Antti Tuomainen

It's two days before Christmas and Helsinki is battling ruthless climate catastrophe: subway tunnels are flooded; the streets are full of abandoned vehicles; the social order is crumbling and private security firms have undermined the police force. Tapani Lehtinen, a struggling poet, is among the few still willing to live in the city. When Tapani's journalist wife Johanna goes missing, he embarks on a frantic hunt for her. Johanna's disappearance seems to be connected to a story she was researching about a serial killer known as 'The Healer'. Determined to find Johanna, Tapani's search leads him to uncover secrets from her past: secrets that connect her to the very murders she was investigating...

From Finland's top crime-writer, the prize-winning author of The Healer. Aleksi lost his mother on a rainy October day when he was 13 years old. 20 years later, he is certain that he knows who's responsible. Everything points to millionaire Henrik Saarinen. The police don't agree. Aleksi has only one option: to get close to Henrik Saarinen and find out the truth about his mother's fate on his own. But as Aleksi soon discovers, delving into Saarinen and his beautiful daughter's family secrets is a confusing and dangerous enterprise. Dark As My Heart tells the story of a mother and son and the search for justice. It's a story about the cost of obsessions, the price of vengeance and the power of love. Set against a vividly conjured bleak and beautiful Finnish landscape, Dark As My Heart is both a Hitchcockian mystery tale and a modern Greek tragedy.

Amor, muerte humor negro y un meteorito que vale su peso en oro.En las afueras de un pueblo perdido de Finlandia, cae un meteorito del espacio exterior. El singular acontecimiento altera de inmediato a los habitantes de la localidad, ya que la roca podria valer mas de un millon de euros, y no esta claro a quien pertenece. Por unos dias, el mineral extraterrestre permanecera en el museo local, custodiado cada noche por Joel, un pastor luterano, veterano de guerra y casado con una mujer embarazada de un hijo que no es suyo. De forma inevitable, los intentos por hacerse con el preciado tesoro, sea como sea, no tardan en sucederse.

***Shortlisted for the CrimeFest Last Laugh Award*** ***Book of the Year in The Times***Things dont go entirely to plan when undercover ace detective Jan Nyman is sent to the hottest beach in Finland to investigate a suspicious death. Fargo meets Baywatch in a mesmerising, poignant dark-comedy thriller by the King of Helsinki NoirA roller-coaster read and extraordinarily poignantGuardianTuomainen is the funniest writer in EuropeMarcel Berlins, The TimesRight up there with the bestTLSSex, lies and ill-fitting swimwear Sun Protection Factor 100Jan Nyman, the ace detective of the covert operations unit of the National Central Police, is sent to a sleepy seaside town to investigate a mysterious death. Nyman arrives in the town dominated by a bizarre holiday village the hottest beach in Finland. The suspect: Olivia Koski, who has only recently returned to her old hometown. The mission: find out what happened, by any means necessary.With a nod to Fargo, and dark noir, Palm Beach Finland is both a page-turning thriller and a black comedy about lust for money, fleeing dreams and people struggling at turning points in their lives chasing their fantasies regardless of reason.Inspired meld of crime and dark comedy Colourful characters and awkward situations, as when Nyman becomes a person of interest to the locals, enhance the zany plot. Tim Dorsey fans will have funPublishers WeeklyA sort of Fargo in Finland, if you can imagine such a thingCrime ReadsFinnish criminal chucklemeister Tuomainen is channelling Carl Hiaasen in this hilarious novel set in a bizarre Florida-style beach resort on Finlands chilly shore. There are comically inept dim-crims, inventive psychos, a hot babe and even a blow-up pink flamingo which is a lot for ace detective Jan Nyman to deal with when he arrives, undercover, to investigate a mysterious deathSunday TimesTuomainens crime comedy is frequently compared to Fargo-era Coen Brothers, but Floridas Carl Hiaasen is likely a strong influence too A full-blooded, off-kilter caper-gone-wrong that also serves as an acerbic commentary on the crime genreIrish TimesYou dont expect to laugh when youre reading about terrible crimes, but thats what youll do when you pick up one of Tuomainens decidedly quirky thrillersNew York TimesA tightly paced Scandinavian thriller with a wicked sense of humourForeword ReviewsLike Fargo before it, unfortunate events take place and people get in over their heads The off kilter, black comedy tone is perfect for such a far-fetched story, guaranteeing plenty of spontaneous bouts of laughterCultureFlyYoull laugh, youll cry with laughter, what is there not to like? Welcome to a classic new holiday resort!Crime TimeA quirky, smirky, entertaining slice of fabulous A wonderful wave of dark humour rolls through this novel gathering raised eyebrows and snortsLoveReadingTakes a Finnish slice from the comi...

