The Healer by Antti Tuomainen
It's two days before Christmas and Helsinki is battling ruthless climate catastrophe: subway tunnels are flooded; abandoned vehicles are burning in the streets. People are fleeing to the far north where conditions are still tolerable. Social order is crumbling and private security firms have undermined the police force. Tapani Lehtinen, a struggling poet, is among the few still willing to live in the city. When Tapani's wife Johanna, a journalist, goes missing, he embarks on a frantic hunt for her. Johanna's disappearance seems to be connected to a story she was researching about a serial killer known as 'The Healer'. Determined to find Johanna, Tapani's search leads him to uncover secrets from her past: secrets that connect her to the very murders she was investigating... Atmospheric and moving, The Healer is a story of survival, loyalty and determination. Even when the world is coming to an end, love and hope endure.
Tersely written, full of twists and sudden violence, this is nothing less than the birth of a new genre: dystopian detection -- Mark Sanderson * Sunday Telegraph *
A fine read, and an interesting twist on Scandi-noir -- Russell Leadbetter * Sunday Herald *
Tuomainen’s spare style suits the subject and raises a serious question: how you find hope when law and order break down? -- Christopher Fowler * Financial Times *
The book belongs to a long line of disaster novels that includes titles by John Christopher and JG BallardTuomainen's book is set in the near future, but nothing here is less than frighteningly plausible * Independent *
In this Finnish blend of thriller and dystopia, Tuomainen adds a new, an almost Ballardian flavour of SF apocalypse to the much-loved recipes of Nordic noir * i *
A fine read, and an interesting twist on Scandi-noir -- Russell Leadbetter * Sunday Herald *
Tuomainen’s spare style suits the subject and raises a serious question: how you find hope when law and order break down? -- Christopher Fowler * Financial Times *
The book belongs to a long line of disaster novels that includes titles by John Christopher and JG BallardTuomainen's book is set in the near future, but nothing here is less than frighteningly plausible * Independent *
In this Finnish blend of thriller and dystopia, Tuomainen adds a new, an almost Ballardian flavour of SF apocalypse to the much-loved recipes of Nordic noir * i *
Antti Tuomainen was born in 1971 and lives in Helsinki. He was an award-winning copywriter in the advertising industry before he made his literary debut in 2007 as a suspense author. In 2011 Tuomainen's third novel, The Healer, was awarded the Clue Award for 'Best Finnish Crime Novel 2011'. The Finnish press labelled The Healer 'unputdownable'. Critics praised his piercing and evocative style, and acknowledged him as one of the first writers to challenge the Scandinavian crime genre formula. The Healer was shortlisted for the Glass Key Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel in 2012 (previous winners include Henning Mankell, Stieg Larsson, Jo Nesbo, Arnaldur Indridason, Karin Fossum and Hakan Nesser).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781846555879 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846555876 |
| Title | The Healer |
| Author | Antti Tuomainen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-02-07 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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