The hummingbird
By: Kati Hiekkapelto ; translated from the Finnish by David Hackston
Contributors: Hackston, David, translator
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9781909807563
Subjects: Murder; Investigation; Women private investigators; Fiction
Work titles: Kolibri
Description: Anna Fekete, who fled the Yugoslavian wars as a child, has a past. Just beginning her career as a criminal investigator in northern Finnish coastal town, she is thrust into a high-profile, seemingly unsolvable case that has riveted the nation. It doesn't help that her middle-aged new partner, Esko, doesn't bother hiding his racist prejudices, and Anna becomes the target of a systematic campaign to unsettle her. 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? And at what personal cost?
Notes: Translated from the Finnish.

Originally published as Kolibri by Otava, 2013.