An investigative reporter sets out to uncover the truth about a mining company in Northern Finland, whose activities have caused an environmental disaster. Timely, atmospheric and chilling Nordic Noir from one of Finlands finest writersTuomainen writes beautifullyPublishers WeeklyClever, atmospheric and wonderfully imaginativeSunday MirrorA simple story told with passion and elegant sadnessThe TimesA hitman. A journalist. A shattered family. A mine spewing toxic secrets that threaten to poison them allIn the dead of winter, investigative reporter Janne Vuori sets out to uncover the truth about a mining company, whose illegal activities have created an environmental disaster in a small town in Northern Finland.When the companys executives begin to die in a string of mysterious accidents, and Jannes personal life starts to unravel, past meets present in a catastrophic series of events that could cost him his life.A traumatic story of family, a study in corruption, and a shocking reminder that secrets from the past can return to haunt us, with deadly results, The Mine is a gripping, beautifully written, terrifying and explosive thriller by the King of Helsinki Noir.Dark, captivating and troublingCrime Fiction LoverBeautifully executed mesmerisingAustralian CrimeAntti Tuomainen again creates a powerful book, set firmly within the boundaries of strong themes and unforgettable characters, with the huge dose of beautiful sensitive style, masterfully translated from Finnish by David HackstonCrime ReviewYou dont expect to laugh when youre reading about terrible crimes, but thats what youll do when you pick up one of Tuomainens decidedly quirky thrillersNew York TimesAntti Tuomainen is a wonderful writer, whose characters, plots and atmosphere are masterfully drawnYrsa SigurardottirOne of the most compelling, emotionally satisfying and beautifully realised crime thrillers that I have encountered this year. The clarity and deceptively simple style of Tuomainens prose is utterly compelling Raven Crime Reads

The funniest writer in Europe The Times Saunas love and a ladleful of murder A cold blooded killer strikes at the hottest moment the new head of a sauna stove company is murdered in the sauna Who has turned up the temperature and burned him to death The evidence points in the direction of Anni Korpinen top salesperson and the victim s potential successor at Steam Devil And as if hitting middle age being in a marriage that has lost its purpose and struggling with work weren t enough Anni realises that she must be quicker than both the police and the murderer to uncover who is behind it all before it s too late International bestselling author Antti Tuomainen returns with a darkly funny delightfully tense new thriller that showcases humanity at its most bare in middle age suspected of murder and of course in a sauna

Aleksi lost his mother on a rainy October day when he was thirteen years old. Twenty years later, he is certain that he knows who''s responsible. Everything points to millionaire Henrik Saarinen. The police don''t agree. He has only one option: to get close to Saarinen and find out the truth about his mother''s fate on his own. But as Aleksi soon discovers, delving into Saarinen and his alluring daughters family secrets is a confusing and dangerous enterprise.Dark As My Heart tells the story of a mother and son and the search for justice. It''s a story about the cost of obsessions, the price of vengeance and the power of love. A crime novel written by an acclaimed poet, Dark As My Heart is both a Hitchcockian mystery tale and a modern Greek tragedy.

