
In the uneasy streets of Helsinki just after the war, a young woman finds herself shadowed by two unsettling strangers. Their silent surveillance turns ordinary evenings into moments of dread, and their cryptic remarks suggest she is somehow entangled in something far larger than a simple coincidence. As the city grapples with political upheaval, her ordinary life as a clerk is suddenly pierced by the strange and the ominous.
When a sudden, forceful knock brings a familiar yet unconventional figure into her flat, the tension spikes. Her old friend, the sharp‑tongued private investigator Väinö Haukka, arrives with a grin that hides a keen eye for danger. Together they begin to piece together the puzzling sightings, hinting at a web of intrigue that touches the restless Red Guard, secret police maneuvers, and the lingering echoes of a recent strike.
The stage is set for a tense investigation where personal courage meets a city on the brink, promising listeners a blend of historical atmosphere and classic sleuthing.
Language
fi
Duration
~2 hours (118K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2017-12-05
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1875–1919
A Finnish writer, journalist, and translator who moved easily between poetry, fiction, and popular detective stories, he published under several pen names and helped bring a wide range of writing to readers in the early 1900s.
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