With a piercing and evocative style,
Antti Tuomainen 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, 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/Amazon Publishing Readers Awards, the Last Laugh Award, and the CWA International Dagger, and won the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel.
David Hackston is a British translator of Finnish and Swedish literature and drama. Notable publications include
The Dedalus Book of Finnish Fantasy, Maria Peura's coming-of-age novel
At the Edge of Light, Johanna Sinisalo's eco-thriller
Birdbrain, two crime novels by Matti Joensuu, and Kati Hiekkapelto's Anna Fekete series (which currently includes
The Hummingbird, The Defenceless, and
The Exiled, all published by Orenda Books). He also translates Antti Tuomainen's stories.