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Carofiglio, Gianrico
Gianrico Carofiglio is an Italian novelist and former judge born and raised in Bari, Apulia. After having passed his law degree, Carofiglio began to work as a prosecutor in Bari in 1986, and he soon became involved in fighting organised crime. He was part of a group of magistrates that tried to take down the local mafia, Sacra Corona, in Bari. It led to the incarceration of a large number of its...
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Joensuu, Matti Yrjänä
Matti Yrjänä Joensuu was a Finnish crime writer and criminal investigator. He was born and lived most of his life in Helsinki. After leaving upper-secondary school in 1969 he trained at the police academy, graduating in 1973. He then worked within the police force until his retirement in 2006. He then moved to Valkeakoski, 150 kilometres north of Helsinki, where he lived until his death. One of J...
