Mauri Sariola
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Mauri Aukusti Sariola (25 November 1924 – 9 August 1985) was a crime writer from Finland.[1]
His books have been sold more than two million copies.[2] They have been translated to more than 10 languages.[3]
In addition to crime fiction, Sariola wrote war books and non-fiction.[3]
Mauri Sariola was born in Helsinki and he had spent his childhood in Hattula. He learned conservative values from his home. Sariola participated in the Continuation War as a radio officer, and got some combat experience in the Lapland War. After the war he studied law for some years in Helsinki University, but never graduated.[4]
Sariola worked at a law firm, in a bank, as a primary school teacher and a journalist. He was a crime reporter at Helsingin Sanomat for ten years before becoming a freelance writer.[4]
Sariola occupied a central place in the Finnish mystery scene for decades, and published more than 80 books.[4]
Mauri Sariola died from complications after a gallstone operation in Helsinki on August 9, 1985.[4]
