Seppo Sakari Jokinen (born 13 April 1949) is a Finnish writer of

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. His books' main character is the fictional police officer Sakari Koskinen from

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. Koskinen is divorced and has a son named Antti. The books are published by CrimeTime. Jokinen himself was born in Tampere. He spent nearly four years in Australia after serving in the army in the early 1970s. He was for many years the main operator in the Tampere city IT centre. The novel ''Hukan enkelit'' was published in English in 2012 as ''Wolves and Angels'' by Ice Cold Crime.

Awards

* Tampereen kaupungin kirjallisuuspalkinto 1997 ja 2000 * Olga ja Vilho Linnamon Säätiön tunnustuspalkinto 1998 * Kariston Säätiön tunnustuspalkinto 2000 * Vuoden johtolanka -palkinto 2002 * Suuren Suomalaisen Kirjakerhon tunnustuspalkinto 2003

Memberships

* Pirkkalaiskirjailijat ry 1996 * Suomen Kirjailijaliitto ry 1999 * Suomen Näytelmäkirjailijaliitto ry 2003

Books

Sakari Koskinen series

* Koskinen ja siimamies. Karisto, 1996. * Koskinen ja raadonsyöjä. Karisto, 1997. * Koskinen ja pudotuspeli. Karisto, 1998. * Koskinen ja taikashow. Karisto, 1999. * Koskinen ja kreikkalainen kolmio. Karisto, 2000. * Hukan enkelit. Karisto, 2001. . (''Wolves and Angels'', Ice Cold Crime, 2012) * Piripolkka. Karisto, 2002. * Vilpittömässä mielessä. Karisto, 2003. * Suurta pahaa. Karisto, 2004. * Sana sanaa vastaan. Karisto, 2005. * Hiirileikki. Karisto, 2006. * Viha on paha vieras. Karisto, 2007. * Kuka sellaista tekisi. Karisto, 2008. * Lyöty mies. Karisto, 2009. * Räätälöity ratkaisu. Karisto, 2010. * Ajomies. Crime Time, 2011. * Hervantalainen. Crime Time, 2012 * Vihan sukua. Helsinki: Crime Time, 2013. * Mustat sydämet. Helsinki: Crime Time, 2014. * Kuolevaksi julistettu. Helsinki: Crime Time, 2015. * Rahtari. Helsinki: Crime Time, 2016. * Vakaasti harkiten. Helsinki: Crime Time, 2017. * Lyödyn laki. Helsinki: Crime Time, 2018.

References

1949 births Living people People from Tampere Writers from Pirkanmaa Finnish crime writers Finnish crime fiction writers {{Finland-writer-stub