{"title":"Books by Antti Tuomainen","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781914585357","title":"The Moose Paradox","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInsurance mathematician Henri has his life under control, when a man from the past appears and a shady trio take over the adventure park’             s equipment supply company …              Things are messier than ever in the absurdly funny, heart-stoppingly tense second instalment in Antti Tuomainen’             s bestselling series…             \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘             In these uncertain times, what better hero than an actuary?' \u003cb\u003eChris Brookmyre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘             One of those rare writers who manages to deftly balance intrigue, noir and a deliciously ironic sense of humour …              a delight’              \u003cb\u003eVaseem Khan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘             What 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 read’              \u003cb\u003eLiz Nugent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Soon to be a major motion picture starring Steve Carell**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsurance 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 park’             s equipment supplier is taken over by a shady trio, with confusing demands. Why won’             t Toy of Finland Ltd sell the new Moose Chute to Henri when he needs it as the park’             s main attraction?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Henri’             s 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 it’             s too late…             \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbsurdly funny, heart-stoppingly poignant and full of nail-biting suspense, \u003ci\u003eThe Moose Paradox\u003c\/i\u003e is the second instalment in the critically acclaimed, pitch-perfect Rabbit Factor Trilogy and things are messier than ever…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘             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 novel’             s nicely tuned tension’              \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘             Enter hitmen, serendipity, offbeat comedy and the reappearance of literally the last person Henri expects to see …              unlike anything else out there’              \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘             A thriller with black comedy worthy of Nabokov’              \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for The Rabbit Factor Trilogy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger**\u003cbr\u003e**Shortlisted for the Last Laugh Award**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘             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 emotion’              \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The funniest writer in Europe, and one of the very finest …              original and brilliant story-telling' \u003cb\u003eHelen FitzGerald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘             British 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. 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A quirky, tense and warmly funny thriller from award-winning Finnish author Antti Tuomainen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e **Soon to be a major motion picture starring Steve Carell for Amazon Studios**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Laconic, thrilling and warmly human. In these uncertain times, what better hero than an actuary?' \u003cb\u003eChris Brookmyre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003eThe 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 emotion’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The funniest writer in Europe, and one of the very finest. 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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 Henri's relationship with Laura deepens, he finds himself faced with situations and emotions that simply cannot be pinned down on his spreadsheets…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Warmly funny, rich with quirky characters and absurd situations, \u003ci\u003eThe Rabbit Factor\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘British 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 funnier’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Antti Tuomainen turns the clichéd idea of dour, humourless Scandi noir upside down with \u003ci\u003eThe Rabbit Factor\u003c\/i\u003e. Dark, gripping and hilarious … Tuomainen is the Carl Hiaasen of the fjords' \u003cb\u003eMartyn Waites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eThe Rabbit Factor\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumph, a joyous, feel-good antidote to troubled times' \u003cb\u003eKevin Wignall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Finland's greatest export’ \u003cb\u003eM.J. Arlidge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘The Rabbit Factor is an astounding read. 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Comedy is still pervasive … the novel’s glorious gallery of weirdos' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Finnish author Tuomainen has a talent for creating offbeat characters … [a] tense, pacy novel, laced with the author’s trademark laconic humour' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook of the Month \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'It may seem hard to find good comic crime-writers, but clearly we haven’t been looking in Finland … simultaneously thrilling and evocative of the mundanity of life, and also very funny indeed' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove, murder, middle age, and a sauna to die for…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA cold-blooded killer strikes at the hottest moment: the new head of a sauna-stove company is murdered … in the sauna. 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You'll sweat along with the characters!’ \u003cb\u003eDouglas Skelton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘You don’t expect to laugh when you’re reading about terrible crimes, but that’s what you’ll do when you pick up one of Tuomainen’s decidedly quirky thrillers’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘Finland's greatest export’ \u003cb\u003eM.J. 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