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The Hummingbird

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Hummingbird
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kati Hiekkapelto
Translated by David Hackston
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 130
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
ISBN/Barcode 9781909807563
ClassificationsDewey:894.54134
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Quercus Publishing
Imprint Arcadia Books
Publication Date 15 September 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel Anna Fekete, who fled the Yugoslavian wars as a child, has just started working as a criminal investigator in a northern Finnish coastal town, when she is thrust into a rolling murder investigation. It doesn't help that her new partner, Esko, doesn't bother hiding his racist prejudices. Anna's work as a criminal investigator barely gets off the ground before she is thrust into a case that has riveted the nation. A young woman has been killed on a running trail, and a pendant depicting an Aztec god has been found in her possession. Another murder soon follows. All signs point to a serial killer. But can Anna catch the Hummingbird before he - or she - strikes again? Translated from the Finnish by David Hackston

Author Biography

Kati Hiekkapelto was born in 1970 in Oulu, Finland. She wrote her first stories at the age of two and recorded them on cassette tapes. Kati has studied Fine Arts in Liminka Art School and Special Education at the University of Jyvaskyla. Kati is an international crime writer, punk singer and performance artist. Her Anna Fekete series, including The Hummingbird, The Defenceless and The Exiled, have been translated into fifteen languages. The Hummingbird, The Defenceless and The Exiled were shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel, and The Defenceless won the prize for the best Finnish Crime Novel of the Year in 2014, and was shortlisted for the prestigious Glass Key Award. Kati currently lives in northern Finland.

Reviews

"Exceptionally well written and deftly crafted with a profusion of unexpected twists and turns." -- The Midwest Book Review "The Midwest Book Review" "A beautifully written and many-layered mystery novel that illuminates the dangers of prejudice, while still providing a major thrill ride." -- Mystery Scene Magazine "Mystery Scene Magazine" "Heikkapelto's brooding debut, a large-scale police procedural set in a small Finnish town. . . Promises tough and powerful crime fiction to come." -- Publishers Weekly "Publishers Weekly"