The Rabbit Factor Trilogy: Volume 0
About this ebook
An insurance mathematician's carefully ordered life is upended when he unexpectedly loses his job and inherits an adventure park ... with criminals, desperate schemes, dangerous enemies, impossibly high stakes and the bewildering chaos of family life. A darkly funny, tense and brilliantly offbeat trilogy from award-winning Finnish author Antti Tuomainen – now in production for the screen, starring Steve Carell.
'The funniest writer in Europe' The Times
'Delightfully funny' Guardian
`A thrilling and hilarious read ́ Liz Nugent
'The king of the humorous crime caper' Abir Mukherjee
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The Rabbit Factor (Book One)
An insurance mathematician's carefully ordered life is turned on its head when he unexpectedly loses his job and inherits an adventure park ... with a whole host of problems. A quirky, tense and warmly funny thriller from award-winning Finnish author Antti Tuomainen, FIRST in a series
The Moose Paradox (Book Two)
Insurance mathematician Henri has his life under control, when a man from the past appears and a shady trio take over the adventure park's equipment supply company ... Things are messier than ever in the absurdly funny, heart-stoppingly tense second instalment in Antti Tuomainen's bestselling series...
The Beaver Theory (Book Three)
Can everyone's favourite insurance mathematician, Henri, combine the increasingly dangerous world of adventure parks with the unpredictability of blended-family life? He's about to find out in the final instalment of the hilarious, nail-biting Rabbit Factor Trilogy.
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Praise for The Rabbit Factor Trilogy
`Finland's greatest export ́ M.J. Arlidge
`Thrilling and warmly human. In these uncertain times, what better hero than an actuary? ́ Chris Brookmyre
`Unlike anything else out there ́ The Times
`Charming, funny and clever, this is a novel to cheer up anyone who is finding life a little tough ́ Literary Review
`A delight from start to finish ́ Big Issue
`Original and brilliant story-telling ́ Helen FitzGerald
`A coruscating comedy ́ Sunday Times
`Right up there with the best ́ Times Literary Supplement
`A thriller with black comedy worth of Nabokov ́ Telegraph
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About the author
Finnish Antti Tuomainen was an award-winning copywriter when we 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.
David Hackston is a British translator of Finnish and Swedish literature and drama. He graduated from University College London in 1999 with a degree in Scandinavian Studies and now lives in Helsinki where he works as a freelance translator. Notable publications include The Dedalus Book of Finnish Fantasy, Maria Peura’s coming-of-age novel At the Edge of Light, Johanna Sinisalo’s eco-thriller Birdbrain and two crime novels by Matti Joensuu. David is currently working on a translation of Riku Korhonen’s latest novel Sleep Close. His drama translations include three plays by Heini Junkkaala, most recently Play it, Billy! (2012) about the life and times of jazz pianist Billy Tipton. David is also a regular contributor to Books from Finland. In 2007 he was awarded the Finnish State Prize for Translation. David is also a professional countertenor and is currently studying early music and performance practice at Helsinki Metropolia University. He is a founding member of the English Vocal Consort of Helsinki.
