Finished
Death Spiral by
Leena Lehtolainen, 5th in her Maria Kallio series, which is one of my favourites from the AmazonCrossing exclusive translation imprint. A nice continuation, with an interesting look at the figure skating profession (either semi-important in Finland, or the author or character is a major fan), and various continuing developments in Maria's personal life, which have in no way reined in her somewhat unhelpful but admittedly dramatic tendency to go confront potentially dangerous suspects without proper backup. You'd think that after 4 books at an Amelia Peabody-esque rate of “every year, another dead body” she would learn, but eh… maybe she has lingering head injuries from the previous ones.
Recommended as another solid installment if you've been reading the series (#1-6 are currently just $1.99 or the equivalent in GBP as part of the Kindle Monthly Deals which expire today), which is an interestingly retro (the series started in the 1990s and this one is currently mid-90s and references the Olympic skating champions of the time) look at Finnish police work, which is pretty low-key and rather insular (Maria has either personally encountered or knows someone who knows all the suspects in this, which gives it a small-town cozy feel while maintaining an international cosmopolitan flavour).