‘A roller-coaster read and extraordinarily poignant’ ‘Tuomainen is the funniest writer in Europe’ ‘Right up there with the best’ 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 , and dark noir, 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. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ‘Inspired meld of crime and dark comedy … Colourful characters and awkward situations, as when Nyman becomes a person of interest to the locals, enhance the zany plot. Tim Dorsey fans will have fun’ ‘A sort of in Finland, if you can imagine such a thing’ ‘Finnish criminal chucklemeister Tuomainen is channelling Carl Hiaasen in this hilarious novel set in a bizarre Florida-style beach resort on Finland’s chilly shore. There are comically inept dim-crims, inventive psychos, a hot babe and even a blow-up pink flamingo — which is a lot for ace detective Jan Nyman to deal with when he arrives, undercover, to investigate a mysterious death’ ‘Tuomainen’s crime comedy is frequently compared to -era Coen Brothers, but Florida’s Carl Hiaasen is likely a strong influence too … A full-blooded, off-kilter caper-gone-wrong that also serves as an acerbic commentary on the crime genre’ ’A tightly paced Scandinavian thriller with a wicked sense of humour’ ‘Like 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’ ‘You’ll laugh, you’ll cry with laughter, what is there not to like? Welcome to a classic new holiday resort!’ ‘A quirky, smirky, entertaining slice of fabulous … A wonderful wave of dark humour rolls through this novel gathering raised eyebrows and snorts’ ‘Antti Tuomainen always steps into the new with each novel and , in this assured translation by David Hackston, takes a Finnish slice from the comic, crazy, greedy, crime world of the likes of or . Where will Tuomainen’s imagination take us next? I don’t know but before that – read this one. Absolutely recommended’ ‘Tuomainen is one of those authors whose books are an automatic must-read, so pick up or download a copy as soon as you can’