Matti Yrjänä Joensuu





Matti Yrjänä Joensuu

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born
October 31, 1948 in Helsinki, Finland

died
December 04, 2011

gender
male

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About this author

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


Average rating: 3.34 · 208 ratings · 21 reviews · 13 distinct works
The Priest of Evil (Harjunp...
3.34 of 5 stars 3.34 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions
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Harjunpää ja rakkauden nälk...
3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions
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Harjunpää ja rautahuone (Ha...
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2010
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Harjunpää ja pyromaani (Har...
3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions
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Harjunpää ja ahdistelija (H...
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions
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Väkivallan virkamies (Harju...
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1976
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Harjunpää ja kapteeni Karhu...
3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1981
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Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät:...
3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions
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The Stone Murders (Harjunpä...
3.24 of 5 stars 3.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1983 — 6 editions
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Harjunpää ja heimolaiset : ...
2.82 of 5 stars 2.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions
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More books by Matti Yrjänä Joensuu…
Väkivallan virkamies Harjunpää ja pyromaani Harjunpää ja kapteeni Karhu... Harjunpää ja ahdistelija The Stone Murders Harjunpää ja heimolaiset : ... Harjunpää et les Lois de l'...
Harjunpää (11 books)
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Harjunpää ja rautahuone
Harjunpää (1 book)
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