{"product_id":"winter-job-1","title":"Winter Job","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA desperate father’s Christmas promise sparks a wild Finnish road trip involving an antique sofa, unexpected passengers and danger … A darkly humorous and warmly touching suspense novel about friendship, love and death, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Winter Job\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e flies at 120 kilometres an hour straight into the darkest heart of a Finnish winter night. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Another wonderfully lean slice of European noir by one of its finest exponents. As darkly fun as any Coen brothers' offering' \u003cb\u003eVaseem Khan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The king of the humorous crime caper’ \u003cb\u003eAbir Mukherjee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It may seem hard to find good comic crime-writers, but clearly we haven’t been looking in Finland' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe NEW standalone darkly funny, poignant and uber-tense thriller from ‘The funniest writer in Europe’ (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFargo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets Carl Hiassen and Fredrik Backman … via the Coen Brothers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e____\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSofas, secrets and a snowbound road to trouble…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelsinki, 1982. Recently divorced postal worker Ilmari Nieminen has promised his daughter a piano for Christmas, but with six days to go – and no money – he’s desperate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA last-minute job offers a solution: transport a valuable antique sofa to Kilpisjärvi, the northernmost town in Finland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the sofa secured in the back of his van, Ilmari stops at a gas station, and an old friend turns up, offering to fix his faulty wipers, on the condition that he tags along. Soon after, a persistent Saab 96 appears in the rearview mirror. And then a bright-yellow Lada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat’s when Ilmari realises that he is transporting something truly special. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd that’s when Ilmari realises he might be in serious trouble…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA darkly funny and unexpectedly moving thriller about friendship, love and death – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Winter Job\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e tears through the frozen landscape of northern Finland in a beat-up van with bad steering, worse timing, and everything to lose…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Antti Tuomainen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Humour drier than a desert snake’s belly’\u003cb\u003e Ian Moore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘You don’t expect to laugh when you’re reading about terrible crimes, but that’s what you’ll do when you pick up one of Tuomainen’s decidedly quirky thrillers’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Deftly plotted, poignant and perceptive in its wry reflections … and very funny' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e‘Laconic, thrilling and warmly human’ \u003cb\u003eChristopher Brookmyre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Right up there with the best’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Finland's greatest export’ \u003cb\u003eM.J. Arlidge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A refreshing change from the decidedly gloomier crime fiction for which Scandinavia is known’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Fresh and witty’ \u003cb\u003eChris Ewan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Charming, funny and clever’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Thrilling and hilarious’\u003cb\u003e Liz Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A delight from start to finish’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tuomainen has a talent for creating offbeat characters that you can’t help rooting for' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orenda Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57298376982872,"sku":"9781917764346","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/winter-job-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}