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Antti Tuomainen - Palm Beach Finland (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Shortlisted for the CrimeFest Last Laugh Award.
Book of the Year in The Times.
Things don't 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 Noir.
Sex, lies and ill-fitting swimwear. Sun Protection Factor 100.
Jan 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.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
- Category : Fiction - Humorous Fiction
- Published : 2017 (Orenda Books)
- ISBN : 9781912374311
- SKU : B003248
- PPC : SP300gm
- RRP : £8.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'A roller-coaster read and extraordinarily poignant' - The Guardian.
'Tuomainen is the funniest writer in Europe' - Marcel Berlins, The Times.
'Right up there with the best' - TLS.
'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.
'A tightly paced Scandinavian thriller with a wicked sense of humour' - Foreword Reviews.
'Like 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 laughter' - CultureFly.
'You'll laugh, you'll cry with laughter, what is there not to like? Welcome to a classic new holiday resort!' - Crime Time.
'A quirky, smirky, entertaining slice of fabulous A wonderful wave of dark humour rolls through this novel gathering raised eyebrows and snorts' - LoveReading.
The Author
Antti Tuomainen was an award-winning copywriter when he made his literary debut in 2007 as a suspense author. The critically acclaimed My Brother’s Keeper was published two years later. In 2011, Tuomainen’s third novel, The Healer, was awarded the Clue Award for ‘Best Finnish Crime Novel of 2011’ and was shortlisted for the Glass Key Award. The Finnish press labelled The Healer – the story of a writer desperately searching for his missing wife in a post-apocalyptic Helsinki - ‘unputdownable’. Two years later, in 2013, they crowned Tuomainen ‘The King of Helsinki Noir’ when Dark as My Heart was published.