The female perspective plays an important role in the crime novels of Leena Lehtolainen. She’s known for her series about the detective Maria Kallio and the bodyguard Hilja Ilveskero. In "Der Löwe der Gerechtigkeit" and "Das Nest des Teufels" Ilveskero has to deal with crime in Switzerland and Tuscany. In "Wer ohne Schande ist" Maria Kallio is again investigating in Helsinki.