Ariel 5: The Lion King

Harri Nykänen

Original title: Ariel ja Leijonakuningas

Author: Harri Nykänen

Published: 2015

Publisher: Crime Time

Genre: Crime & Suspense

Pages: 231

Part of a series: Ariel series

The fifth Ariel Kafka mystery.

Two-time winner of Finland’s Strongest Man contest, Jukka Aro, aka “Jimmy Boy” or “The Lion King,” is found dead in his home. Did he shoot himself or was he murdered?

While investigating the cause of Aro’s death, Lieutenant Ariel Kafka digs deep into the outlandish jet-set life of Jimmy Boy and his wife Dodo, a former erotic model. While attempting to solve the case, Ariel is thrown off his game by the return of a former girlfriend. The detective finds himself caught between two women during the most intense moments of this criminal investigation.

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About author

Harri Nykänen

Harri Nykänen is an industrious novelist who draws on his 20 years of experience as a crime reporter at Helsingin Sanomat, the largest daily in the Nordic countries. An author since 1986, he has written dozens of books portraying the customs and rules of the Helsinki underworld – through the eyes of both criminals and members of the police force. Nykänen has won the Finnish crime writing award The Clue twice, and was nominated for the Glass Key for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel in 2004.

Bibliography


2015, Crime & Suspense

Harri Nykänen

Ariel 5: The Lion King


2011, Crime & Suspense

Harri Nykänen

Ariel 4: Holy Ceremony


2009, Crime & Suspense

Harri Nykänen

Ariel 3: Behind God's Back


2005, Crime & Suspense

Harri Nykänen

Ariel 2: The Spider Woman


2004, Crime & Suspense

Harri Nykänen

Ariel 1: Night of Awe