{"product_id":"9781617752414","title":"Helsinki Noir","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers should be prepared to keep the lights on at night after finishing this unnerving collection.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gripping collection...Whether you are already a fan of the gloomy Finns or are new to the uniquely sinister aspect of Scandinavian literature, this book will provide steady entertainment.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eReviewing the Evidence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a good collection of all kinds of stories.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJourney of a Bookseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mystery and true crime readers will appreciate the styles from all over the world, and embrace the darkness that every culture shares--no matter how hard they try to hide it.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMom Read It\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaunched with the summer '04 award-winning best seller \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing brand-new stories by:\u003c\/b\u003e Leena Lehtolainen, Johanna Holmström, James Thompson, Antti Tuomainen, Jesse Itkonen, Joe L. Murr, Jukka Petäjä, Tapani Bagge, Pekka Hiltunen, Teemu Käskinen, Tuomas Lius, Riikka Ala-Harja, Karo Hämäläinen, and Jarkko Sipila.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the introduction by James Thompson:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Finland, the myths and truths. Internationally, it has a reputation as perhaps the best place in the world to live. A great economy. A low crime rate. Good and nearly cost-free health care. The needy are provided for by the state and live in reasonable comfort. Finns: peaceful and quiet people, living in the perfect example of a social democracy functioning as it should. A tourist, or even a person who has lived here for a length of time, might well view Finland as such. There is some truth to this, but like every country, Finland has many truths...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinland is, like the theme so often explored in \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e, a parallel universe in which, on the surface, all seems normal, but under that shell lie vast differences...As this book demonstrates, Finland is a noir nation [and] this anthology is, I believe, the best representation of Finnish noir ever offered to the international community. Every word rings true. It holds Finland up in a way that not only exposes this wonderful and fascinating country to the world, but acts as a mirror that reflects its people and culture in a way every Finn will recognize, vocalizing those truths that are so seldom spoken here amongst ourselves.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018549936368,"sku":"9781617752414","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617752414_p0.jpg?v=1769904922","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617752414","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}