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Matti Yrjänä Joensuu

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born

October 31, 1948 in Helsinki, Finland

died

December 04, 2011

gender

male

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Matti Yrjänä Joensuu (born 1948) is a Finnish writer of crime fiction. He has been awarded the State's Literature Prize (1982), Vuoden johtolanka prize (1985, 1994, 2004), and he has been nominated for two Finlandias. He received the Martin Beck Award in 1987. He graduated as a police in 1973 and has been working as a crime investigator at the Helsinki police station's violence group.

Joensuu has written several novels about the personal life and work of policeman Timo Harjunpää. He is a very credible and pleasant man, who treats the criminals as humanely as his own family, which consists of Timo, his wife Elisa and three children (Valpuri, Pipsa and Pauliina).

Harjunpää has also been shown on TV. Joensuu's work has been translated into Engli...more

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Books by Matti Yrjänä Joensuu

Average rating: 3.34 · 208 ratings · 21 reviews · 13 distinct works

	The Priest of Evil (Harjunpää #10) 3.34 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Harjunpää ja rakkauden nälkä (Harjunpää #9) 3.38 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Harjunpää ja rautahuone (Harjunpää, #11) 3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Harjunpää ja pyromaani (Harjunpää #2) 3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Harjunpää ja ahdistelija (Harjunpää #4) 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Väkivallan virkamies (Harjunpää #1) 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1976	My rating:
	Harjunpää ja kapteeni Karhu: Romaani rikoksesta, sen osapuolista ja tutkimisesta (Harjunpää #3) 3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1981	My rating:
	Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät: Romaani rikoksesta ja maailmoista (Harjunpää #8) 3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Stone Murders (Harjunpää #5) 3.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1983 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Harjunpää ja heimolaiset : romaani kahdesta rikoksesta ja toisen tutkimisesta, kaikista jotka eivät näe kuvaansa poliisin kasvojen alta (Harjunpää #6) 2.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	My rating: