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Priest of Evil

Priest of Evil

by Matti Joensuu (Author), David Hackston (Translator), David Hackston (Translator), David Hackston (Translator), Matti Joensuu (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

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Synopsis

After a strange succession of deaths at Helsinki tube stations, the police are baffled: no one has seen anything and the tapes from the CCTV show nothing. Detective Sergeant Timo Harjunpaa of the Helsinki Violent Crimes Unit has seen more than enough of the seamier side of human nature in his career, but the forces of evil have never before crossed his path in such an overwhelming fashion. It emerges that his adversary is a deluded but dangerous character living in an underground bunker in the middle of an uninhabited Helsinki hillside. Detective Sergeant Harjunpaa must now face his most terrifying case yet.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 352
 Publisher: Arcadia Books
Published: 28 Aug 2008
ISBN 10: 1905147759
ISBN 13: 9781905147755

Media Reviews
'Matti Joensuu is a serial novelist and a criminal investigator for Helsinki PD. Priest of Evil centres on a fantastical priest who brainwashes teenagers into carrying bomb-filled backpacks. Joensuu, who believes the police officer's 'ringside seat' on society can lend prescience, says the priest believes there is only one way to think. So do suicide bombers and superpowers' - MAYA JAGGI, Guardian'In Priest of Evil by the Finnish CID man Matti Joensuu the hero is a police sergeant against a religious fundamentalist brainwashing teenagers into carrying bombs on the Helsinki metro' - The Times'After a bizarre succession of deaths at Helsinki tube stations, there are few clues: CCTV reveals nothing. Detective Sergeant Timo Harjunpaa of the Helsinki Violent Crimes Unit begins to realise that his opponent is a very dangerous creature indeed. The undercurrents that the author is able to touch upon here render this a truly disturbing experience' - Crime Time'Joensuu plays on our suspicions of moral righteousness and religious fanaticism, along with current apprehensions regarding Tube travellers bearing backpacks. Plays along nicely'- Amanda Hopkinson, Independent
Author Bio
Matti Joensuu is one of the Nordic countries' leading crime writers and also works as an investigator in the Helsinki Police Department. Priest of Evil was shortlisted for the 2006 Glass Key Award for Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year. His works have been translated into thirteen languages.