# Minna Lindgren

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**Minna-Liisa Gabriela Lindgren** (born 22 January 1963) is a Finnish writer and [journalist](/source/Journalist) who is a best-selling [crime fiction](/source/Crime_fiction) novelist.[1]

Born in [Helsinki](/source/Helsinki), Lindgren has worked as a journalist and [columnist](/source/Columnist) and has written works on classical music. Her novels *Kuolema Ehtoolehdossa* (*Death in Twilight Grove*, 2013) and *Ehtoolehdon pakolaiset* (*Escape from Twilight Grove*, 2014) have both been best-sellers in Finland.[1]

*Ehtoolehdon pakolaiset,* centred on a 90-year-old female detective living in a senior citizens residence, reached number five on the Finnish best-seller lists in the summer of 2014.[2] The two novels form part of a [trilogy](/source/Trilogy), which was completed in 2015 with the publication of *The end of Twilight Grove*.[3]

The English-language rights to the trilogy were bought by [Pan Macmillan](/source/Pan_Macmillan). who renamed them the series "The Lavender Ladies Detective Agency". The first of the three novels was translated as *Death in Sunset Grove* for publication in 2016. Natasha Harding of Pan Macmillan commented "The central characters are both funny and endearing and they make for an interesting detective duo."[4] The second book was published as *Escape from Sunset Grove* in 2018, followed by *The End of Sunset Grove*, also in 2018. The books address issues surrounding elder care as a profit-making business, culminating in the third book with the replacement of almost all human contact by technology.

In 2020 Lindgren wrote the libretto for [Finnish National Opera](/source/Finnish_National_Opera)'s comic opera *[Covid fan tutte](/source/Covid_fan_tutte)*, set to music by Mozart.[5]

## References

1. ["Minna Lindgren"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150818191110/http://www.ahlbackagency.com/aba_authors/lindgren-minna/). Elina Ahlback Literary Agency. Archived from [the original](http://www.ahlbackagency.com/aba_authors/lindgren-minna/) on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

1. ["Crime, no punishment"](http://www.booksfromfinland.fi/tags/best-sellers/). Books from Finland. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

1. ["Minna Lindgren's Escape From Twilight Grove nominated for the Runeberg Prize"](http://www.ahlbackagency.com/uncategorized/2014/12/minna-lindgrens-escape-from-twilight-grove-nominated-for-the-runeberg-prize/). Elina Ahlback Literary Agency. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

1. ["Pan Macmillan snaps up the 'Finnish Miss Marple'"](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/pan-macmillan-snaps-up-the-finnish-miss-marple-9882903.html). *The Independent*. 25 November 2014. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220515/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/pan-macmillan-snaps-up-the-finnish-miss-marple-9882903.html) 2022-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

1. Tanner, Jari (28 August 2020). ["Mozart meets COVID-19: Finnish opera adapts classic piece"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/mozart-meets-covid-19-finnish-opera-adapts-classic-piece/2020/08/28/9f8bc160-e941-11ea-bf44-0d31c85838a5_story.html). *[Washington Post](/source/Washington_Post)*. [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press). Retrieved 6 October 2020.

## External links

- [Minna Lindgren in 375 humanists 11.04.2015, Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki](http://375humanistia.helsinki.fi/en/humanists/minna-lindgren)

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