The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 6 books · 2002 to 2011 · Set in Helsinki

Matti Rönkä

Crime and mysteryNoir and hardboiled

Finnish journalist Matti Rönkä writes about Viktor Kärppä, an Ingrian Finn from Russia who settles in Helsinki and runs a small business on the border between legal and not.

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Viktor Kärppä

6 books · Set in HelsinkiNoir and hardboiled
  1. 1A Man with a Killer's Face2002With Viktor KärppäBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Hyvä veli, paha veli2003With Viktor KärppäBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Ystävät kaukana2005With Viktor KärppäBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Isä, poika ja paha henki2008With Viktor KärppäBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Tuliaiset Moskovasta2009With Viktor KärppäBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Väärän maan vainaja2011With Viktor KärppäBuy on Amazon

Characters

1 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

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