Käsky

Spring 1918, near the end of Finland's civil war: in a coastal village an old sanatorium is now used by a military tribunal. A woman prisoner and the Jäger officer escorting her are brought in after being found on an island, where they were lost for eight days. She calls herself Miina Malin and refuses to say more. Aaro Harjula, her escort, had once dreamed up business ventures and went to Germany for training only because he was broke. The case falls to Emil Hallenberg, a judge advocate, author and lover of both Finland and claret. Power lies with the men, yet the captive will not bend, and the questioning begins to unsettle all three.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

336 pages in the original

Genres

War, Historical, Love (assigned by AI)

Set in

Finland, 1918

First published

2003 by WSOY

Author's age

48 when first published

ISBN

9789510244753 (original)