Harri Nykanen

An Ariel Kafka Mystery

1 - Nights of Awe (Mar-2012)
2 - Behind God's Back (Nov-2014)
3 - Holy Ceremony (Mar-2018)

Raid

1 - Raid and the Blackest Sheep (Oct-2010)
2 - Raid and the Kid (Apr-2012)

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  Raid and the Blackest Sheep
  

  • Oct-2010
  • / General Fiction
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  Raid - 1
  

  Hard-nosed hit man Raid is driving toward the Arctic Circle with Nygren, a career criminal in the twilight of his life. As they journey northward, Nygren puts his affairs in order, wreaking vengeance on those who have wronged him and paying penance t...

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  Nights of Awe
  

  • Mar-2012
  • / Mystery
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  An Ariel Kafka Mystery - 1
  

  ‘Nykänen’s twist on Nordic crime fiction may be the most inventive of the year. Ariel Kafka, a middle-aged bachelor, is a detective in Helsinki (think early Harry Hole) and, as far as he knows, the only Jew on the entire Helsinki police force, w...

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  Raid and the Kid
  

  • Apr-2012
  • / General Fiction
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  Raid - 2
  

  Hard-nosed hit man Raid is lying low at his farmhouse in northern Finland when the son of a local shopkeeper stumbles onto his property with bloodthirsty Bolivian drug traffickers on his heels. Raid comes to the boy's aid, and arouses the ire of the ...

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  Behind God's Back
  

  • Nov-2014
  • / Mystery
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  An Ariel Kafka Mystery - 2
  

  Praise for Harri Nykänen's Nights of Awe:"The clever combination of classic Jewish themes with the traditions of Nordic crime makes for a refreshing tale with wide appeal. And the subtle humor makes it even better." -- Booklist"Professional responsi...

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  Holy Ceremony
  

  • Mar-2018
  • / Thriller
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  An Ariel Kafka Mystery - 3
  

  Praise for the Ariel Kafka series:

  "Ariel Kafka wins the award for most intriguing name for a fictional detective, and it suits this impressively labyrinthine mystery series." -- Time Out

  "The clever combination of classic Jewish them...

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