Put Your Lips Together

by Hamish Gunn

Chief inspector Kaari Sippula does things the Finnish way: by the book. But when a young woman evades questioning a process is triggered where her beliefs and values start to slowly unravel, as she watches her sister waste away and learns of Finland’s secret Nato-led activities.

Hunted by a sexual predator, Sippula strives to uncover the dark activities of a secret group, little knowing that the predator has already struck. The presence of a rock band touring Finland is a help as well as a hindrance, and as the chief inspector questions her role dhe discovers other forces at play that link her to her own investigation.

Gunn’s book explores the dark undertows of Finnish democracy, and has woven a tale with many strands that all come together in this fast-paced book, which reveals the identity of a little-known historical people and their customs which come to influence events.

This is the newest book in the world-reknown Scandinavian crime theme. It is quite possibly the best. Hamish Gunn has done his homework, and his writing is unparalleled.

267 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 2014

About the author

I am a hermit in my log cabin beyond the Arctic Circle, a tinker by origin. There are simple ideas I live by: a view from a peak must be earned by a climb, a night in the desert gives the best sleep, and stories are found deep in forests.

For me, hospitality is sacrosanct – high up on a mountainside when the winds gather, or in the desert when the mirage is no longer real, and especially just after dawn among pine needles, sheltered by mighty branches.

I travel because I write: if you want to climb a mountain, you must start at the top. Visit me anytime, my log cabin has no key...