The Healer - Couverture souple

Tuomainen, Antti

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1846555884 ISBN 13 : 9781846555886

Editeur : Harvill Secker, 2013

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Chilling.clever, atmospheric and wonderfully imaginative' Sunday Mirror

What would you do for the woman you love?

It's two days before Christmas and Helsinki is battling ruthless climate catastrophe: subway tunnels are flooded; the streets are full of abandoned vehicles and private security firms have undermined the police force. Tapani Lehtinen, a struggling poet, is among the few still willing to live in the city.

When Tapani's journalist wife Johanna goes missing, he embarks on a frantic hunt for her. Johanna's disappearance seems to be connected to a story she was researching about a serial killer known as 'The Healer'. Determined to find Johanna, Tapani's search leads him to uncover secrets from her past: secrets that connect her to the very murders she was investigating...

'Thrillingly atmospheric' Liz Jensen

'Tuomainen's book is set in the near future, but nothing here is less than frighteningly plausible...A crime novel, yes - but it's the surefooted rendition of rain-washed urban decay that will stay in the mind of most readers' Barry Forshaw, Independent

Présentation de l'éditeur :

It's two days before Christmas and Helsinki is battling ruthless climate catastrophe: subway tunnels are flooded; abandoned vehicles are burning in the streets. People are fleeing to the far north where conditions are still tolerable. Social order is crumbling and private security firms have undermined the police force. Tapani Lehtinen, a struggling poet, is among the few still willing to live in the city.

When Tapani's wife Johanna, a journalist, goes missing, he embarks on a frantic hunt for her. Johanna's disappearance seems to be connected to a story she was researching about a politically motivated serial killer known as 'The Healer'. Determined to find Johanna, Tapani's search leads him to uncover secrets from her past: secrets that connect her to the very murders she was investigating...

The Healer is set in desperate times, forcing Tapani to take desperate measures in order to find his beloved. Atmospheric and moving, The Healer is a story of survival, loyalty and determination. Even when the world is coming to an end, love and hope endure.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harvill Secker
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1846555884
• ISBN 13: 9781846555886
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256