The 2009 Winner of the Best Finnish Crime Novel. An abandoned house in Northern Helsinki, a dead body in the garage. Detective Lieutenant Kari Takamki's homicide team gets a case that looks like a professional hit but they are perplexed by the crime scene. Takamki's trusted man Suhonen goes undercover as Suikkanen, a gangster full of action. In pursuit of the murderer, he must operate within the grey area of the law. But, will the end justify the means? Following in the footsteps of popular Scandinavian writers, Jarkko Sipila is introducing his critically acclaimed Takamki series in the United States.
