Tuomainen Antti - Little Siberia - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The arrival of a meteorite in a small Finnish town causes chaos and crime in this poignant chilling and hilarious new thriller from the King of Helsinki Noir *** The Times BOOK OF THE YEAR*** *** Shortlisted for the Crime Fest Last Laugh Award*** *** Shortlisted for the CW a International Dagger*** With moral dilemmas plenty of action and the author's trademark mixture of humour and melancholy this is Tuomainen's best yet Guardian Scandinavia's 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 _________________ 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 isn t 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 Finland's 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 Finland's greatest export MJ Arlidge Told in a darkly funny deadpan style The result is a rollercoaster read Guardian Right up there with the best The 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 Siberia is a gripping thriller whose complications pile to precarious intoxicating heights Foreword Reviews Tuomainen also persuades readers how hard life makes it to do the right thing in a universe that too often feels like a profound personal insult. Fans of Scandinavian noir will relish this one Publishers Weekly 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 New York Times
Title: Little Siberia
Author(s): Tuomainen Antti
Publisher: Orenda Books
Barcode: 9781912374519
Pages: 300 Pages
Publication Date: 4/1/2020
Category: Fiction In Translation