Loukko by 
Original title: Pimeän hetket
Author: Kaisu Tuokko
Published: 2025
Publisher: Otava
Genre: Crime & Suspense
Part of a series: The Kristinestad Murders
The year is drawing to a close, and darkness settles thick over the small town.
Moments of Darkness, set during Eevi Manner’s teenage years, is impossible to put down.
November 2001. Tuned-up cars pull into the driveway of a suburban home, where a notorious house party is underway. Among the guests is Eevi Manner—shy, yet hungry for life. At the party she meets Mats, a Swedish-speaking Finnish boy with whom she instantly clicks. But the night takes a tragic turn when one of the guests disappears without a trace.
During the bleakest weeks of winter, the connection between Eevi and Mats deepens into first love, while rumors swirl around the missing person case. For many, protecting their own—or someone else’s—reputation matters more than helping the police uncover what happened to the vanished partygoer.
Prequel to the bestselling crimance series!
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