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Sample of authors
Joensuu, Matti Yrjänä
Matti Yrjänä Joensuu was a Finnish crime writer and criminal investigator. He was born and lived most of his life in Helsinki. After leaving upper-secondary school in 1969 he trained at the police academy, graduating in 1973. He then worked within the police force until his retirement in 2006. He then moved to Valkeakoski, 150 kilometres north of Helsinki, where he lived until his death. One of J...
Literary figures
Philip St. Ives
Gender: Male
As a journalist, he had a lot of shady contacts, which he makes use of when as a private detective he serves as a courier between crime victims and criminals when it comes to, for example, returning stolen goods. Philip St. Ives is single, divorced with a son. He is on the side of the villains as long as they don’t try to cheat him – which they often try to do according to author Oliver Bleeck (ps...