cold winter during a Cold War, and call-girls are ending up in Helsinki (‘a city for walking fast’) harbour. Mauzer, a former cop turned private eye, struggles against patronising, institutional sexism. The 1950s setting and characters are totally convincing. ” ShotsMag
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