Insurance mathematician Henri has his life under control, when a man from the past appears and a shady trio take over the adventure park? s equipment supply company ? Things are messier than ever in the absurdly funny, heart-stoppingly tense second instalment in Antti Tuomainen? s bestselling series?

? In these uncertain times, what better hero than an actuary?' Chris Brookmyre

? One of those rare writers who manages to deftly balance intrigue, noir and a deliciously ironic sense of humour ? a delight? Vaseem Khan

? What a book! Antti has managed to put the fun into funerals and take it out of fun fairs in a gripping nail-biter ? a thrilling and hilarious read? Liz Nugent
**Soon to be a major motion picture starring Steve Carell**

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Insurance mathematician Henri Koskinen has finally restored order both to his life and to YouMeFun, the adventure park he now owns, when a man from the past appears ? and turns everything upside down again. More problems arise when the park? s equipment supplier is taken over by a shady trio, with confusing demands. Why won? t Toy of Finland Ltd sell the new Moose Chute to Henri when he needs it as the park? s main attraction?

Meanwhile, Henri? s relationship with artist Laura has reached breaking point, and, in order to survive this new chaotic world, he must push every calculation to its limits, before it? s too late?

Absurdly funny, heart-stoppingly poignant and full of nail-biting suspense, The Moose Paradox is the second instalment in the critically acclaimed, pitch-perfect Rabbit Factor Trilogy and things are messier than ever?

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? Finnish crime maestro Antti Tuomainen is unique in the Scandi-crime genre, infusing his crime narratives with the darkest humour ? [his] often hilarious, chaotic narrative never vitiates the novel? s nicely tuned tension? Financial Times

? Enter hitmen, serendipity, offbeat comedy and the reappearance of literally the last person Henri expects to see ? unlike anything else out there? The Times

? A thriller with black comedy worthy of Nabokov? Telegraph Book of the Year
Praise for The Rabbit Factor Trilogy
**Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger**
**Shortlisted for the Last Laugh Award**

? The antic novels of Antti Tuomainen prove that comedy is not lost in translation ? Tuomainen, like Carl Hiaasen before him, has the knack of combining slapstick with genuine emotion? The Times

'The funniest writer in Europe, and one of the very finest ? original and brilliant story-telling' Helen FitzGerald

? British readers might think they know what to expect from Nordic noir: a tortured detective, a bleak setting, a brutal crime that shakes a small community. Finnish crime novelist Tuomainen turns all of this on its head ? The ear of a giant plastic rabbit becomes a key weapon. It only gets darker and funnier? Guardian

? Dark, gripping and hilarious ? Tuomainen is the Carl Hiaasen of the fjords' Martyn Waites

? A triumph, a joyous, feel-good antidote to troubled times' Kevin Wignall

? Finland's greatest export? M.J. Arlidge

'You don? t expect to laugh when you? re reading about terrible crimes, but that? s what you? ll do when you pick up one of Tuomainen? s decidedly quirky thrillers' New York Times

? Tuomainen is the funniest writer in Europe? The Times

? Right up there with the best? Times Literary Supplement

? Tuomainen continues to carve out his own niche in the chilly tundras of northern? Daily Express