Reijo Juhani Mäki - the author behind the stories
He published his first novel “Angel Dust” in 1985 – and has been publishing one every year after that; all and all, almost thirty novels. His popularity has grown steadily and in Finland, he has sold over a million volumes.
Two movies and a play have been adapted from his novels.
“Vares – a Private Eye”, based on the novel “The Yellow Widow” premiered in 2004 and was the number one domestic box office movie of the year. “V2”, based on the novel “The Frozen Angel”, premiered in 2007. Vares also was on the theatrical stage in Turku in 2008.
Besides the Vares books, Reijo Mäki has published eight other novels and various collections of short stories and columns.
Vares novels have been translated into various languages and rights have been sold e.g. to Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany and Estonia.
Vares-books:
A Fool’s Game, 1986
Bird of Prey, 1987
November is a Black Tomb, 1988
Garter Snake, 1989
The Frozen Angel, 1990
The Conductor of Death, 1991
The Straight and Narrow, 1992
May the Angels Be With You, 1995
Tango of Darkness, 1997
The Kiss of Evil, 1998
The Yellow Widow, 1999
The Taste of Dust, 2000
A Genuine Furcoat, 2001
The Thirteenth Night, 2001
Black Jack, 2003
The Girls of April, 2004
The Tango of Youthm 2005
Hard Luck Café, 2006
Gambling Chip, 2007
A Man from the West, 2008
White Russian, 2009