{"product_id":"helsinki-blood-paperback","title":"Helsinki Blood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Thompson's incomparable Inspector Vaara is back in a new chilling Nordic mystery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn Estonian woman begs Inspector Kari Vaara to find her daughter, Loviise, a young woman with Down syndrome who was promised work and a better life in Finland... and has since disappeared. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne more missing girl is a drop in the barrel for a police department that is understaffed and overburdened, but for Kari, the case is personal: it's a chance for redemption, to help the victims his failed black-ops unit was intended to save, and to prove to his estranged wife, Kate, that he's still the man he once was. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis search will lead him from the glittering world of Helsinki's high-class clubs to the darkest circles of Finland's underground trade in trafficked women and straight into the path of Loviise's captors, who may be some of the most untouchable people in the country.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e, eastern Kentucky-born and -raised, has lived in Finland for more than a dozen years; he now resides in Helsinki with his wife. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eSnow Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected as a \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eBest Crime Novel Debut of the Year and was nominated for Edgar(R), Anthony, and \u003ci\u003eStrand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e critics awards. Before becoming a full-time writer, Thompson studied Finnish--in which he is fluent--and Swedish, and worked as a bartender, bouncer, construction worker and soldier. His other Inspector Vaara novels are \u003ci\u003eLucifer's Tears\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHelsinki White\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748099621152,"sku":"9780425264614","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/baf5e216b71d59a98d781c5708958ee5.webp?v=1779904473","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/helsinki-blood-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}