About the Author

Matti Joensuu is one of the Nordic countries’ leading crime writers and a former investigator at the Helsinki Police Department. Priest of Evil (Arcadia) was shortlisted for the 2006 Glass Key Award for Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year. His works have been translated into thirteen languages.

 

David Hackston studied Scandinavian languages and literature at University College London. He has worked extensively from both Finnish and Swedish, and his published translations include works of prose, poetry, drama and non-fiction. In 2007 he was awarded the Finnish State Prize for Literary Translation.