My First Murder Audiobook, by Leena Lehtolainen Play Audiobook Sample

My First Murder Audiobook

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Read By: Amy Rubinate Publisher: Brilliance Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Maria Kallio Series Release Date: December 2012 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781469211817

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

24

Longest Chapter Length:

24:49 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

12:45 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

18:16 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

2

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Publisher Description

Twenty-three-year-old law student Maria Kallio is recruited for a temporary position at the Helsinki police department. Sweet-faced but tough and hot-tempered, Maria faces pushback from her new squad—so when a young playboy is murdered at his family’s summer villa, the new detective is out to prove herself.

Found floating facedown at the water’s edge after a night of partying, Tommi Pelatonen appears to have been murdered by one of his closest friends—but why? As Maria discovers, bitter passion and jealousy seethe under the placid surface of the group’s privileged, carefree lifestyle. As Maria uncovers the victim’s unsavory secrets, motives for all seven suspects come to light. Now it’s up to her to untangle the clues before the killer strikes again.

The first book in Leena Lehtolainen’s international bestselling Nordic crime series starring Detective Maria Kallio, My First Murder serves up murder with a slice of life in the Finnish upper crust.

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"I enjoyed this book. I liked the main character (a young female detective) and the plot. It had enough suspense so I couldn't put it down, but it wasn't overly gruesome which I appreciated. I definitely want to read more."

— Nikole (4 out of 5 stars)

My First Murder Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " maybe something was lost in the translation but after all the hype about this book i was really disappointed. the plot meandered and when the killer was finally revealed i felt like there should have been more. "

    — Anna, 10/22/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Not too bad for a first outing. The protagonist needs to toughen up A LOT though and stop talking so much about the skirts she's wearing. Skirts? This is policing? I'd try another one and hope the character would become a little more confident and, beyond that, decide what to do with her life. "

    — Rebecca, 9/16/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Ein skandinavischer Krimi aus der Sicht einer Kommissarin geschrieben. Man kann Leena Lehtolainen nur dazu gratulieren. "

    — Baseni, 7/16/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Either Leena Lehtolainen is an infelicitous writer of prose or Owen Witesman is a poor translator from Finnish to English--or, more likely, some of each--but "My First Murder" is so bland and dull that I gave it up after 50 pages. "

    — Ed, 5/10/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " The side view into Finnish culture was fascinating. The narrator is compelling . .mi did identify the murderer very early onm but I still felt compelled to continue reading. "

    — Tracie, 3/22/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Really liked this writer and her main character. I understand that the author has written a whole series around this gutsy but very human woman, and I look forward to their printing and release in the US. "

    — Kate, 2/15/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A quick and enjoyable read. Fairly predictable, I felt confident I had the "bad guy" pegged early on. With that though, I did like the book & the storyline. "

    — Kaylan, 2/9/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Eh. Not horrible but I can see what the other reviewers mean. I'm willing to read the next one though. "

    — Noella, 11/27/2012

About Leena Lehtolainen

Leena Lehtolainen is the author of the Maria Kallio series and the Bodyguard series, which hit the #1 spot on the Finnish bestseller lists. Her books have sold over two million copies worldwide, and rights have been sold in twenty-nine languages. She was born in Vesanto, Finland, to parents who taught language and literature. As a child, she made up stories in her head before she could even write, and at age ten wrote her first book, which was published two years later. Besides her novels, she writes for a Finnish figure-skating magazine.

About Amy Rubinate

Amy Rubinate has narrated over 250 audiobooks and won multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her books have been selected for AudioFile’s Best Romance of 2016 list; Booklist’s Top 10 Romance, Top 10 Historical Fiction, Editor’s Choice Media; and YALSA’s Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. She has a degree in oral interpretation of literature and won state and national awards for poetry reading. A voice actor and singer for over a decade, Amy has narrated many interactive children’s books and provided character voices for toys and video games. Amy’s work has been featured in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, AudioFile magazine, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal.