The Nightingale Murder

Leena Lehtolainen

Original title: Rivo satakieli

Author: Leena Lehtolainen

Published: 2005

Publisher: Tammi

Genre: Crime & Suspense

Pages: 346

Part of a series: Maria Kallio series

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A badly cut-up, scantily-clad woman is brought to Jorvi Hospital in Espoo. Maria Kallio’s suspicions of a connection to the world of sex for money are confirmed the next day when a well-known prostitute is murdered during a live television broadcast.

Celebrity prostitute Lulu Nightingale offered sex services in her Indecent Nightingale Studio, the clients of which included some of the top names in Finnish society. Influential television host Ilari Länsimies and National Bureau of Investigation Inspector (NBI) Lasse Nordström have both met with the murdered prostitute recently under mysterious circumstances.

Maria Kallio and her subordinates’ investigation is hampered by a turf war with an NBI underworld operation. On top of it all, more homicides keep rolling in. Maria Kallio’s life also isn’t made any easier by the fact that her husband, Antti, is getting along so well at his new job in Vaasa, 400 km to the north.

Leena Lehtolainen’s Indecent Nightingale is an irresistibly gripping thriller about current, politically-sensitive issues. It is also a dramatic and daring story about the night side of humanity and the world of sex for hire, where even Maria Kallio gets into the fix of her life.

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FINLAND: Tammi (orig.)
AUDIO: Word Audio
TV RIGHTS: Jarowskij Finland
UNITED STATES: Amazon Publishing

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About author

Leena Lehtolainen

Leena Lehtolainen is the top female crime author in Finland: her new titles always head straight to #1 on the Finnish bestseller lists.

Lehtolainen created her successful protagonist, detective Maria Kallio, in 1993. Having already featured in 16 novels and a complete TV series, a new Maria Kallio TV reboot series was launched in Fall 2021 on C More. Lehtolainen’s novels have been translated into 30 languages and have sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide.

And just like the events in Bodyguard, a that takes the heroine Hilja Ilveskero all around Europe, Lehtolainen’s own work takes her to book festivals, exhibitions and other events across the globe.

Leena Lehtolainen has also published outside the crime genre; her book The Charm of Figure Skating was voted sports book of the year 2010 in Finland, and A Life in Six Scenes showed her return to literary fiction.

The Crossing of the Green Dragon is her first title for YA audiences.

In her free time, Lehtolainen enjoys all kinds of music and follows lynx trails in the forests – just like Maria Kallio.

Bibliography


2023, Crime & Suspense

Leena Lehtolainen

A Crossing in the Darkness


2022, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

Leena Lehtolainen

The Crossing of the Green Dragon


2021, Crime & Suspense

Leena Lehtolainen

The Lynx Factor


2020, Crime & Suspense

Leena Lehtolainen

The Ripple Effect


2019, Crime & Suspense

Leena Lehtolainen

Oathbreaker


2018, Crime & Suspense

Leena Lehtolainen

The Killer's Girlfriend


2017, Crime & Suspense

Leena Lehtolainen

The End of Innocence


2016, General Nonfiction, Memories & Biographies

Leena Lehtolainen

The Charm of Ice


2016, Crime & Suspense

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The Eye of the Tiger


2015, Crime & Suspense

Leena Lehtolainen

A Stroke of Sadness


2013, Crime & Suspense

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The Iron Triangle


2012, Crime & Suspense

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The Devil's Cubs


2011, Crime & Suspense

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The Lion of Justice


2010, Crime & Suspense

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Where Have All the Young Girls Gone


2009, Crime & Suspense

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The Bodyguard


2008, Crime & Suspense

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Derailed


2005, Crime & Suspense

Leena Lehtolainen

The Nightingale Murder


2003, Crime & Suspense

Leena Lehtolainen

Below the Surface


2000, Crime & Suspense

Leena Lehtolainen

Before I Go


1998, Crime & Suspense

Leena Lehtolainen

Fatal Headwind


1997, Crime & Suspense

Leena Lehtolainen

Death Spiral


1996, Crime & Suspense

Leena Lehtolainen

Snow Woman


1995, Crime & Suspense

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Copper Heart


1994, Crime & Suspense

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Her Enemy


1993, Crime & Suspense

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My First Murder