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Rönkä, Matti
The Finnish journalist and novelist Matti Rönkä was born and raised in Kuusjärvi – today part of Outokumpu– near the Russian border in northern Karelia. He later moved to Helsinki where he attended the Helsingin Sanomat school for journalism. In 1989, he was awarded a degree in social studies at the University of Helsinki. In 1990, he was employed at the state television company YLE where he worke...
Literary figures
Bertie
Gender: Male
Bertie was the popular name for Albert Edward who was the son of Queen Victoria and between 1901 and 1910 King Edward VII. As a young Prince of Wales he was a notorious playboy who caused many scandals to the despair of his mother. He solves crime in a handful historical whodunits by Peter Lovesey.