Today I'm delighted to welcome
ANTTI TUOMAINEN
for his The Man Who Died blog tour
to share his BEST OF CRIME ...
... AUTHORS
Elmore
Leonard and Lawrence Block. Great writers who, with the help of a few others,
got me into this writing life.
... FILMS/MOVIES
Fargo. I
recently watched it again and it was even better than I remembered.
... TV DRAMAS
The Wire.
In my mind, still the best television show ever.
... FICTIONAL KILLERS
I probably don't have one.
I probably don't have one.
... FICTIONAL DETECTIVES
Rust Cohle
from TV show True Detective, season
1. Played pitch-perfect by Matthew McConaughey, Rust Cohle is the ultimate
self-destructive, philosophical detective and the smartest guy in any room.
... MURDER WEAPONS
There is a scene in my new book The Man Who Died in which the character has a self-inflicted accident with a samurai sword. That one is pretty good, if I say so myself.
There is a scene in my new book The Man Who Died in which the character has a self-inflicted accident with a samurai sword. That one is pretty good, if I say so myself.
... DEATH SCENES
Charles
Willeford surprised me when I was young. In his novel Miami Blues, the psychopath arriving in Miami kills a Hare Krishna
man by twisting his finger.
... BLOGS/WEBSITES
www.stevenpressfield.com Pressfield has some
very interesting things to say about writing and especially about working as a
professional writer.
... WRITING TIPS
Write every
day. Set realistic goals. Finish what you started. Learn from others.
... WRITING SNACKS
Apples.
They're great. Eating an apple is the perfect break, both timewise and
energetically. Just make sure you get ones with plenty of delicious crunch.
About ANTTI TUOMAINEN
Finnish
Antti Tuomainen (b. 1971) 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. The Finnish press
labelled The Healer – the story of a writer desperately searching for
his missing wife in a post-apocalyptic Helsinki – ‘unputdownable’. Two years
later in 2013 they crowned Tuomainen ‘The King of Helsinki Noir’ when Dark
as My Heart was published. The Mine, published in 2016, was an
international bestseller. All of his books have been optioned for TV/film. With
his piercing and evocative style, Tuomainen is one of the first to challenge
the Scandinavian crime genre formula, and The Man Who Died sees him at
his literary best.
Find Antti Tuomainen on his website, on his Facebook page and on Twitter - @antti_tuomainen
About THE MAN WHO DIED
Publisher's description
A
successful entrepreneur in the mushroom industry, Jaakko Kaunismaa is a man in
his prime. At just 37 years of age, he is shocked when his doctor tells him
that he’s dying. What is more, the cause is discovered to be prolonged exposure
to toxins; in other words, someone has slowly but surely been poisoning him.
Determined to find out who wants him dead, Jaakko embarks on a suspenseful rollercoaster
journey full of unusual characters, bizarre situations and unexpected
twists.
With a nod to Fargo and the best elements of the Scandinavian
noir tradition, The Man Who Died is a page-turning thriller brimming
with the blackest comedy surrounding life and death, and love and betrayal,
marking a stunning new departure for the King of Helsinki Noir.
Read a snippet of my review
Read a snippet of my review
'It
made me laugh and grimace at times, and also made me sad. It's very different
from anything else I've read in a while, with some brilliant twists that I
really didn't see coming at all.'
To read the rest of my review, click here.
To read the rest of my review, click here.
The Man Who Died is being published by Orenda Books on 10 October 2017.
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