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 best' Times Literary Supplement
'Deftly plotted, poignant and perceptive in its wry reflections on
mortality and very funny' Irish Times 'Told in a darkly funny,
deadpan style ... The result is a rollercoaster read in which the
farce has some serious and surprisingly philosophical
underpinnings' Guardian ------------------------------------- A
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 he's dying. What's 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, Tuomainen's dark story manages
to be as delicious as it is toxic' Sunday Express 'An offbeat jewel
... relentlessly funny' Don Crinklaw, 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 'A bizarre, twisty, darkly comic
novel about a man investigating his own murder ... a tightly paced
Scandinavian thriller with a wicked sense of humour' Foreword
Reviews 'Smart, sensitive, and engaging, and guaranteed to be
unlike anything else in your crime fiction library ... the perfect
blend of thrills, investigation, character development, and comedy'
Crime by the Book 'Hugely entertaining and satisfying ... like Carl
Hiassen transported to Finland. It's full of black comedy and has
an unlikely hero in Jaakko, who you'll root for to the very end'
Kevin Wignall, author of A Death in Sweden 'A 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 Capra' Crime Fiction Lover 'Combines a startlingly clever
opening, a neat line in dark humour and a unique Scandinavian
sensibility. A fresh and witty read' Chris Ewan 'Dark and
thrilling, funny and intelligent, this Fargo-like novel contains
lethal doses of humour ... and mushrooms' Sofi Oksanen, author of
Purge 'A book I will never forget' Matt Wesolowski 'This one is a
winner right from the first sentence' Booklist 'Antti Tuomainen is
a wonderful writer, whose characters, plots and atmosphere are
masterfully drawn' Yrsa Sigurdardottir
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