Palm Beach, Finland, Paperback

Fargo meets Baywatch in a dark, poignant comedy thriller by the King of Helsinki Noir

'A roller-coaster read and extraordinarily poignant' Guardian

'Tuomainen is the funniest writer in Europe' Marcel Berlins, The Times

Sex, lies and ill-fitting swimwear ... Sun Protection Factor 100

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 Fargo, and dark noir, Palm Beach, Finland 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.

Right up there with the best' TLS

'Deftly plotted, poignant and perceptive in its wry reflections on mortality and very funny' Irish Times

'Like the death cap mushroom, Tuomainen's dark story manages to be as delicious as it is toxic' Sunday Express

'A winner right from the first sentence ... an offbeat jewel' Publishers Weekly

'A tightly paced Scandinavian thriller with a wicked sense of humour' Foreword Reviews

Finnish Antti Tuomainen was an award-winning copywriter when he made his literary debut in 2007 as a suspense author. The critically acclaimed My Brother's Keeper was published two years later. In 2011, Tuomainen's third novel, The Healer, was awarded the Clue Award for 'Best Finnish Crime Novel of 2011' and was shortlisted for the Glass Key Award. Two years later, 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. The recently published Palm Beach, Finland has been a massive critical success, with Marcel Berlins of The Times calling him 'the funniest writer in Europe', and making it one of his books of the year.