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Portrait image of Paula Hawkins Photo: Ola Erikson / Forflex (2015)

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Hawkins, Paula

Paula Hawkins grew up in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe). Her father was an economics professor and journalist. Paula spent the best part of her early childhood happily ignorant of the social injustices that were to lead up to the formation of Zimbabwe. She moved with her family to England in 1989, and after a few years her parents returned to Africa. Hawkins read political science,...

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Timo Harjunpää

Gender: Male

Clever and honest detective sergeant in the Helsinki police, but not particularly flexible or diplomatic in his manner, which gives him problems with the top brass. He is middle-aged, and has economic problems as well as three children with his wife, Elisa, who is going through a religious revival. Author Matti Joensuu reveals that Timo Harjunpää’s secret, great dream is to open a pet shop.

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