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Leena Lehtolainen is Finland's bestselling female crime author - all of Lehtolainen's crime novels have reached the top ten of the Finnish bestseller list. Lehtolainen first reached international acclaim for her hit detective series starring Maria Kallio, which she began with My First Murder in 1993. Her distinctively down-to-earth heroine brought a woman's perspective to the male-dominated detective genre. The twelfth book in the series, Rautakolmio (Iron Triangle), was published in Finland in August 2013. In 2009 Lehtolainen started a trilogy of tongue-in-cheek international thrillers starring Hilja Ilveskero, a female bodyguard. In a mere twenty years, Lehtolainen has become a classic of Nordic crime literature. She's been called "Finland's answer to Henning Mankel" (Brigitte), while her Maria Kallio series has been ascribed "cult status" (Bunte). Lehtolainen has twice won the Finnish Whodunit Society's annual prize for the best Finnish crime novel (1997, 1998) and has been nominated for the prestigious Glass Key award for the best Nordic crime novel (2003). Readers as well as critics around the world have discovered Lehtolainen's detective novels--to date, her titles have sold over 2 million copies in 29 languages including German, French, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Hebrew, and Chinese, and the Kallio series has been adapted for television. In addition to her career as a crime writer, Lehtolainen has worked as a literary researcher, columnist, and critic. In her free time, she enjoys all kinds of music from 1970s punk to Bach--just like Maria Kallio. Lehtolainen currently lives in Finland with her husband and two sons. Besides writing, she is fond of classical singing, her beloved cats, and--her greatest passion---figure skating. Learn more about Leena Lehtolainen here: http://www.leenalehtolainen.fi/ http://www.ahlbackagency.com/aba_authors/lehtolainen-leena/ Photo Credit: Charlotta Boucht

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Das Nest des Teufels

Die Leibwächterin 3

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen

Narrated by: Bille Dau

Series: Die Leibwächterin, Book 3

Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins

Release date: 2023-06-01

Language: German

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Schüsse im Schnee

Die Leibwächterin 4

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen

Narrated by: Bille Dau

Series: Die Leibwächterin, Book 4

Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins

Release date: 2023-06-01

Language: German

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Die Leibwächterin

Die Leibwächterin 1

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen

Narrated by: Bille Dau

Series: Die Leibwächterin, Book 1

Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins

Release date: 2023-06-01

Language: German

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Der Löwe der Gerechtigkeit

Die Leibwächterin 2

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen

Narrated by: Bille Dau

Series: Die Leibwächterin, Book 2

Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins

Release date: 2023-06-01

Language: German

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Mi primer muerto

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen

Narrated by: Pilar Corral

Length: 8 hrs and 1 min

Release date: 2020-06-12

Language: Spanish

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Dödsspiralen

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen

Narrated by: Rachel Mohlin

Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins

Release date: 2020-08-26

Language: Swedish

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Where Have All the Young Girls Gone

Maria Kallio, Book 11

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen, Owen F. Witesman - translator

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Series: The Maria Kallio Series, Book 11

Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins

Release date: 2019-01-08

Language: English

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Derailed

Maria Kallio, Book 10

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen, Owen F. Witesman - translator

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Series: The Maria Kallio Series, Book 10

Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins

Release date: 2018-08-07

Language: English

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The Nightingale Murder

Maria Kallio, Book 9

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen, Owen F. Witesman - translator

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Series: The Maria Kallio Series, Book 9

Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins

Release date: 2018-03-27

Language: English

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Below the Surface

The Maria Kallio Series, Book 8

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen, Owen F. Witesman - translator

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Series: The Maria Kallio Series, Book 8

Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins

Release date: 2017-11-07

Language: English

3 out of 5 stars 1 rating
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Copper Heart

Maria Kallio, Book 3

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen, Owen F. Witesman - translator

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Series: The Maria Kallio Series, Book 3

Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins

Release date: 2015-12-14

Language: English

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Before I Go

Maria Kallio, Book 7

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen, Owen F. Witesman - translator

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Series: The Maria Kallio Series, Book 7

Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins

Release date: 2017-04-25

Language: English

3 out of 5 stars 1 rating
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Her Enemy

Maria Kallio, Book 2

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen, Owen F. Witesman - translator

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Series: The Maria Kallio Series, Book 2

Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins

Release date: 2013-10-02

Language: English

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The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard Trilogy, Book 1

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen, Jenni Salmi - translator

Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith

Series: The Bodyguard, Book 1

Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins

Release date: 2015-12-27

Language: English

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Death Spiral

Maria Kallio, Book 5

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen, Owen F. Witesman - translator

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Series: The Maria Kallio Series, Book 5

Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins

Release date: 2016-01-29

Language: English

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Snow Woman

Maria Kallio, Book 4

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen, Owen F. Witesman - translator

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Series: The Maria Kallio Series, Book 4

Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins

Release date: 2016-01-19

Language: English

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My First Murder

Maria Kallio, Book 1

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen, Owen F. Witesman - translator

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Series: The Maria Kallio Series, Book 1

Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins

Release date: 2012-12-11

Language: English

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Fatal Headwind

Maria Kallio Mystery Series, Book 6

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen, Owen F. Witesman - translator

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Series: The Maria Kallio Series, Book 6

Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins

Release date: 2016-07-12

Language: English

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Die Kälte der Wahrheit

Die Leibwächterin 5

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen

Narrated by: Bille Dau

Series: Die Leibwächterin, Book 5

Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins

Release date: 2023-03-07

Language: German

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Das Ende des Spiels

Maria Kallio ermittelt 14

Written by: Leena Lehtolainen

Narrated by: Rike Schmid

Series: Maria Kallio ermittelt, Book 16

Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins

Release date: 2023-03-07

Language: German

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