Jul 19, 2011
Just before Christmas in Kittila, a small town in northern Finland, Kari Vaara, lead detective, is called out into the 24-hour darkness to investigate the brutal and apparently racist murder of a beautiful Somali woman. Clues point to a rich and powerful man who is the lover of Kari's ex-wife, Heli. The press does not miss the connection thanks to Heli, and national headlines follow. The dead girl's parents come to claim the body and see that justice is done. Kari works to keep the girl's history of substance abuse and prostitution from the parents. Another woman is murdered, and Kari