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|title=The Winter of the Lions

|sort=Winter of the Lions, The

|publisher=Vintage

|date=November 2012

|website=http://www.jan-costin-wagner.de

|summary=It may start in a low key, but this third Detective Kimmo Joentaa thriller builds to a full-on climax. A welcome addition to any 'snow-noir' fan's library that reads as well as a one-off as it does as part of the series.

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Detective Kimmo Joentaa braces himself for another Christmas as a widower. Whilst his colleagues celebrate, he seeks distraction but this year distraction isn't hiding that well. Larissa, a lady of the night (according to her) calls in to the police station to report a professional contra temps and becomes a little more than a crime report number. Then there's the murder. This may be a regular occurrence in Kimmo's line of work but this time it's different: the victim is the police medical examiner and, unfortunately, there will be others.