{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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?             \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. 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?             Dark, gripping and hilarious ?              Tuomainen is the Carl Hiaasen of the fjords'' \u003cb\u003eMartyn Waites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e?             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''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'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e?             Tuomainen is the funniest writer in Europe?              \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e?             Right up there with the best?              \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e?             Tuomainen continues to carve out his own niche in the chilly tundras of northern?              \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43172987273394,"sku":"9781914585357","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781914585357_382be22f-8e61-4ffe-a98f-376f87c9ce4e.jpg?v=1786030613","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781914585357","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}