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4866402The Healerhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-healer-9780805095555/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3902809/fb285da5-1c11-40b1-aca2-3621f1941c30.jpg?v=638472512454030000174200MXNHenry Holt and Co.InStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>In this award-winning dystopian crime novel, one man searches for his missing wife in a futuristic Helsinki struggling with climate change.</strong></p><p>Its two days before Christmas and Helsinki is battling a ruthless climate catastrophe: subway tunnels are flooded; abandoned vehicles are left burning in the streets; the authorities have issued warnings about malaria, tuberculosis, Ebola, and the plague. People are fleeing to the far north of Finland and Norway where conditions are still tolerable. Social order is crumbling, and private security firms have undermined the police force. Tapani Lehtinen, a struggling poet, is among the few still able and willing to live in the city.</p><p>When Tapanis beloved wife, Johanna, a newspaper journalist, goes missing, he embarks on a frantic hunt for her. Johannas disappearance seems to be connected to a story she was researching about a politically motivated serial killer known as The Healer. Desperate to find Johanna, Tapanis search leads him to uncover secrets from her past. Secrets that connect her to the very murders she was investigating . . .</p><p><em>The Healer</em> is set in desperate times, forcing Tapani to take desperate measures in order to find his true love. Written in an engrossingly dense but minimal language, Antti Tuomainens <em>The Healer</em> is a story of survival, loyalty, and determination. Even when the world is coming to an end, love and hope endure.</p><p><strong>Praise for <em>The Healer</em></strong></p><p>Tapanis amatuer sleuthing is all the more fascinating in light of the unimaginable barriers posed by the changing city, with inhabitants focused on their own survival. Readers attracted either to dystopian fiction or to Scandinavian crime will find gold here: Tuomainens spare, nostalgic style emphasizes the definitive nature of climate catastrophe, where neither revolution nor cure offers respite. <em>Booklist</em> (starred review)</p>...3764192The Healer174200https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-healer-9780805095555/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3902809/fb285da5-1c11-40b1-aca2-3621f1941c30.jpg?v=638472512454030000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20139780805095555_W3siaWQiOiJlYjJmMzRjZS1lODQ1LTQwMjctYmYyZi1jNDQ1ODE4Y2JhM2QiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjIwMCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjI2LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjE3NCwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMDQtMTdUMTM6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780805095555_<p><strong>One mans search for his missing wife in a dystopian futuristic Helsinki that is struggling with ruthless climate change</strong></p><p>Its two days before Christmas and Helsinki is battling a ruthless climate catastrophe: subway tunnels are flooded; abandoned vehicles are left burning in the streets; the authorities have issued warnings about malaria, tuberculosis, Ebola, and the plague. People are fleeing to the far north of Finland and Norway where conditions are still tolerable. Social order is crumbling and private security firms have undermined the police force. Tapani Lehtinen, a struggling poet, is among the few still able and willing to live in the city.</p><p>When Tapanis beloved wife, Johanna, a newspaper journalist, goes missing, he embarks on a frantic hunt for her. Johannas disappearance seems to be connected to a story she was researching about a politically motivated serial killer known as "The Healer." Desperate to find Johanna, Tapanis search leads him to uncover secrets from her past. Secrets that connect her to the very murders she was investigating...<br /><em>The Healer</em> is set in desperate times, forcing Tapani to take desperate measures in order to find his true love. Written in an engrossingly dense but minimal language, Antti Tuomainens <em>The Healer</em> is a story of survival, loyalty, and determination. Even when the world is coming to an end, love and hope endure.</p>...(*_*)9780805095555_<p><strong>In this award-winning dystopian crime novel, one man searches for his missing wife in a futuristic Helsinki struggling with climate change.</strong></p><p>Its two days before Christmas and Helsinki is battling a ruthless climate catastrophe: subway tunnels are flooded; abandoned vehicles are left burning in the streets; the authorities have issued warnings about malaria, tuberculosis, Ebola, and the plague. People are fleeing to the far north of Finland and Norway where conditions are still tolerable. Social order is crumbling, and private security firms have undermined the police force. Tapani Lehtinen, a struggling poet, is among the few still able and willing to live in the city.</p><p>When Tapanis beloved wife, Johanna, a newspaper journalist, goes missing, he embarks on a frantic hunt for her. Johannas disappearance seems to be connected to a story she was researching about a politically motivated serial killer known as The Healer. Desperate to find Johanna, Tapanis search leads him to uncover secrets from her past. Secrets that connect her to the very murders she was investigating . . .</p><p><em>The Healer</em> is set in desperate times, forcing Tapani to take desperate measures in order to find his true love. Written in an engrossingly dense but minimal language, Antti Tuomainens <em>The Healer</em> is a story of survival, loyalty, and determination. Even when the world is coming to an end, love and hope endure.</p><p><strong>Praise for <em>The Healer</em></strong></p><p>Tapanis amatuer sleuthing is all the more fascinating in light of the unimaginable barriers posed by the changing city, with inhabitants focused on their own survival. Readers attracted either to dystopian fiction or to Scandinavian crime will find gold here: Tuomainens spare, nostalgic style emphasizes the definitive nature of climate catastrophe, where neither revolution nor cure offers respite. <em>Booklist</em> (starred review)</p>...9780805095555_Henry Holt and Co.libro_electonico_9780805095555_9780805095555Antti TuomainenInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-322ed652-9f50-4be9-90ca-72d4fa246098.epub2013-05-14T00:00:00+00:00Henry Holt and Co.