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Original title: Jäljet
Author: Anna Harju
Published: 2025
Publisher: Tammi
Genre: Crime & Suspense
Pages: 382
Reading material:
English sample & synopsis,
Finnish edition
“Perfect suspense!” - Max Seeck, New York Times bestselling author
The opening of a gripping crime series set in trendy Tampere. Taro Auramo Series #1
There are secrets whose revelation will have fatal consequences. There is no escaping them, no matter how hard you try. Must one always pay for their mistakes?
A well-liked pharmacist is found murdered at his workplace. Suspicion falls on pharmacist Joanna Vihervuori, the last person to see her boss alive. Joanna insists she is innocent, but the case begins to twist around her in a strange way.
For Tampere Police Detective Inspector Taro Auramo, this murder investigation is the place to prove himself. The white dust on the dead pharmacist's cheek raises doubts about whether his business is completely clean, and soon nothing will be as it seems.
Psychologically astute and utterly addictive, Traces is the first in the Taro Auramo crime series set in Tampere. Book #2 is slated to be published in 2026 and book #3 in 2027.
PRAISE:
“Harju demonstrates her prowess in creating captivating and atmospheric scenes…”
– Taika Dahlbom, Helsingin Sanomat newspaper
“Anna Harju turns out to be an expert at weaving plotlines together and so skillful a writer that the story carries the reader with it [---]. I didn’t guess the perpetrator nor the motive. [---] Anna Harju has all the prerequisites for [---] writing surprising, psychologically perceptive, and thrilling crime stories.”
– Kai Hirvasnoro, Kirjoja hyllystäni blog
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