A slaughter on the forest road. A hitman who’s paying off old debts. And a woman whose past is catching up with her.
Author: J. M. Ilves
Finnish original: Sorjonen – Viiden sormen harjoitus
Publisher: Gummerus, 2018
Genre: crime fiction
Number of pages: 324 pp.
Reading material: Finnish original, English sample
Rights sold: Estonia, Postimees Kirjastus; Poland, Virtualo/EmpikGo
Detective Inspector Kari Sorjonen has moved close to the eastern border of Finland with his family in order to escape his taxing work in the capital. The plan doesn’t seem to work, however: even though his new home town is small, the crimes committed there are not.
An exceptionally cold-blooded double murder sets off an investigation on both sides of the eastern border. When the crime connects to Sorjonen’s nearest and dearest, the stakes rise. He’s up against a killer with nothing to lose. And an even more sinister man behind him…
Five Finger Exercise is the third book in the Bordertown series in which Kari Sorjonen, a sharp logician but socially less skilful crime investigator goes in for criminals. The books link with the internationally acclaimed television series Bordertown which has reached unparalleled viewing figures in Finland and has been sold to over 180 countries.
“A proper crime novel with lots of Russian spices and character.”
– Kymen Sanomat Newspaper
Also available:
Doll’s House (Bordertown #1)
Endgame (Bordertown #2)
The Man-Beast (Bordertown #4)
About the author:
J. M. Ilves