An insurance mathematician's carefully ordered life is turned on its head when he unexpectedly loses his job and inherits an adventure park ... with a whole host of problems. A quirky, tense and warmly funny thriller from award-winning Finnish author Antti Tuomainen.**Soon to be a major motion picture starring Steve Carell for Amazon Studios** 'Laconic, thrilling and warmly human. In these uncertain times, what better hero than an actuary?' Chris Brookmyre 'The funniest writer in Europe, and one of the very finest. There is a beautiful rhythm and poetry to the prose ...original and brilliant story-telling' Helen FitzGerald _______________Just one spreadsheet away from chaos... What makes life perfect? Insurance mathematician Henri Koskinen knows the answer because he calculates everything down to the very last decimal. And then, for the first time, Henri is faced with the incalculable.After suddenly losing his job, Henri inherits an adventure park from his brother - its peculiar employees and troubling financial problems included. The worst of the financial issues appear to originate from big loans taken from criminal quarters ... and some dangerous men are very keen to get their money back.

Amor, muerte humor negro y un meteorito que vale su peso en oro.En las afueras de un pueblo perdido de Finlandia, cae un meteorito del espacio exterior. El singular acontecimiento altera de inmediato a los habitantes de la localidad, ya que la roca podria valer mas de un millon de euros, y no esta claro a quien pertenece. Por unos dias, el mineral extraterrestre permanecera en el museo local, custodiado cada noche por Joel, un pastor luterano, veterano de guerra y casado con una mujer embarazada de un hijo que no es suyo. De forma inevitable, los intentos por hacerse con el preciado tesoro, sea como sea, no tardan en sucederse.

When Finnish mushroom entrepreneur Jaakko discovers that he has been slowly poisoned, he sets out to find his would-be murderer with dark and hilarious results. The critically acclaimed standalone thriller from the King of Helsinki Noir***Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year*** ***Shortlisted for the CrimeFest Last Laugh Award***Right up there with the bestTimes Literary SupplementDeftly plotted, poignant and perceptive in its wry reflections on mortality and very funnyIrish TimesTold in a darkly funny, deadpan style The result is a rollercoaster read in which the farce has some serious and surprisingly philosophical underpinningsGuardianA successful entrepreneur in the mushroom industry, Jaakko Kaunismaa is a man in his prime. At just thirty-seven years of age, he is shocked when his doctor tells him that hes dying. Whats more, the cause is discovered to be prolonged exposure to toxins; in other words, someone has slowly but surely been poisoning him.Determined to find out who wants him dead, Jaakko embarks on a suspenseful rollercoaster journey full of unusual characters, bizarre situations and unexpected twists.With a nod to Fargo and the best elements of the Scandinavian noir tradition, The Man Who Died is a page-turning thriller brimming with the blackest comedy surrounding life and death, and love and betrayal, marking a stunning new departure for the King of Helsinki Noir.The deadpan icy sensibility of Nordic noir is combined here with warm-blooded, often surreal, humour. Like the death cap mushroom, Tuomainens dark story manages to be as delicious as it is toxicSunday ExpressAn offbeat jewel relentlessly funnyDon Crinklaw, Publishers WeeklyYou dont expect to laugh when youre reading about terrible crimes, but thats what youll do when you pick up one of Tuomainens decidedly quirky thrillersNew York TimesA bizarre, twisty, darkly comic novel about a man investigating his own murder a tightly paced Scandinavian thriller with a wicked sense of humourForeword ReviewsSmart, sensitive, and engaging, and guaranteed to be unlike anything else in your crime fiction library the perfect blend of thrills, investigation, character development, and comedyCrime by the BookHugely entertaining and satisfying like Carl Hiassen transported to Finland. Its full of black comedy and has an unlikely hero in Jaakko, who youll root for to the very endKevin Wignall, author of A Death in SwedenA delightful mad caper of a story, which will make readers snort out loud with laughter and would have made an excellent 1930s screwball comedy directed by Frank CapraCrime Fiction LoverCombines a startlingly clever opening, a neat line in dark humour and a unique Scandinavian sensibility. A fresh and witty readChris EwanDark and thrilling, funny and intelligent, this Fargo-like novel contains lethal doses of humour and mushroomsSofi Oksanen, author of PurgeA book I will never for...

