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23%OFFAntti Tuomainen - The Healer - 9780099569572 - V9780099569572
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The Healer

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Description for The Healer Paperback. It's two days before Christmas and Helsinki is battling ruthless climate catastrophe: subway tunnels are flooded; the streets are full of abandoned vehicles; the 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. Translator(s): Rogers, Lola. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FH; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.

It's two days before Christmas and Helsinki is battling ruthless climate catastrophe: subway tunnels are flooded; the streets are full of abandoned vehicles; the 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 journalist wife Johanna 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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
185g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099569572
SKU
V9780099569572
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Antti Tuomainen
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 ... Read more

Reviews for The Healer
Tersely written, full of twists and sudden violence, this is nothing less than the birth of a new genre: dystopian detection
Sunday Telegraph
Thrillingly atmospheric
Liz Jensen This chilling novel compels…clever, atmospheric and wonderfully imaginative
Sunday Mirror
Tuomainen's book is set in the near future, but nothing here is less than frighteningly plausible...a compelling crime ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Healer


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