Private detective Viktor Karppa has an orderly life, and that's just the way he likes it. His new girlfriend Marja, an independent-minded academic, also prefers things as they are - tranquil and uncomplicated.

A Viktor Kappa mystery. Kappa's dream of a quiet life is thwarted when he accepts a well-paid case to locate an antique dealer's missing Estonian wife, who also happens to be the sister of a notorious gangster. Translated by David Hackston.