The Moose Paradox

Written by Antti Tuomainen

Narrated by David Thorpe

Insurance mathematician Henri Koskinen has just restored order in his life as well as in 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: Why won't Suomen Leikki Ltd sell the new Moose Jump to Henri when he needs it for the park's main attraction? At the same time, Henri's relationship with the artist Laura Helanto is reaching a breaking point. To survive, Henri Koskinen has to count with more precision than ever - and to push every calculation to its limits.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd
• Release date: Oct 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9781399147194

Antti Tuomainen

Finnish Antti Tuomainen was an award-winning copywriter when 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 and was shortlisted for the Glass Key Award. 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. Palm Beach Finland (2018) was an immense success, with The Times calling Tuomainen ‘the funniest writer in Europe’, and Little Siberia (2019) was shortlisted for the Capital Crime/Amazon Publishing Readers Awards, the Last Laugh Award and the CWA International Dagger, and won the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel. The Rabbit Factor, the prequel to The Moose Paradox, will soon be a major motion picture starring Steve Carell for Amazon Studios.

Reviews for The Moose Paradox

[Lisa Rossbacher · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I found the characters interesting -- and they behaved consistently. However, in listening to this, I found the timeline a little confusing, and I occasionally mixed up the names of people. Overall, the story has a good sense of place in southern Finland. The ending seemed a little abrupt, although that may be the plan for encouraging readers to pick up the next book!