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ⓘ About Leena Lehtolainen
Leena Lehtolainen is a Finish author of mystery and thriller novels best known for her Maria Kallio Series which accounts for Maria Kristina Kallio career as a cop in Espoo city and her personal life as well. Born in Vesanto, North Savonia, Leena’s debut novel was published at the age of 12. She attended Helsinki where she studied literature and began writing crime novels from 1993. Her novels have been translated into different languages including Chinese, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, Estonian, and Czech. In 1997 and 1998, Leena Lehtolainen won Finnish Crime Novel Annual Prize. Additionally, she also won Espoo City Awards of Arts and was subsequently nominated for Glass Key Award. She is a resident of Degerby, Helsinki.
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Where Have All the Young Girls Gone
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2010
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Who is Leena Lehtolainen?
Leena Lehtolainen is a Finish author of mystery and thriller novels best known for her Maria Kallio Series which accounts for Maria Kristina Kallio career as a cop in Espoo city and her personal life as well. Born in Vesanto, North Savonia, Leena’s debut novel was published at the age of 12. She attended Helsinki where she studied literature and began writing crime novels from 1993.
Which Leena Lehtolainen series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Maria Kallio series, the earliest of Leena Lehtolainen's multi-book series: it opens with My First Murder (1993) and runs to 11 books across 1993–2010, ending with Where Have All the Young Girls Gone (2010). Leena Lehtolainen's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Leena Lehtolainen written?
Leena Lehtolainen has 14 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1993 and 2012. Every one of them sits in one of 2 named series — the largest being the Maria Kallio series with 11 books.
In what order should Leena Lehtolainen's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Leena Lehtolainen's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Maria Kallio (1993–2010, 11 books) and Bodyguard (2009–2012, 3 books).
How are Leena Lehtolainen's books organised into series?
This guide splits Leena Lehtolainen's 14 books into 2 named series, with no standalone titles: Maria Kallio (11 books, 1993–2010); Bodyguard (3 books, 2009–2012).