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A Hitchcockian psychological thriller from Finland's top crime writer, about a son's search for the truth about his mother's disappearance

About the Author

Antti Tuomainen was born in Finland in 1971 and lives in Helsinki. His novel The Healer was awarded the Clue Award for Best Finnish Crime Novel. Bestselling author Sofi Oksanen has said of Tuomainen's work- 'The ability to use all the tricks of crime fiction and all the tools of poetry makes Tuomainen's work unique.'

Reviews

Dark As My Heart, the most lauded Finnish crime novel of recent years, lives up to its acclaim
*The Times*

A dark and thrilling book with unexpected twists.
*Weltexpres (Germany)*

The king of Helsinki Noir... The novel soon brings James Ellroy to mind, more specifically the brilliant My Dark Places, where Ellroy tries to make sense of his murdered mother's fate
*Aamulehti (Finland)*

Here is an international crime sensation, a wordsmith who delivers macabre details and close observations in a clear-cut and poetic voice. A dense crime mystery.
*Dagsavisen (Norway)*

Within the framework of an intricate plot sure to delight every puzzle loving crime enthusiast, unfolds a sensitive and multi-layered story
*Aftenposten (Norway*

Dark As My Heart is first and foremost a strong psychological story of obsessions and the ways they manifest themselves. Of sorrow and longing. Of revenge and pain. Tuomainen's writing is excruciatingly suspenseful, with a rough masculinity, and yet so beautiful
*Rakkaudesta kirjoihin (Finland)*

A breathtaking journey between a deserted estate by the water and a wintery Helsinki." ????
*Politiken*

Antti Tuomainen is a poet as well as one of Finland’s most successful crime writers. Dark As My Heart… had a rapturous reception in his home country, where a Finnish crime novel since 2000… The novel contains passages of lyrical intensity, along with bloody scenes that would not be out of place in a Jacobean revenge drama
*Sunday Times*

Scandinavian crime fiction has a reputation for being a class apart, and this gripping Finnish psychological thriller displays the finest hallmarks of the genre.
*Mail on Sunday*

A novel as icy as Helsinki itself, Tuomainen delivers a dark, chilly and evocatively written novel of obsession and twisted emotion.
*Daily Mail*