Review
Praise for Priest of Evil:'Priest of Evil centers on a fanatical 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'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'Matti Joensuu - a scholarly cop who might get along better with Morse than Rebus - has emerged from a long silence with a ninth novel about Inspector Harjunpaa. He's still an arson and explosives expert on the Helsinki force' - Boyd Tonkin, Independent
Product Description
Detective Sergeant Timo Harjunpää takes on a strangely elusive case in this mystery that begins with reports of a nocturnal visitor who tiptoes through apartments in Helsinki. Nothing is stolen or destroyed, but numerous women have awakened to an unknown presence in their bedrooms, only to assume in the light of morning that it was all a dream. At first the police take little notice, and the women themselves begin to doubt their sanity, but as evidence accumulates, the net closes around Tipi, a lock picker for a local burglary ring. Sergeant Harjunpää's big break comes when the suspect falls in love with one of his nighttime victims, yet he falters in his pursuit when he is forced to reassess his private life.
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