The Beaver Theory

Antti Tuomainen

Orenda Books

The Beaver Theory

Antti Tuomainen

Orenda Books

Henri Koskinen, intrepid insurance mathematician and adventure-park entrepreneur, firmly believes in the power of common sense and order. That is until he moves in with painter Laura Helanto and her daughter…

As Henri realises he has inadvertently become part of a group of local dads, a competing adventure park is seeking to expand their operations, not always sticking to the law in the process…

Is it possible to combine the increasingly dangerous world of the adventure-park business with the unpredictability of life in a blended family? At first glance, the two appear to have only one thing in common: neither deals particularly well with a mounting body count.

In order to solve this seemingly impossible conundrum, Henri is forced to step far beyond the mathematical precision of his comfort zone … and the stakes have never been higher…

Warmly funny, quirky, touching, and a nail-biting triumph of a thriller, The Beaver Theory is the final instalment in the award-winning Rabbit Factor Trilogy, as Henri encounters the biggest challenge of his career, with hair-raising results…

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Steve Carell

Translated by David Hackston.

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Antti Tuomainen is a multi-award-winning author from Finland. He 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 and a TV series, shortlisting for the Petrona and Last Laugh Awards. Palm Beach, Finland was an immense success, with The Times calling Tuomainen ‘the funniest writer in Europe’, and Little Siberia was shortlisted for the Capital Crime Readers Awards and the CWA International Dagger, won the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel, and will be coming to Netflix in 2025. The Rabbit Factor Trilogy is in production for an Amazon series, starring Steve Carell.

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