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Prizewinning Finnish author Karo Hämäläinens English-language debut is a literary homage to Agatha Christie and a black comedy locked-room mystery about murder, mayhem, and morality in our cynical modern world.Three cell phones ring in an opulent London apartment. The calls go unanswered because their recipients are all dead.Earlier that night, four Finnish friends meet for dinner. Its been ten years since the host, Robert, has seen his once-best friend, Mikko. The two had an ideological falling-out because Robert, a banker, made millions off of unethical (but not illegal) interest rate manipulations. Mikko, meanwhile, is an investigative journalist who has dedicated his career to bringing down corrupt financiers and politicians. Also along for the evening are Mikkos wife, Veera - with whom Robert once had a secret affair - and Roberts young trophy wife, Elise. Mikko has arrived in London with an agenda and thinks hes about to get away with murder, but he has no idea whats on the menu for the night: not only does every diner have a bone to pick with another, but theres an arsenal of deadly weapons hiding in plainsight. And by the end of the night, there will be only one survivor.