{"product_id":"holy-ceremony-9781908524898","title":"Holy Ceremony","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for the Ariel Kafka series: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ariel Kafka wins the award for most intriguing name for a fictional detective, and it suits this impressively labyrinthine mystery series.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Professional responsibility and ethnic affiliation clash in Nyk nen's intriguing first novel. The resolution will satisfy noir fans.\" --Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third in the Ariel Kafka series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are two Jewish cops in all of Helsinki. One of them, Ariel Kafka, a lieutenant in the Violent Crime Unit, identifies himself as a policeman first, then a Finn, and lastly a Jew. Kafka is a stubborn, dedicated policeman with wry sense of humor, always willing to risk his career to get an answer. A woman's body scrawled with religious texts is found in a Helsinki apartment. It turns out she wasn't murdered: the body was stolen from the morgue. The body is stolen again, and this time is immolated in a funeral pyre in Helsinki's Central Park. Kafka finds himself investigating a series of crimes leading to the enigmatic Christian Brotherhood of the Holy Vault. But before he can solve the puzzle, more than one Brother must pay for past sins with his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarri Nyk nen\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Helsinki in 1953, is a prize-winning mystery writer. This is the third in the Ariel Kafka series. It exposes the local underworld through the eyes of an eccentric Helsinki police inspector.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908524898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/22\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harri Nykanen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36670208770204,"sku":"9781908524898","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1e3b15f1-37ba-415d-a4f8-8a4ffe598148.jpg?v=1603922090","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/holy-ceremony-9781908524898","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}