Salla Simukka

The series should be read in the order of As Red as Blood, followed by As White as Snow, and concluding with As Black as Ebony.

Beyond her work as an author, she is an experienced literary translator, a book critic for Finnish newspapers, and has worked as a screenwriter for television.

She was awarded the prestigious Topelius Prize in 2013 for her youth novels and received the Finland Prize the same year in recognition of her significant artistic achievements.