{"product_id":"9781917764346","title":"The Winter Job : The darkly funny, touching new thriller from the author of the Netflix hit LITTLE SIBERIA","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Antti Tuomainen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 24 September 2026 by Orenda Books in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 300 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 | 0g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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, The Winter Job flies at 120 kilometres an hour straight into the darkest heart of a Finnish winter night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***WINNER OF THE CWA CRIME IN TRANSLATION DAGGER***`Another wonderfully lean slice of European noir by one of its finest exponents. As darkly fun as any Coen brothers’ offering´ Vaseem Khan`The king of the humorous crime caper´ Abir Mukherjee`With echoes of writers such as Christopher Brookmyre and Carl Hiassen, this is delicious stuff, expertly juggling dark humour and quirky characterisation against the backdrop of a frigid northern landscape´ Financial Times`A quirky, murderous road trip … Imagine blending a Donald Westlake comic mishap caper with some famous Nordic levity, and you might have something like The Winter Job´ Irish TimesThe NEW standalone darkly funny, poignant and uber-tense thriller from `The funniest writer in Europe´ (The Times)Fargo meets Carl Hiassen and Fredrik Backman … via the Coen BrothersSofas, secrets and a snowbound road to trouble…Helsinki, 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…A darkly funny and unexpectedly moving thriller about friendship, love and death – The Winter Job tears through the frozen landscape of northern Finland in a beat-up van with bad steering, worse timing, and everything to lose…`A madcap chase through a bleak winter landscape … damn hilarious and Tuomainen’s dark humour is displayed at its best in what must surely be the best road movie of the year´ CrimeTime`This suspenseful tale of a desperate father’s journey across the frozen landscape is filled with Tuomainen’s trademark dark wit and unexpected thrills. Another winner´ Culturefly`It may seem hard to find good comic crime-writers, but clearly we haven’t been looking in Finland´ Telegraph`Are you ready for the latest dose of dark humour, clever plotting, great characterisation and touching insights into the human soul? … A joy to read´ Nordic Lighthouse`Humour drier than a desert snake’s belly´ Ian Moore`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´ New York Times`Laconic, thrilling and warmly human´ Christopher Brookmyre`Right up there with the best´ Times Literary Supplement`Finland’s greatest export´ M.J. Arlidge`A refreshing change from the decidedly gloomier crime fiction for which Scandinavia is known´ Publishers Weekly`Charming, funny and clever´ Literary Review`Thrilling and hilarious´ Liz Nugent`A delight from start to finish´ Big Issue`Tuomainen has a talent for creating offbeat characters that you can’t help rooting for´ Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57472287244663,"sku":"9781917764346","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781917764346.jpg?v=1789749707","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.live\/products\/9781917764346","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}