Described by critics as the “King of Helsinki Noir”, Antti Tuomainen was an award-winning copywriter before making his debut as a suspense author in 2007. Combining a piercing and evocative thriller style with his trademark dark, offbeat humour (The Times called him “the funniest writer in Europe”), his books challenge the Scandinavian crime-genre formula and have won him both legions of readers, and the attention of the screen world.
Now published in 28 languages, his most recent book, The Burning Stones was listed as Book of the Year in The Sunday Times and The Guardian, and TV and film adaptations of his other work abound.
Little Siberia premiered in a major Netflix adaptation in early 2025; The Rabbit Factor is in production for Amazon Studios starring Steve Carell, and an adaptation of The Man Who Died is currently streaming internationally, with a second series on the way.
Adam Dudding meets this unique and in-demand writer in his first appearance at the Festival.
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