Leena Lehtolainen Books in Order
Leena Lehtolainen has written 14 books, published between 1993 and 2012. The first book is My First Murder (1993) and the newest is The Devil's Cubs (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1993–2012
- Pages on record
- 3,332 in 11 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 56–83 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,332 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Leena Lehtolainen is a Finnish crime novelist, born on 11 March 1964, whose main series follows the police officer Maria Kallio. Lehtolainen took the Finnish crime novel society prize in 1997 and 1998, was a Glass Key nominee in 2003, and received the Pro Finlandia medal in 2020. For Leena Lehtolainen books in order, the catalogue lists 14 titles from My First Murder (1993) to The Devil's Cubs (2012), including Copper Heart and Snow Woman.
Source: Wikidata
How many Leena Lehtolainen books are there?
Leena Lehtolainen has 14 books, released between 1993 and 2012. They include 2 separate series.
Leena Lehtolainen Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Leena Lehtolainen books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 119932421/4
- 219942561/4
- 319952601/4
- 419963311/4
- 51997–1/4
- 619983191/4
- 72000–1/4
- 82003–1/4
- 920063201/4
- 1020083361/4
- 1120093191/4
- 1220103161/4
- 1320112811/4
- 1420123521/4
Leena Lehtolainen books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Maria Kallio in order
11 booksBodyguard in order
3 booksDo you have to read Leena Lehtolainen books in order?
You only need to read Leena Lehtolainen books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Leena Lehtolainen
Start with My First Murder (1993), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Leena Lehtolainen book?
The Devil's Cubs (2012) is the newest Leena Lehtolainen book released so far.
Is there a new Leena Lehtolainen book coming?
No next Leena Lehtolainen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Leena Lehtolainen has won
Wikidata records 2 awards and 1 nomination for Leena Lehtolainen. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.
- Kirjapöllö Award2002Won
- Clew of the Year1997Wonfor Snow Woman (Maria Kallio Book 4)
- Glass Key award2003Shortlisted
Leena Lehtolainen at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Leena Lehtolainen title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Leena Lehtolainen books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,332 pages across the 11 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 319 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Leena Lehtolainen books, 6 of 14, were published in the 1990s.
When Leena Lehtolainen books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Leena Lehtolainen titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 6 titles.
14 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Leena Lehtolainen books are about
11 of the 14 Leena Lehtolainen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: finland is tagged on 4 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Finland 4 of 11 books
- Finno-ugric languages 3 of 11 books
- Investigation 3 of 11 books
- Crime 2 of 11 books
- Murder 2 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 11 books
- Thrillers 2 of 11 books