The Red King of Helsinki: A Nordic Spy Story

Helsinki, 1979.
Snow blankets the city as East and West face off in one of the Cold War’s tensest borderlands.

When ex-Royal Navy officer Iain Collins is drawn into MI6 surveillance, he discovers that Helsinki is far more dangerous than he imagined. Across town, teenage gymnast Pia Mäkelä is chosen for a Soviet–Finnish “Friendship Trophy,” unaware she’s being watched by the notorious KGB officer known as the Red King of Helsinki.

As secrets unravel and loyalties are tested, Iain and Pia are swept into a deadly game of espionage—where the wrong move could cost them everything.

A gripping Cold War spy thriller praised by readers as “chilling, authentic, and wonderfully tense,” The Red King of Helsinki will transport you to a city where neutrality is fragile, danger lurks in the snow, and survival depends on who you can trust.