Can everyones favourite insurance mathematician, Henri, combine the increasingly dangerous world of adventure parks with the unpredictability of blended-family life? Hes about to find out in the final instalment of the hilarious, nail-biting Rabbit Factor Trilogy.`A joyous, triumphant conclusion to Tuomainens trilogy the comic thriller of the year Sunday Times THRILLER OF THE YEAR`Quirky crime capers dont come more left field than the Rabbit trilogy extremely funny, with a wicked line in social satire Daily Mail`One of those rare writers who manages to deftly balance intrigue, noir and a deliciously ironic sense of humour Vaseem Khan_______Henri Koskinen, intrepid insurance mathematician and adventure-park entrepreneur, firmly believes in the power of common sense and order. That is until he moves in with painter Laura Helanto and her daughterAs Henri realises he has inadvertently become part of a group of local dads, a competing adventure park is seeking to expand their operations, not always sticking to the law in the processIs it possible to combine the increasingly dangerous world of the adventure-park business with the unpredictability of life in a blended family? At first glance, the two appear to have only one thing in common: neither deals particularly well with a mounting body count.In order to solve this seemingly impossible conundrum, Henri is forced to step far beyond the mathematical precision of his comfort zone and the stakes have never been higherWarmly funny, quirky, touching, and a nail-biting triumph of a thriller, The Beaver Theory is the final instalment in the award-winning Rabbit Factor Trilogy, as Henri encounters the biggest challenge of his career, with hair-raising resultsSoon to be a major motion picture starring Steve CarellPraise for the Rabbit Factor Trilogy:`Finlands greatest export M.J. Arlidge`The funniest writer in Europe The Times`Thrilling and warmly human. In these uncertain times, what better hero than an actuary? Chris Brookmyre`Delightfully funny Guardian`Unlike anything else out there The Times`A thrilling and hilarious read Liz Nugent`Charming, funny and clever, this is a novel to cheer up anyone who is finding life a little tough Literary Review`A delight from start to finish Big Issue`Original and brilliant story-telling Helen FitzGerald`A coruscating comedy Sunday Times`You dont expect to laugh when youre reading about terrible crimes, but thats what youll do when you pick up one of Tuomainens decidedly quirky thrillers New York Times`A refreshing change from the decidedly gloomier crime fiction for which Scandinavia is known Publishers Weekly`Right up there with the best Times Literary Supplement`A thriller with black comedy worth of Nabokov Telegraph

