Background
Simukka was born in Tampere and showed an interest in writing at a young age.
Simukka was born in Tampere and showed an interest in writing at a young age.
She completed her first book when she was 18 and has since written several novels in addition to translating foreign works into Finnish.
As a critic, she has written reviews for Helsingin Sanomat and Hämeen Sanomat. She has also worked as an editor for the literary journal LUKUfiilis and as a scriptwriter for the Finnish Broadcasting Company. Simukka came up with the idea for the after visiting a bookstore in Germany and seeing a section for young adult thriller novels.
She then realized that Finland did not have many novels that fit into the genre.
Sony Pictures has shown an interest in adapting the series for film. The series has been pitched as “Lisbeth Salander for a young adult audience.”.