(1958-10-12) 12 October 1958 (age 66) Siikainen, Finland
Occupation
Novelist
Language
Finnish
Genre
Crime fiction, horror fiction, mystery fiction
Subject
Crime, thriller, mystery
Reijo Juhani Mäki (born 12 October 1958) is a Finnish writer of crime fiction.
Career
Mäki published his first novel Enkelipölyä in 1985. His most well-known character is private detective Jussi Vares who was first introduced in the novel Moukanpeli released in 1986. A total of 25 novels about Jussi Vares have been published to date (in addition to his other non-Vares books). All novels take place in the portuary city of Turku, and in its jail, Kakola prison. Nine of the Vares novels have been made into feature films. The first two (2004–2007) feature Juha Veijonen as Jussi Vares. The next seven (2011–2015) feature Antti Reini; the first six of these (2011–2012) have been released on DVD in Region 1. Some films have been released in movie theaters in Finland and some straight-to-DVD.
Mäki is one of the most influential modern Finnish authors. His most recent novel Cowboy was released in 2014 and is the final book in a trilogy (the other two are Sheriffi and Intiaani).
Works
Enkelipölyä (Angel Dust) (1985)
Liian kaunis tyttö (Too Beautiful Girl) (1993)
Rahan kääntöpiiri (Turning Tide of Money) (1994)
Kruunun vasikka (Snitch of the Crown) (1994)
Tatuoitu taivas (Tattooed Heaven) (1996)
Aito turkki (Real Fur) (2001)
Kaidan tien kulkijat (2001)
Tukholman keikka (Stockholm Case) (2002)
Pitkä lounas (Long Lunch) (2002)
Ehtookellot (Evening Bells) (2007)
Sahanpururevolveri (2013)
Jussi Vares series
Moukanpeli (1986)
Satakieli lauloi yöllä (A Nightingale Was Singing In The Night) (1987)
Marraskuu on musta hauta (November Is a Black Grave) (1989)