Insurance mathematician Henri has his life under control, when a man from the past appears and a shady trio take over the adventure parks equipment supply company Things are messier than ever in the absurdly funny, heart-stoppingly tense second instalment in Antti Tuomainens bestselling seriesIn these uncertain times, what better hero than an actuary?Chris BrookmyreOne of those rare writers who manages to deftly balance intrigue, noir and a deliciously ironic sense of humour a delightVaseem KhanWhat a book! Antti has managed to put the fun into funerals and take it out of fun fairs in a gripping nail-biter a thrilling and hilarious readLiz Nugent**Soon to be a major motion picture starring Steve Carell**_______________________________Insurance mathematician Henri Koskinen has finally restored order both to his life and to YouMeFun, the adventure park he now owns, when a man from the past appears and turns everything upside down again. More problems arise when the parks equipment supplier is taken over by a shady trio, with confusing demands. Why wont Toy of Finland Ltd sell the new Moose Chute to Henri when he needs it as the parks main attraction?Meanwhile, Henris relationship with artist Laura has reached breaking point, and, in order to survive this new chaotic world, he must push every calculation to its limits, before its too lateAbsurdly funny, heart-stoppingly poignant and full of nail-biting suspense, The Moose Paradox is the second instalment in the critically acclaimed, pitch-perfect Rabbit Factor Trilogy and things are messier than ever________________________________Finnish crime maestro Antti Tuomainen is unique in the Scandi-crime genre, infusing his crime narratives with the darkest humour [his] often hilarious, chaotic narrative never vitiates the novels nicely tuned tensionFinancial TimesEnter hitmen, serendipity, offbeat comedy and the reappearance of literally the last person Henri expects to see unlike anything else out thereThe TimesA thriller with black comedy worthy of NabokovTelegraph Book of the YearPraise for The Rabbit Factor Trilogy**Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger** **Shortlisted for the Last Laugh Award**The antic novels of Antti Tuomainen prove that comedy is not lost in translation Tuomainen, like Carl Hiaasen before him, has the knack of combining slapstick with genuine emotionThe TimesThe funniest writer in Europe, and one of the very finest original and brilliant story-tellingHelen FitzGeraldBritish readers might think they know what to expect from Nordic noir: a tortured detective, a bleak setting, a brutal crime that shakes a small community. Finnish crime novelist Tuomainen turns all of this on its head The ear of a giant plastic rabbit becomes a key weapon. It only gets darker and funnierGuardianDark, gripping and hilarious Tuomainen is the Carl Hiaasen of the fjordsMartyn WaitesA triumph, a joyous, feel-good antidote to troubled timesKevin WignallFinlands greatest exportM.J. ArlidgeYou dont expect to laugh when youre reading about terrible crimes, but thats what youll do when you pick up one of Tuomainens decidedly quirky th...

An insurance mathematicians carefully ordered life is turned on its head when he unexpectedly loses his job and inherits an adventure park with a whole host of problems. A quirky, tense and warmly funny thriller from award-winning Finnish author Antti Tuomainen, FIRST in a series**Soon to be a major motion picture starring Steve Carell for Amazon Studios**Laconic, thrilling and warmly human. In these uncertain times, what better hero than an actuary?Chris BrookmyreThe antic novels of Antti Tuomainen prove that comedy is not lost in translation Tuomainen, like Carl Hiaasen before him, has the knack of combining slapstick with genuine emotionThe TimesA thriller with black comedy worth of NabokovTelegraph_______________Just one spreadsheet away from chaosWhat makes life perfect? Insurance mathematician Henri Koskinen knows the answer because he calculates everything down to the very last decimal.And then, for the first time, Henri is faced with the incalculable. After suddenly losing his job, Henri inherits an adventure park from his brother its peculiar employees and troubling financial problems included. The worst of the financial issues appear to originate from big loans taken from criminal quarters and some dangerous men are very keen to get their money back.But what Henri really cant compute is love. In the adventure park, Henri crosses paths with Laura, an artist with a chequered past, and a joie de vivre and erratic lifestyle that bewilders him. As the criminals go to extreme lengths to collect their debts and as Henris relationship with Laura deepens, he finds himself faced with situations and emotions that simply cannot be pinned down on his spreadsheetsWarmly funny, rich with quirky characters and absurd situations, The Rabbit Factor is a triumph of a dark thriller, its tension matched only by its ability to make us rejoice in the beauty and random nature of life._______________Inventive and compellingVaseem KhanReaders might think they know what to expect from Nordic noir: a tortured detective, a bleak setting, a brutal crime that shakes a small community. Finnish crime novelist Tuomainen turns all of this on its head The ear of a giant plastic rabbit becomes a key weapon. It only gets darker and funnierGuardianThe funniest writer in Europe, and one of the very finest original and brilliant story-tellingHelen FitzGeraldFull of refreshing wit and wisdom a treatPublishers Weekly STARRED REVIEWA dark and delightful novel with an intelligent, brave, and persnickety heroForeword ReviewsAntti Tuomainen turns the cliched idea of dour, humourless Scandi noir upside Dark, gripping and hilarious. Tuomainen is the Carl Hiaasen of the fjordsMartyn WaitesA triumph a joyous, feel-good antidote to troubled timesKevin WignallFinlands greatest exportM.J. ArlidgeYou dont expect to laugh when youre reading about terrible crimes, but thats what youll do when you pick up one of Tuomainens decidedly quirky thrillersNew York TimesTuomainen is the funniest writer in EuropeThe TimesRight up there with the bestTimes Literary SupplementTuomainen continues to carve...

