Antti Tuomainen’s The Healer (Parantaja), his third book, has won the 2011 Clue of the Year Award (Vuoden Johtolanka) for the Best Finnish Crime Novel published in 2010. He is currently working on his fourth novel, with publication scheduled for autumn 2011.
First presented by the Finnish Crime Fiction Society (Suomen Dekkariseura) in 1985, well-known Finnish writers who have won the Clue of the Year Award in past years include Matti-Yrjänä Joensuu, Jari Tervo, Ilkka Remes, Tuula-Liina Varis, Leena Lehtolainen, Matti Rönkä and Jarkko Sipilä.
In its citation, the award jury said:
Tuomainen’s The Healer is set in Helsinki, some decades in the future. The city’s metro tunnels are often flooded, with floodwater also overwhelming low-lying housing districts. Refugees light bonfires along the seashore in search of some warmth, while disease and pandemics tear apart those unable to flee north in search of safety.
Even though the milieu is carefully constructed in the spirit of science fiction, the story runs in classic crime-novel style. Hard-line activists have begun seeking out and killing every member of the families of the politicians and company executives held responsible for destroying the planet’s climate.
The main protagonist is a poet with three books to his name who is working with the police to find his journalist wife who has gone missing. The murders force him to come to terms with fundamental issues – friendship, love, loyalty and betrayal.
Tuomainen’s lean style and rapid-fire dialogue position him as one of Finland’s best exponents of noir fiction. The intensity of the plot and its narration highlight the gritty realism of the language.
Antti Tuomainen’s The Healer (Parantaja), his third book, has won the 2011 Clue of the Year Award (Vuoden Johtolanka) for the Best Finnish Crime Novel published in 2010. He is currently working on his fourth novel, with publication scheduled for autumn 2011.
First presented by the Finnish Crime Fiction Society (Suomen Dekkariseura) in 1985, well-known Finnish writers who have won the Clue of the Year Award in past years include Matti-Yrjänä Joensuu, Jari Tervo, Ilkka Remes, Tuula-Liina Varis, Leena Lehtolainen, Matti Rönkä and Jarkko Sipilä.
In its citation, the award jury said:
Tuomainen’s The Healer is set in Helsinki, some decades in the future. The city’s metro tunnels are often flooded, with floodwater also overwhelming low-lying housing districts. Refugees light bonfires along the seashore in search of some warmth, while disease and pandemics tear apart those unable to flee north in search of safety.
Even though the milieu is carefully constructed in the spirit of a scie
Antti Tuomainen’s The Healer (Parantaja), his third book, has won the 2011 Clue of the Year Award (Vuoden Johtolanka) for the Best Finnish Crime Novel published in 2010. He is currently working on his fourth novel, with publication scheduled for autumn 2011.
First presented by the Finnish Crime Fiction Society (Suomen Dekkariseura) in 1985, well-known Finnish writers who have won the Clue of the Year Award in past years include Matti-Yrjänä Joensuu, Jari Tervo, Ilkka Remes, Tuula-Liina Varis, Leena Lehtolainen, Matti Rönkä and Jarkko Sipilä.
In its citation, the award jury said:
Tuomainen’s The Healer is set in Helsinki, some decades in the future. The city’s metro tunnels are often flooded, with floodwater also overwhelming low-lying housing districts. Refugees light bonfires along the seashore in search of some warmth, while disease and pandemics tear apart those unable to flee north in search of safety.
Even though the milieu is carefully constructed in the spirit of a scientific textbook, the story runs in classic crime-novel style. Hard-line activists have begun seeking out and killing every member of the families of the politicians and company executives held responsible for destroying the planet’s climate.
The main protagonist is a poet with three books to his name who is working with the police to find his journalist wife who has gone missing. The murders force him to come to terms with fundamental issues – friendship, love, loyalty and betrayal.
Tuomainen’s lean style and rapid-fire dialogue position him as one of Finland’s best exponents of noir fiction. The intensity of the plot and its narration highlight the gritty realism of the language.
Antti Tuomainen’s The Healer (Parantaja), his third book, has won the 2011 Clue of the Year Award (Vuoden Johtolanka) for the Best Finnish Crime Novel published in 2010. He is currently working on his fourth novel, with publication scheduled for autumn 2011.
First presented by the Finnish Crime Fiction Society (Suomen Dekkariseura) in 1985, well-known Finnish writers who have won the Clue of the Year Award in past years include Matti-Yrjänä Joensuu, Jari Tervo, Ilkka Remes, Tuula-Liina Varis, Leena Lehtolainen, Matti Rönkä and Jarkko Sipilä.
In its citation, the award jury said:
Tuomainen’s The Healer is set in Helsinki, some decades in the future. The city’s metro tunnels are often flooded, with floodwater also overwhelming low-lying housing districts. Refugees light bonfires along the seashore in search of some warmth, while disease and pandemics tear apart those unable to flee north in search of safety.
Even though the milieu is carefully constructed in the spirit of a scientific textbook, the story runs in classic crime-novel style. Hard-line activists have begun seeking out and killing every member of the families of the politicians and company executives held responsible for destroying the planet’s climate.
The main protagonist is a poet with three books to his name who is working with the police to find his journalist wife who has gone missing. The murders force him to come to terms with fundamental issues – friendship, love, loyalty and betrayal.
Tuomainen’s lean style and rapid-fire dialogue position him as one of Finland’s best exponents of noir fiction. The intensity of the plot and its narration highlight the gritty realism of the language.
ntific textbook, the story runs in classic crime-novel style. Hard-line activists have begun seeking out and killing every member of the families of the politicians and company executives held responsible for destroying the planet’s climate.
The main protagonist is a poet with three books to his name who is working with the police to find his journalist wife who has gone missing. The murders force him to come to terms with fundamental issues – friendship, love, loyalty and betrayal.
Tuomainen’s lean style and rapid-fire dialogue position him as one of Finland’s best exponents of noir fiction. The intensity of the plot and its narration highlight the gritty realism of the language.
