Helsinki Noir by James Thompson

Helsinki Noir by James Thompson

Readers should be prepared to keep the lights on at night after finishing this unnerving collection.
--Publishers Weekly

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.
--Reviewing the Evidence

This is a good collection of all kinds of stories.
--Journey of a Bookseller

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.
--Mom Read It

Launched with the summer '04 award-winning best seller Brooklyn Noir, 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.

Featuring brand-new stories by: Leena Lehtolainen, Johanna Holmstr m, James Thompson, Antti Tuomainen, Jesse Itkonen, Joe L. Murr, Jukka Pet j , Tapani Bagge, Pekka Hiltunen, Teemu K skinen, Tuomas Lius, Riikka Ala-Harja, Karo H m l inen, and Jarkko Sipila.

From the introduction by James Thompson:

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.

Finland is, like the theme so often explored in Star Trek, 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.

One night of the year of 2014 James A. Thompson awaken with this short book on his heart and mind, it was if he had seen a movie film or play, after sharing parts of the book among friends whom seem to take a interest of the story, and in one day in a journal book he wrote the walk of the man. Years past the book sat as James A Thompson did research on how to publish the book for he had never done such a task he also qualified the book with possible true life events, creating fictional characters. Events of life delayed the publication and editing, yet The Walk of A Man kept burning in his heart like a flame. Cast your own shadow and follow it for you will know where you are going, if you walk in another person shadow you have to follow them and they may lead you to path ways that you may regret is one of the many quotes he says. His credentials are very diverse and is no stranger to hard work, he can and has become all things to friends and people who he meets.

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ISBN 13	9781617752414
ISBN 10	161775241X
Title	Helsinki Noir
Author	James Thompson
Series	Akashic Noir Series
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Akashic Books,U.S.
Year published	2014-11-20
Number of pages	288
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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