The arrival of a meteorite in a small Finnish town causes chaos and crime in this poignant, chilling and hilarious thriller, by the international bestselling author of The Rabbit Factor and The Man Who Died MAJOR MOVIE coming soon to Netflix!`With moral dilemmas, plenty of action, and the authors trademark mixture of humour and melancholy, this is Tuomainens best yet Guardian`Scandinavias answer to Carl Hiaasen delivers another hectically silly crime caper involving a military chaplain, a suicidal rally driver and a very expensive meteorite The Times`Finnish criminal chucklemeister Tuomainen is channelling Carl Hiaasen in this hilarious novel Sunday Times***The Times BOOK OF THE YEAR******Shortlisted for the CrimeFest Last Laugh Award******Shortlisted for the CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger******WINNER of the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Fiction***_________________A man with dark thoughts on his mind is racing along the remote snowy roads of Hurmevaara in Finland, when there is flash in the sky and something crashes into the car. That something turns about to be a highly valuable meteorite. With euro signs lighting up the eyes of the locals, the unexpected treasure is temporarily placed in a neighbourhood museum, under the watchful eye of a priest named Joel.But Joel has a lot more on his mind than simply protecting the riches that have apparently rained down from heaven. His wife has just revealed that she is pregnant. Unfortunately, Joel has strong reason to think the baby isnt his. As Joel tries to fend off repeated and bungled attempts to steal the meteorite, he must also come to terms with his own situation, and discover who the father of the baby really is.Transporting the reader to the culture, landscape and mores of northern Finland Little Siberia is both a crime novel and a hilarious, blacker-than-black comedy about faith and disbelief, love and death, and what to do when bolts from the blue both literal and figurative turn your life upside down._________________`Tuomainen is the funniest writer in Europe The Times`By no means Nordic noir of the familiar variety, this is eccentric, humorous fare, reminiscent of nothing so much as a Coen Brothers movie Financial Times`Tuomainen continues to carve out his own niche in the chilly tundras of northern Finland in this poignant, gripping and hilarious tale Daily Express`While the plots of many Nordic noir writers are turning ever more grim, Finlands Antti Tuomainen opts these days for a wittier, lighter touch quite the ride Observer`The biting cold of Northern Finland is only matched by the cutting dark wit and compelling plot on this must-read crime novel Denzil Meyrick`A brilliantly inventive and gloriously funny novel from Finlands greatest export MJ Arlidge`Told in a darkly funny, deadpan style The result is a rollercoaster read Guardian`Right up there with the best TLS`Through it all, Tuomainen maintains his singular tone, which mixes black humour with genuine, sometimes biting, sympathy for desperate people, provided that none take their needfulness too far Little Siberi...

