Palavat kivet The Burning Stones
The darkly humorous novel by internationally acclaimed author Antti Tuomainen showcases humanity at its most bare – in middle age, suspected of murder, in a sauna.
A cold-blooded killer strikes at the hottest moment: the head of a sauna heater company is murdered in the sauna. Who has turned up the temperature time and time again and burnt him to death?
The evidence points in the direction of Anni Korpinen, the top salesperson and potential successor at Puhti Saunas. And just as if being middle-aged, in a marriage that has lost its purpose, and struggling with work weren’t enough, Anni realizes that she must be quicker than both the police and the murderer to uncover who is behind it all – before it’s too late.
Reviews
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“[Tuomainen] has a talent for creating offbeat characters that you can’t help rooting for and smart, resilient Anni is no exception in this tense, pacy novel, laced with the author’s trademark laconic humour.”
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“Suspense is uppermost in this adroit mix of psychological thriller, whodunit and middle-aged rom-com. Comedy is still pervasive, though, from the novels glorious gallery of weirdos. ”
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“It may seem hard to find good comic crime-writers, but clearly we haven’t been looking in Finland. /…/ This is simultaneously thrilling and evocative of the mundanity of life, and also very funny indeed. ”
- Author
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Antti Tuomainen
- Published
- 2023
- Genre
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- Literary
- Pages
- 297
- Rights sold
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Finland, Otava
UK, Orenda (World English)
