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Maria Kallio Books in Order

Maria Kallio by Leena Lehtolainen contains 11 books, published between 1993 and 2010. The first book is My First Murder (1993) and the newest is Where Have All the Young Girls Gone (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1993–2010
Pages on record
2,380 in 8 of 11 books
Reading time
40–60 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,380 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Maria Kallio checklist

Maria Kallio books in order begin with My First Murder (1993), the first of 11 books by Leena Lehtolainen. Her Enemy, Copper Heart, Snow Woman, Death Spiral and Fatal Headwind appeared between 1994 and 1998. Before I Go, Below the Surface, The Nightingale Murder and Derailed followed, and Where Have All the Young Girls Gone (2010) is the latest. Subjects include Finland, women lawyers, women sleuths and murder investigation.

How many Maria Kallio books are there?

Maria Kallio has 11 books, released between 1993 and 2010.

Maria Kallio Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Maria Kallio 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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of My First Murder by Leena Lehtolainen, book 1 of the Maria Kallio series (1993)
  2. Cover of Her Enemy by Leena Lehtolainen, book 2 of the Maria Kallio series (1994)
  3. Cover of Snow Woman by Leena Lehtolainen, book 4 of the Maria Kallio series (1996)
  4. Cover of Fatal Headwind by Leena Lehtolainen, book 6 of the Maria Kallio series (1998)
  5. Cover of The Nightingale Murder by Leena Lehtolainen, book 9 of the Maria Kallio series (2006)
  6. Cover of Derailed by Leena Lehtolainen, book 10 of the Maria Kallio series (2008)
  7. Cover of Where Have All the Young Girls Gone by Leena Lehtolainen, book 11 of the Maria Kallio series (2010)
  1. 1
    My First Murder1993 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993242
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  2. 2
    Her Enemy1994 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994256
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  3. 3
    Copper Heart1995 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995260
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  4. 4
    Snow Woman1996 · 331 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996331
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  5. 5
    Death Spiral1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  6. 6
    Fatal Headwind1998 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998319
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  7. 7
    Before I Go2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  8. 8
    Below the Surface2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  9. 9
    The Nightingale Murder2006 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006320
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  10. 10
    Derailed2008 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008336
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  11. 11
    Where Have All the Young Girls Gone2010 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010316
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Is there a chronological order for Maria Kallio?

No separate chronological order is on record for Maria Kallio, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Maria Kallio books in order?

You should read the Maria Kallio books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Maria Kallio book also stands alone.

Where to start with Maria Kallio

Start with My First Murder (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Maria Kallio book?

Where Have All the Young Girls Gone (2010) is the newest Maria Kallio book released so far.

Is there a new Maria Kallio book coming?

No next Maria Kallio 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 Maria Kallio has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Maria Kallio. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Maria Kallio at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Maria Kallio title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Maria Kallio books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,380 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 318 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Maria Kallio books, 6 of 11, were published in the 1990s.

What the Maria Kallio books are about

10 of the 11 Maria Kallio 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 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Leena Lehtolainen

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.