A desperate fathers Christmas promise sparks a wild Finnish road trip involving an antique sofa, unexpected passengers and danger A darkly humorous and warmly touching suspense novel about friendship, love and death, The Winter Job flies at 120 kilometres an hour straight into the darkest heart of a Finnish winter night. `Another wonderfully lean slice of European noir by one of its finest exponents. As darkly fun as any Coen brothers offering Vaseem Khan`The king of the humorous crime caper Abir Mukherjee`With echoes of writers such as Christopher Brookmyre and Carl Hiassen, this is delicious stuff, expertly juggling dark humour and quirky characterisation against the backdrop of a frigid northern landscape Financial Times`A quirky, murderous road trip Imagine blending a Donald Westlake comic mishap caper with some famous Nordic levity, and you might have something like The Winter Job Irish TimesThe NEW standalone darkly funny, poignant and uber-tense thriller from `The funniest writer in Europe (The Times) Fargo meets Carl Hiassen and Fredrik Backman via the Coen Brothers____Sofas, secrets and a snowbound road to troubleHelsinki, 1982. Recently divorced postal worker Ilmari Nieminen has promised his daughter a piano for Christmas, but with six days to go and no money hes desperate.A last-minute job offers a solution: transport a valuable antique sofa to Kilpisjarvi, the northernmost town in Finland.With the sofa secured in the back of his van, Ilmari stops at a gas station, and an old friend turns up, offering to fix his faulty wipers, on the condition that he tags along. Soon after, a persistent Saab 96 appears in the rearview mirror. And then a bright-yellow Lada.Thats when Ilmari realises that he is transporting something truly special.And thats when Ilmari realises he might be in serious troubleA darkly funny and unexpectedly moving thriller about friendship, love and death The Winter Job tears through the frozen landscape of northern Finland in a beat-up van with bad steering, worse timing, and everything to lose____`A madcap chase through a bleak winter landscape damn hilarious and Tuomainens dark humour is displayed at its best in what must surely be the best road movie of the year CrimeTime`This suspenseful tale of a desperate fathers journey across the frozen landscape is filled with Tuomainens trademark dark wit and unexpected thrills. Another winner Culturefly`It may seem hard to find good comic crime-writers, but clearly we havent been looking in Finland Telegraph`Are you ready for the latest dose of dark humour, clever plotting, great characterisation and touching insights into the human soul? A joy to read Nordic Lighthouse Praise for Antti Tuomainen`Humour drier than a desert snakes belly Ian Moore`You dont expect to laugh when youre reading about terrible crimes, but thats what youll do when you pick up one of Tuomainens decidedly quirky thrillers New York Times `Laconic, thrilling and warmly human Christopher Brookmyre`Right up there with the best Times Literary Supplement

A top saleswoman at a Finnish sauna company must outwit the police and a murderer when her boss is found dead in a sauna. A darkly funny, tense new thriller from The funniest writer in Europe (The Times)`The best comic crime novel youll read this year Abir Mukherjee`Suspense is uppermost in this adroit mix of psychological thriller, whodunnit and middle-aged rom-com. Comedy is still pervasive the novels glorious gallery of weirdos Sunday Times Book of the Month `Finnish author Tuomainen has a talent for creating offbeat characters [a] tense, pacy novel, laced with the authors trademark laconic humour Guardian Book of the Month `It may seem hard to find good comic crime-writers, but clearly we havent been looking in Finland simultaneously thrilling and evocative of the mundanity of life, and also very funny indeed Telegraph**Antti Tuomainens Little Siberia is NOW a major NETFLIX movie**______Love, murder, middle age, and a sauna to die forA cold-blooded killer strikes at the hottest moment: the new head of a sauna-stove company is murdered in the sauna. Who has turned up the temperature and burned him to death?The evidence points in the direction of Anni Korpinen top salesperson and the victims successor at Steam Devil.And as if hitting middle-age, being in a marriage that has lost its purpose, and struggling with work werent enough, Anni realizes that she must be quicker than both the police and the murderer to uncover who is behind it all before its too lateFrom the international bestselling author of Little Siberia and The Rabbit Factor, comes a darkly funny, delightfully tense new thriller that showcases humanity at its most bare in middle age, suspected of murder and, of course, in a sauna_____`Showcases Anttis trademark deadpan humour and crime plots focused on intriguingly quirky individuals. An utter delight Vaseem Khan`Just what you want from Antti Tuomainen, the brilliant moulding of apparent mundanity into a which-way-now thrill ride, with humour drier than a desert snakes belly Ian Moore `The funniest writer in Europe The Times`Hilarious, beautifully penned and startlingly inventive. No other writer can come up with more ways to kill you in a sauna, and The Burning Stones cements Tuomainens position as the king of the humorous crime caper Abir Mukherjee`Laconic, thrilling and warmly human hugely enjoyable Christopher Brookmyre`Antti turns the heat up with this wryly comic thriller. Youll sweat along with the characters! Douglas Skelton`You dont expect to laugh when youre reading about terrible crimes, but thats what youll do when you pick up one of Tuomainens decidedly quirky thrillers New York Times`Finlands greatest export M.J. Arlidge`A refreshing change from the decidedly gloomier crime fiction for which Scandinavia is known Publishers Weekly`Right up there with the best Times Literary SupplementPraise for Antti Tuomainen`Delightfully funny Guardian`Deftly plotted, poignant and perceptive in its wry reflections on mortality and very funny Irish T...

