Author: Sari Rainio & Juha Rautaheimo
Finnish original: Vainajat vailla armoa
Publisher: Siltala, 2025
Genre: crime, suspense
Number of pages: 480 pp.
Reading material: Finnish original, English sample, English synopsis
In No Mercy from the Dead (2025) it’s the end of April in Helsinki, and the city is caressed by sunny days. As the city prepares for the first of May fetivities in the city’s most popular park, a body is discovered in the bushes, ending up on forensic pathologist Viola Kaario’s steel table.
It has a lot to say about the mysterious ways that led to its death, and the investigation leads Detective sergeant Ville Karila again and again to Manderley, a retirement home for the wealthy. There, it seems the solving of the crime will require help from another body.
No Mercy from the Dead is the third novel in the shamelessly nostalgic crime series Mortui non silent by Sari Rainio & Juha Rautaheimo.
About the authors
Sari Rainio & Juha Rautaheimo