The Beaver Theory

Can everyone's favourite insurance mathematician, Henri, combine the increasingly dangerous world of adventure parks with the unpredictability of blended-family life? He's about to find out in the final instalment of the hilarious, nail-biting Rabbit Factor Trilogy. **xA0; 'A joyous, triumphant conclusion to Tuomainen's trilogy ... the comic thriller of the year'**xA0;Sunday Times**xA0;THRILLER OF THE YEAR **xA0; 'Quirky crime capers don't come more left field than the Rabbit trilogy ... extremely funny, with a wicked line in social satire'**xA0;Daily Mail **xA0; 'One of those rare writers who manages to deftly balance intrigue, noir and a deliciously ironic sense of humour'**xA0;Vaseem Khan **xA0; **xA0;_______ **xA0; Henri Koskinen, intrepid insurance mathematician and adventure-park entrepreneur, firmly believes in the power of common sense and order. That is until he moves in with painter Laura Helanto and her daughter... **xA0; As Henri realises he has inadvertently become part of a group of local dads, a competing adventure park is seeking to expand their operations, not always sticking to the law in the process... **xA0; Is it possible to combine the increasingly dangerous world of the adventure-park business with the unpredictability of life in a blended family? At first glance, the two appear to have only one thing in common: neither deals particularly well with a mounting body count. **xA0; In order to solve this seemingly impossible conundrum, Henri is forced to step far beyond the mathematical precision of his comfort zone ... and the stakes have never been higher... **xA0; Warmly funny, quirky, touching, and a nail-biting triumph of a thriller,**xA0;The Beaver Theory**xA0;is the final instalment in the award-winning Rabbit Factor Trilogy, as Henri encounters the biggest challenge of his career, with hair-raising results... **xA0;Soon to be a major motion picture starring Steve Carell **xA0; --------- **xA0;Praise for the Rabbit Factor Trilogy: **xA0; 'Finland's greatest export'**xA0;M.J. Arlidge **xA0; 'The funniest writer in Europe'**xA0;The Times **xA0; 'Thrilling and warmly human. In these uncertain times, what better hero than an actuary?'**xA0;Chris Brookmyre **xA0; 'Delightfully funny'**xA0;Guardian **xA0; 'Unlike anything else out there'**xA0;The Times **xA0; 'A thrilling and hilarious read'**xA0;Liz Nugent **xA0; 'Charming, funny and clever, this is a novel to cheer up anyone who is finding life a little tough'**xA0;Literary Review **xA0; 'A delight from start to finish'**xA0;Big Issue **xA0; 'Original and brilliant story-telling'**xA0;Helen FitzGerald **xA0; 'A coruscating comedy'**xA0;Sunday Times **xA0; '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'**xA0;New York Times **xA0; 'A refreshing change from the decidedly gloomier crime fiction for which Scandinavia is known'**xA0;Publishers Weekly **xA0; Right up there with the best'**xA0;Times Literary Supplement **xA0; 'A thriller with black comedy worth of Nabokov'**xA0;TelegraphCan everyone's favourite insurance mathematician, Henri, combine the increasingly dangerous world of adventure parks with the unpredictability of blended-family life? He's about to find out in the final instalment of the hilarious, nail-biting Rabbit Factor Trilogy. **xA0; 'A joyous, triumphant conclusion to Tuomainen's trilogy ... the comic thriller of the year'**xA0;Sunday Times**xA0;THRILLER OF THE YEAR **xA0; 'Quirky crime capers don't come more left field than the Rabbit trilogy ... extremely funny, with a wicked line in social satire'**xA0;Daily Mail **xA0; 'One of those rare writers who manages to deftly balance intrigue, noir and a deliciously ironic sense of humour'**xA0;Vaseem Khan **xA0; **xA0;_______ **xA0; Henri Koskinen, intrepid insurance mathematician and adventure-park entrepreneur, firmly believes in the power of common sense and order. That is until he moves in with painter Laura Helanto and her daughter... **xA0; As Henri realises he has inadvertently become part of a group of local dads, a competing adventure park is seeking to expand their operations, not always sticking to the law in the process... **xA0; Is it possible to combine the increasingly dangerous world of the adventure-park business with the unpredictability of life in a blended family? At first glance, the two appear to have only one thing in common: neither deals particularly well with a mounting body count. **xA0; In order to solve this seemingly impossible conundrum, Henri is forced to step far beyond the mathematical precision of his comfort zone ... and the stakes have never been higher... **xA0; Warmly funny, quirky, touching, and a nail-biting triumph of a thriller,**xA0;The Beaver Theory**xA0;is the final instalment in the award-winning Rabbit Factor Trilogy, as Henri encounters the biggest challenge of his career, with hair-raising results... **xA0;Soon to be a major motion picture starring Steve Carell **xA0; --------- **xA0;Praise for the Rabbit Factor Trilogy: **xA0; 'Finland's greatest export'**xA0;M.J. Arlidge **xA0; 'The funniest writer in Europe'**xA0;The Times **xA0; 'Thrilling and warmly human. In these uncertain times, what better hero than an actuary?'**xA0;Chris Brookmyre **xA0; 'Delightfully funny'**xA0;Guardian **xA0; 'Unlike anything else out there'**xA0;The Times **xA0; 'A thrilling and hilarious read'**xA0;Liz Nugent **xA0; 'Charming, funny and clever, this is a novel to cheer up anyone who is finding life a little tough'**xA0;Literary Review **xA0; 'A delight from start to finish'**xA0;Big Issue **xA0; 'Original and brilliant story-telling'**xA0;Helen FitzGerald **xA0; 'A coruscating comedy'**xA0;Sunday Times **xA0; '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'**xA0;New York Times **xA0; 'A refreshing change from the decidedly gloomier crime fiction for which Scandinavia is known'**xA0;Publishers Weekly **xA0; Right up there with the best'**xA0;Times Literary Supplement **xA0; 'A thriller with black comedy worth of Nabokov'**xA0;Telegraph.