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The Man Who Died | Antti Tuomainen
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#two4Tuesday Thanks @TheSpineView for the tag!

1) a cup of black tea with honey in the morning and after dinner, cuddles with my cat

2) persistence in the face of death and just about everything else!

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The Man Who Died | Antti Tuomainen
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This is an oddly entertaining and satisfying murder mystery—the victim performing his own investigation to find his murderer while trying to save his organic mushroom business against a fierce competitor in this quiet Finnish hamlet. Jaakko has been poisoned over a long period of time such that he became used to it while it damaged all of his internal organs. He‘s on borrowed time. And does he ever make use of it. There are only two suspects ⬇️

Texreader but the ending is still a big surprise. And he has only one real goal other than seeing his murderer come to justice—saving his little business, a full time job given the snazzy new mushroom business down the road with its spanking new equipment and outbidding all his employees to come work there. While not rollicking funny it‘s truly entertaining. I found myself rooting for Jaakko even when he wasn‘t making the best decisions. Will he survive? ⬇️ 5h
Texreader Sadly no. He really is the victim of a murder (the title of the book is a dead giveaway). But before he goes, he‘s going to take care of business. I‘d really like to read more by this author if his books have been translated and made available in the US. #Finland #foodandlit @Catsandbooks #letterM #Christmasatoz #xmaschacha #wintergames @StayCurious (edited) 5h
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When your Finnish sister-in-law and her mother agree your attempt at a Finnish recipe is spot-on. 🎉🎊

#Finland #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

TheBookHippie ♥️👏🏻♥️ 2d
lil1inblue 💙🤍💙 2d
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2d
AnnCrystal 🥳😋😎👍💝. 2d
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Tonight I tried making “PANNU KAKKU (FINNISH OVEN PANCAKE)” for #Finland for #foodandlit. It was ummm, good, but very sweet. Maybe not the best breakfast-for-dinner plan. So we ordered pizza. We will try the remaining Finnish sweets I ordered another day while we all recover from the sugar high here. @Catsandbooks

TheBookHippie Looks yum. 2d
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The Man Who Died | Antti Tuomainen
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The Witch Hunter | Max Seeck
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The local police have their hands full when a famous author‘s wife is found dead in what appears to be a ritual murder. Multiple murders later, it seems they are linked…someone is looking for and killing witches. But oddly they seem to have a role in their own murders. So for most of the book, the police are following this very logical conclusion…until it goes off the rails in an almost completely different t direction. Sadly this feels like 2 ⬇️

Texreader plots smushed together. The resolution seems to try to continue with the witchcraft theory while playing another context. Confused? Yea, me too. Meanwhile, there is a side story taking place some time ago in Venice and the primary detective. I‘m puzzled while she‘s concerned a hot-shot detective when the other cops almost always have to snap her out of some daydream. Before before the book goes off the rails, it‘s a complex and well-written ⬇️ 3d
Texreader mystery and for that it‘s a pick, barely. I think the author tries to do too much with this first in a series and he really didn‘t know how to conclude the book & took off on a tangent to solve the murders. (edited) 3d
LiseWorks I totally agree, I was a little confused too! 3d
TheSpineView Excellent! 🤩📖📚 3d
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The Man Who Died | Antti Tuomainen
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Lunakay
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My Finland reading list for #foodandlit!
As usual, I enjoyed Paasilinna. Although this book is not my favourite, I got really emotional with the Christmas themed ending. The story is about a recently deceased man who learns how to be a ghost in the afterlife.👻

The Xenophobe's guide to Finland was a quick and fun read about some of the cultural particularities that are unique to this country.

@Catsandbooks @Texreader

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I made pyttipanna (or pyttipannu) using the Moomins cookbook 😁: it's fish, potatoes and onions fried together, and served with beetroot, gherkins and a fried egg. Easy comfort food!
(French readers will notice a spelling mistake on the page 🙄)
#Finland #FoodandLit
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LiseWorks I'm sorry but fish and eggs shouldn't go together lol 7d
Kitta Shouldn‘t it be legumes? Not legume I‘m trying to learn French! 7d
Dilara @LiseWorks LOL I was more worried about the fried egg and pickle combo! (but it was fine 😁) 7d
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Dilara @Kitta That's right. It should be “légumes“, to agree with “aux“ which is a plural article 😁 (edited) 7d
Kitta @Dilara 😀 I got it right!! 7d
Adventures_of_a_French_Reader @Dilara J'ai le même livre à la maison ;) Il contient des recettes sympas. 7d
Dilara @Adventures_of_a_French_Reader Avant que je rende le livre à la bibliothèque, tu as des recettes à me recommander ? 😁 6d
Adventures_of_a_French_Reader @Dilara perso, j'aime bien l'omelette aux oignons, les spaghetti bien poivrés et le gâteau aux épices (je l'ai fait sans airelles et il était très bon). Tu peux prendre des photos des recettes que tu veux tester aussi ;) 6d
Dilara @Adventures_of_a_French_Reader Merci ! Je poste une photo et je te tague si je me lance 😁 5d
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