A review by kaz_loves_books
The Beaver Theory by Antti Tuomainen

mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Here’s my review for The Beaver Theory by Antti Tuomainen

I got into this book straight away and really enjoyed reading this superb crime book with a twist! The plot was a terrific one with a vast array of characters and a different setting to one that I have ever read. I’m a bit late to the party on this trilogy but I now want to read the other two books in the series and I’m really looking forward to reading them as well. I can really recommend this book to anyone who loves a crime thriller as Henri sets out to find a murderer rather than be cast as a murderer himself. I found I could read the book fine although I hadn’t read the other two books as well. I loved the characters in this novel as they made the book stand out more to me as well as the outstanding writing. The prose was just brilliant even though it had been translated and everything was so well explained it made for a great read with some vivid pictures made in my creative mind! I loved this book!

Blurb 👍

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…
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…
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.
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…
Warmly funny, quirky, touching, and a nail-biting triumph of a thriller, The Beaver Theory is the final instalment in the award-winning Rabbit Factor Trilogy, as Henri encounters the biggest challenge of his career, with hair-raising results…