The Rabbit Factor (1) (Rabbit Factor Trilogy)

ISBN: 1913193853

Author: Tuomainen, Antti

Condition: New

An insurance mathematicians carefully ordered life is turned on its head when he unexpectedly loses his job and inherits an adventure park with a whole host of problems. A quirky, tense and warmly funny thriller from award-winning Finnish author Antti Tuomainen, FIRST in a series**Soon to be a major motion picture starring Steve Carell for Amazon Studios**'Laconic, thrilling and warmly human. In these uncertain times, what better hero than an actuary?' Chris BrookmyreThe antic novels of Antti Tuomainen prove that comedy is not lost in translation Tuomainen, like Carl Hiaasen before him, has the knack of combining slapstick with genuine emotion The TimesA thriller with black comedy worth of Nabokov Telegraph_______________Just one spreadsheet away from chaosWhat makes life perfect? Insurance mathematician Henri Koskinen knows the answer because he calculates everything down to the very last decimal.And then, for the first time, Henri is faced with the incalculable. After suddenly losing his job, Henri inherits an adventure park from his brother - its peculiar employees and troubling financial problems included. The worst of the financial issues appear to originate from big loans taken from criminal quarters and some dangerous men are very keen to get their money back.But what Henri really cant compute is love. In the adventure park, Henri crosses paths with Laura, an artist with a chequered past, and a joie de vivre and erratic lifestyle that bewilders him. As the criminals go to extreme lengths to collect their debts and as Henri's relationship with Laura deepens, he finds himself faced with situations and emotions that simply cannot be pinned down on his spreadsheetsWarmly funny, rich with quirky characters and absurd situations, The Rabbit Factor is a triumph of a dark thriller, its tension matched only by its ability to make us rejoice in the beauty and random nature of life._______________Inventive and compelling Vaseem KhanReaders might think they know what to expect from Nordic noir: a tortured detective, a bleak setting, a brutal crime that shakes a small community. Finnish crime novelist Tuomainen turns all of this on its head The ear of a giant plastic rabbit becomes a key weapon. It only gets darker and funnier Guardian'The funniest writer in Europe, and one of the very finest original and brilliant story-telling' Helen FitzGeraldFull of refreshing wit and wisdom a treat Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEWA dark and delightful novel with an intelligent, brave, and persnickety hero Foreword Reviews'Antti Tuomainen turns the clichéd idea of dour, humourless Scandi noir upside Dark, gripping and hilarious. Tuomainen is the Carl Hiaasen of the fjords' Martyn WaitesA triumph a joyous, feel-good antidote to troubled times' Kevin WignallFinland's greatest export M.J. Arlidge'You dont expect to laugh when youre reading about terrible crimes, but thats what youll do when you pick up one of Tuomainens decidedly quirky thrillers' New York TimesTuomainen is the funniest writer in Europe The TimesRight up there with the best Times Literary SupplementTuomainen continues to carve out his own niche in the chilly tundras of northern Daily ExpressFor fans of Fargo, Fredrik Backman, Richard Osman.