The healer
It's two days before Christmas and Helsinki is battling a ruthless climate catastrophe: subway tunnels are flooded; abandoned vehicles are left burning in the streets; the authorities have issued warnings for malaria, tuberculosis, Ebola, and the plague. People are fleeing to the far north of F...
| Main Author: | Tuomainen, Antti. |
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| Other Authors: | Rogers, Lola. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Finnish |
| Published: |
New York :
Henry Holt and Co.,
2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
It's two days before Christmas and Helsinki is battling a ruthless climate catastrophe: subway tunnels are flooded; abandoned vehicles are left burning in the streets; the authorities have issued warnings for malaria, tuberculosis, Ebola, and the plague. People are fleeing to the far north of Finland and Norway, where conditions are still tolerable. Social order is crumbling and private secruity firms have undermined the police force. Tapani Lehtinen, a struggling poet, is among the few still able and willing to live in the city. When Tapani's beloved wife, Johanna, a newpaper 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 politically motivated serial killer know as "The Healer." While searching for Johanna, Tapani uncovers secrets from her past -- secrets that connect her to the very murders she was investigating. |
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| Physical Description: |
211 p. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780805095548 0805095543 |
| Author Notes: |
Antti Tuomainen (b. 1971) was an award-winning copywriter in the advertising industry before he made his literary debut in 2007 as a suspense author. The critically acclaimed Veljeni vartija ( My Brother's Keeper ) was published two years later. In 2011 Tuomainen's third novel, Parantaja ( The Healer ), was awarded the Clue Award for Best Finnish Crime Novel 2011 and is being translated into twenty-three languages. He lives in Helsinki, Finland. |