ONE OF FALL'S MOST ANTICIPATED READS—New York Times, Vulture, BookPage, Kirkus Reviews, and more

From the New York Times bestselling author and advice columnist, a poignant and funny debut novel about the residents of a women’s hotel in 1960s New York City.

The Biedermeier might be several rungs lower on the ladder than the real-life Barbizon, but its residents manage to occupy one another nonetheless. There’s Katherine, the first-floor manager, lightly cynical and more than lightly suggestible. There’s Lucianne, a workshy party girl caught between the love of comfort and an instinctive bridling at convention, Kitty the sponger, Ruth the failed hairdresser, and Pauline the typesetter. And there’s Stephen, the daytime elevator operator and part-time Cooper Union student.

The residents give up breakfast, juggle competing jobs at rival presses, abandon their children, get laid off from the telephone company, attempt to retrain as stenographers, all with the shared awareness that their days as an institution are numbered, and they’d better make the most of it while it lasts.

As trenchant as the novels of Dawn Powell and Rona Jaffe and as immersive as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Lessons in Chemistry, Women’s Hotel is a modern classic—and it is very, very funny.

When Finnish mushroom entrepreneur Jaakko discovers that he has been slowly poisoned, he sets out to find his would-be murderer ... with dark and hilarious results. The critically acclaimed standalone thriller from the King of Helsinki Noir... ***Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year*** ***Shortlisted for the CrimeFest Last Laugh Award***

'Right up there with the best'

Times Literary Supplement

'Deftly plotted, poignant and perceptive in its wry reflections on mortality and very funny'

Irish Times

'Told in a darkly funny, deadpan style ... The result is a rollercoaster read in which the farce has some serious and surprisingly philosophical underpinnings'

Guardian

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A successful entrepreneur in the mushroom industry, Jaakko Kaunismaa is a man in his prime. At just thirty-seven years of age, he is shocked when his doctor tells him that he's dying. What's more, the cause is discovered to be prolonged exposure to toxins; in other words, someone has slowly but surely been poisoning him. Determined to find out who wants him dead, Jaakko embarks on a suspenseful rollercoaster journey full of unusual characters, bizarre situations and unexpected twists. With a nod to Fargo and the best elements of the Scandinavian noir tradition,

The Man Who Died

is a page-turning thriller brimming with the blackest comedy surrounding life and death, and love and betrayal, marking a stunning new departure for the King of Helsinki Noir. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 'The deadpan icy sensibility of Nordic noir is combined here with warm-blooded, often surreal, humour. Like the death cap mushroom, Tuomainen's dark story manages to be as delicious as it is toxic'

Sunday Express

'An offbeat jewel ... relentlessly funny'

Don Crinklaw,

Publishers Weekly

'A bizarre, twisty, darkly comic novel about a man investigating his own murder ... a tightly paced Scandinavian thriller with a wicked sense of humour'

Foreword Reviews

'Smart, sensitive, and engaging, and guaranteed to be unlike anything else in your crime fiction library ... the perfect blend of thrills, investigation, character development, and comedy'

Crime by the Book

'Hugely entertaining and satisfying ... like Carl Hiassen transported to Finland. It's full of black comedy and has an unlikely hero in Jaakko, who you'll root for to the very end'

Kevin Wignall, author of

A Death in Sweden

'A delightful mad caper of a story, which will make readers snort out loud with laughter and would have made an excellent 1930s screwball comedy directed by Frank Capra'

Crime Fiction Lover

'Combines a startlingly clever opening, a neat line in dark humour and a unique Scandinavian sensibility. A fresh and witty read'

Chris Ewan, author of

Safe House

'Dark and thrilling, funny and intelligent, this Fargo-like novel contains lethal doses of humour ... and mushrooms'

Sofi Oksanen, author of 

Purge

‘A book I will never forget’ 

Matt Wesolowski

‘This one is a winner right from the first sentence’ 

Booklist

‘Antti Tuomainen is a wonderful writer, whose characters, plots and atmosphere are masterfully drawn’ 

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

‘An original and darkly funny thriller with a Coen Brothers-esque feel & tremendous style’ 

Eva Dolan

Time travel fans will love this fresh new approach to the genre - the first in an epic series by bestselling author Jason Ayres.

The story begins with the discovery of the very first Time Bubble beneath a railway line, kicking off a life-changing series of adventures.At first, it's just a bit of fun, jumping a few seconds into the future. Soon things take a more serious turn as the leaps in time increase in duration. When a teenage girl goes missing, and the police become involved, suspicion falls on her boyfriend. How can he explain where she is? Will anyone believe him?The Time Bubble is the first part of a hugely popular series (over 100,000 copies sold) exploring the time travel genre in original and innovative ways. The novels follow the main characters from youth to middle age as they jump forwards, backwards, and sideways into alternate worlds.

Readers are loving The Time Bubble:

‘This book has everything you'd expect from a rollicking good read - adventure, mystery, science fiction and even romance. If you are looking for the proverbial 'page-turner' then this is for you.’ Reader Review ?????‘I devoured this and the next 5 in the series in one week. Now on book 12 and hoping that more will be published! I have been raving about these books since I started on this one. If you like time travel, multi universes, paradoxes, humour and the 1980s/90s you will love these books.’ Reader Review ?????‘Excellent tale of time travel. The characters are brilliant and believable almost as though you have known them for years. Well worth reading, now onto the next in the series.’ Reader Review ?????‘Jason Ayres has come up with a fantastic idea around which the book unfolds. The characters and plot are well-rounded. I want more and luckily he has written a number of follow-up books I can't wait to read.’ Reader Review ?????