# The Moose Paradox: Volume 2 - Hardcover

by **Antti Tuomainen** (Author), **David Hackston** (Translator)

**Insurance mathematician Henri has his life under control, when a man from the past appears and a shady trio take over the adventure park's equipment supply company ... Things are messier than ever in the absurdly funny, heart-stoppingly tense second instalment in Antti Tuomainen's bestselling series...**

' In these uncertain times, what better hero than an actuary?' **Chris Brookmyre**

' One of those rare writers who manages to deftly balance intrigue, noir and a deliciously ironic sense of humour ... a delight' **Vaseem Khan**

' What a book! Antti has managed to put the fun into funerals and take it out of fun fairs in a gripping nail-biter ... a thrilling and hilarious read' **Liz Nugent**

\*\*Soon to be a major motion picture starring Steve Carell\*\*

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Insurance mathematician Henri Koskinen has finally restored order both to his life and to YouMeFun, the adventure park he now owns, when a man from the past appears - and turns everything upside down again. More problems arise when the park's equipment supplier is taken over by a shady trio, with confusing demands. Why won't Toy of Finland Ltd sell the new Moose Chute to Henri when he needs it as the park's main attraction?

Meanwhile, Henri's relationship with artist Laura has reached breaking point, and, in order to survive this new chaotic world, he must push every calculation to its limits, before it's too late...

Absurdly funny, heart-stoppingly poignant and full of nail-biting suspense, _The Moose Paradox_ is the second instalment in the critically acclaimed, pitch-perfect Rabbit Factor Trilogy and things are messier than ever...

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' Finnish crime maestro Antti Tuomainen is unique in the Scandi-crime genre, infusing his crime narratives with the darkest humour ... \[his\] often hilarious, chaotic narrative never vitiates the novel's nicely tuned tension' **_Financial Times_**

' Enter hitmen, serendipity, offbeat comedy and the reappearance of literally the last person Henri expects to see ... unlike anything else out there' **_The Times_**

' A thriller with black comedy worthy of Nabokov' **_Telegraph_ Book of the Year**

Praise for The Rabbit Factor Trilogy

\*\*Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger\*\*  
\*\*Shortlisted for the Last Laugh Award\*\*

' The 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 Times_**

'The funniest writer in Europe, and one of the very finest ... original and brilliant story-telling' **Helen FitzGerald**

' British readers 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_**

' Dark, gripping and hilarious ... Tuomainen is the Carl Hiaasen of the fjords' **Martyn Waites**

' A triumph, a joyous, feel-good antidote to troubled times' **Kevin Wignall**

' Finland's greatest export' **M.J. Arlidge**

'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_**

' Tuomainen is the funniest writer in Europe' **_The Times_**

' Right up there with the best' **_Times Literary Supplement_**

' Tuomainen continues to carve out his own niche in the chilly tundras of northern' **_Daily Express_**

### Author Biography

Finnish **Antti Tuomainen** was an award-winning copywriter when he made his literary debut in 2007 as a suspense author in 2013, the Finnish press crowned Tuomainen the 'King of Helsinki Noir' when _Dark as My Heart_ was published. With a piercing and evocative style, Tuomainen was one of the first to challenge the Scandinavian crime genre formula, and his poignant, dark and hilarious _The Man Who Died_ became an international bestseller, shortlisting for the Petrona and Last Laugh Awards.

**David Hackston** is a British Translator of Finnish and Swedish literature and drama. Notable publications include _The Dedalus Book of Finnish Fantasy_, Maria Peura's coming-of-age novel _At the Edge of Light_, Johanna Sinisalo's eco-thriller _Birdbrain_, two crime novels by Matti Joensuu and Kati Hiekkapelto's Anna Fekete series (which currently includes _The Hummingbird_, _The Defenceless_ and _The Exiled_, all published by Orenda Books). He also translates Antti Tuomainen's stories. In 2007 he was awarded the Finnish State Prize for Translation.

**Number of Pages:** 276

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN

**Publication Date:** April 11, 2023

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