"A successful entrepreneur in the mushroom industry, Jaakko Kaunismaa is a man in his prime. At just thirty-seven years of age, he is shocked when his doctor tells him that he’s dying. What's 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."

Orenda Books 2018

To the BookCrossing Convention 2024 in Tampere, have a nice weekend!

kirjakko: Sorry, there is Arttu Tuominen as convention guest speaker, not Antti Tuomainen 😀

The courier is certain this book will picked up, as Tuomainen takes the stage at the Convention.

Edit: Oops, our lecturer will be Arttu Tuominen, not Antti Tuomainen...

I nabbed this even before it had a chance to get to the book buffet. And I know someone who will probably enjoy it after me.

Would you believe it? I have already read this book, but in French, which has a completely different title - The last few metres before the cemetery. I recognized it as soon as I got to the patio scene.
I'm glad I realised that Antii and Arttu were two different people before I went up and asked him to sign someone else's book!

I'm not going to read it again in English because the use of the present tense annoys me, but I remember it as amusing and entertaining.