Antti Tuomainen
1971
Antti Tuomainen is an award-winning mystery author from Finland that made his debut into the International mystery world with his novel “The Healer” first published in 2010. It was his third novel and it went on to be shortlisted for the Glass Key Award and won the Best Finnish Crime Novel of 2011. He was crowned the ‘King of Helsinki Noir’ by the Finnish Press when he published “Dark As My Heart” in 2013. Tuomainen writes with an evocative and piercing style that challenged the conventional Scandinavian crime mystery formula. It is this style combined with a hilarious, poignant and dark writing that made his novels international bestsellers, far surpassing many other Scandinavian authors that came before him. He is known for combining all manner of writing styles including dark, moody noir alongside a dark laconic sense of humor. For instance, while he was known for dark mystery, a critic from the Times in reviewing Palm Beach, Finland called him the funniest author in Europe.