Loukko by 
Original title: Pallokala
Author: Heikki Valkama
Published: 2017
Publisher: Tammi
Genre: Crime & Suspense
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English samole & synopsis
Rei Shimura meets Masterchef in this debut thriller set in Tokyo.
When Riku Mäki, a Finnish celebrity chef, is invited to a cooking contest in Japan, he is concerned that he will be heavily outperformed by the other contestants. What he should be worried about is fugu, the lethally poisonous puffer fish that someone is buying from the market with bad intentions. Mix in the yakuza and the dish is ready to be served.
Fugu is a culinary thriller set in Tokyo told from alternating perspectives. The story is decorated with a delightful array of detail reminiscent of Hideo Yokoyama’s SixFour, transporting the reader to the Japanese capital.
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