A meteorite crashes into a Finnish town, triggering chaos, crime, and dark humor in this quirky noir thriller.

Una historia apocalíptica y futurista sobre crímenes extraños que sólo podrán ser descubiertos y superados gracias a la historia de amor entre los protagonistas de la novela.Hace un par de días que empezo la Navidad en Helsinki, un reflejo futurista de la ciudad actual que esta sufriendo las consecuencias del cambio climatico, cuando el poeta Tapani Lehtinen se da cuenta de que hace ya veinticuatro horas que no recibe noticias de su mujer.Demasiadas, incluso en la situacion de emergencia permanente en la que se encuentra sumida Finlandia, como el resto de Europa, desde hace años. Con el metro ahora inundado, entre calles pobladas de coches abandonados, entre desplazamientos constantes para escapar de las inundaciones, la gente ha encontrado una forma de vida.Tapani presiente que a su esposa le ha ocurrido algo. Siguiendo el rastro de la investigacion periodistica que estaba haciendo su mujer, descubre que esta iba tras la pista del Sanador, una suerte de asesino politico en serie. El amor que le lleva a esta busqueda feroz le ayuda a descubrir ciertos secretos que incluso les uniran mas.A proposito de la novela, la editora Liz Foley dice: Estamos inmensamente contentos de haber adquirido El Sanador de Antti Tuomainen. Siguiendo nuestro exito reciente con Jo Nesbo y Henning Mankell en la lista de bestsellers, nos complace dar la bienvenida a un nuevo y original escritor de crimen nordico para Harvill Secker.

Una historia apocalíptica y futurista sobre crímenes extraños que sólo podrán ser descubiertos y superados gracias a la historia de amor entre los protagonistas de la novela. Hace un par de días que empezo la Navidad en Helsinki, un reflejo futurista de la ciudad actual que esta sufriendo las consecuencias del cambio climatico, cuando el poeta Tapani Lehtinen se da cuenta de que hace ya veinticuatro horas que no recibe noticias de su mujer. Demasiadas, incluso en la situacion de emergencia permanente en la que se encuentra sumida Finlandia, como el resto de Europa, desde hace años. Con el metro ahora inundado, entre calles pobladas de coches abandonados, entre desplazamientos constantes para escapar de las inundaciones, la gente ha encontrado una forma de vida. Tapani presiente que a su esposa le ha ocurrido algo. Siguiendo el rastro de la investigacion periodistica que estaba haciendo su mujer, descubre que esta iba tras la pista del Sanador, una suerte de asesino politico en serie. El amor que le lleva a esta busqueda feroz le ayuda a descubrir ciertos secretos que incluso les uniran mas. A proposito de la novela, la editora Liz Foley dice: Estamos inmensamente contentos de haber adquirido El Sanador de Antti Tuomainen. Siguiendo nuestro exito reciente con Jo Nesbo y Henning Mankell en la lista de bestsellers, nos complace dar la bienvenida a un nuevo y original escritor de crimen nordico para Harvill Secker.