Cold Courage
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Cold Courage
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Narrated by:
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Candida Gubbins
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By:
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Pekka Hiltunen
About this listen
Nominee: Glass Key Award for Nordic Crime Fiction 2013
Winner: Finnish Booksellers Laila Hirvisaari Grant 2012
Winner: Finnish Whodunnit Society Clue of the Year Award 2012
Winner: Kaarle Prize 2012, Nominee: Helsingin Sanomat Debut Prize 2012
Cold Blood. Cold Case. Cold Courage. The body of a young woman body is abandoned in a car boot in the middle of London as a warning to others. The police have no leads and no clues as to the identity of the victim. As weeks go by and the story drops from the headlines, it seems that Lia, who saw the discovery of the body from the bus on her way to work, is the only one who refuses to let the murderer go unpunished.
A chance encounter with the mysterious Mari gives Lia fresh hope that she can unravel the mystery. But just who is Mari? Can Lia trust her? Can Lia afford not to trust her?
In Lia and Mari, Finnish journalist Pekka Hiltunen has created two characters to care about. The London setting is detailed and contemporary. The mix of detection, moral dilemma and thriller adds a whole new sub-genre to 'Nordic Noir'.
©2011 Pekka Hiltunen (P)2013 Strathmore Publishing LtdListeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
"'Rich in details, sure in its descriptions of London, and smoothly written – a stylish debut" (Turun Sanomat)
"Confident, unique and captivating" (Kaleva)
"Pekka Hiltunen hooks the reader of his new thriller from the very first page. The characters are likeable and credible. A very topical novel." (Apu)
"A quirky, unusual psychological thriller – evil gets its just rewards in a way which, while complex, is also often amusing and touching." (Kirjavinkit)
Lia a Finnish graphic designer who has a life changing experience when a murdered Latvian prostitute is found dead in broad daylight, the tragic circumstances do not leave Lia she becomes somewhat obsessed with any progress on the case.
Lia meets Mari, an enigmatic woman with an almost supernatural power, who has an innate ability to read people, running a secretive organisation called 'The Studio' . Here they try to put right injustices which come in many wide and varied forms. they manipulate the system and are often on the wrong side of the law to gain the results they want.
A firm friendship ensues between Lia and Mari though Mari's motives are unclear, she's a multi-layered complex character as she handles challenges like, domestic abuse, corruption, prostitution, murder all sewn into the plot seamlessly.
They make an agreement if Lia helps to bring down a corrupt politician who is gaining momentum, Mari will use her own vast resources to help find out more information about the murder of the Latvian prostitute.
I found Mari's character almost frigid and could not warm to her,but saying this annoyingly secretive that she's piqued my interest that I want to pick pick pick to unravel her mysteries and past.
Lia is much easier to understand and I loved how she developed and grew in strength as the story progressed.
The surrounding characters are strong and well defined, with a quality of writing that can't be denied. I found the slow pace increased my satisfaction towards the end and would decidedly read more by PH.
Finnish psychological thriller..
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Where does Cold Courage rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
The quiet cool almost glacial heroine faces some challenges and finds she is more than the person she thought she was. Bad things are put right, even if not legally.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Cool Finnish girls dispense justiceAny additional comments?
This story creeps up on you. At the start the heroine is colourless, vapour. Then you understand how glaciers can carve out the landscape.Introverts make a difference!
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good pace good story well read
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Had me listening from the minute it opened to the endCharacters were undetailed but fascinating - had the two main women formed their relationship.
The plot was good and interwoven
For a first book, this was great
Awesome first book
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Would you recommend Cold Courage to your friends? Why or why not?
I would recommend this book, mainly because it gives a Finnish view of London. It is unlike other scandi novels I have listened to.Have you listened to any of Candida Gubbins’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Excellent narrator.Did Cold Courage inspire you to do anything?
Try a different Finnish author.Any additional comments?
I don't think this plot would work if the main character was not from Finland.A strange one
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