Arttu Tuominen voted top crime author by The Finnish Whodunnit Society!

For the 40th anniversary of the Finnish Whodunnit Society, the organization held a popular vote for favorite crime author, and out of 1,137 authors, #1 was Arttu Tuominen! The Finnish Whodunnit Society, founded in 1984, brings together crime fiction and detective stories enthusiasts. Their purpose is to promote crime literature. Their magazine publishes four times a year, and they often host talks and events with author guests like our very own Max Seeck and Martta Kaukonen!

Featured praise for Book 6 of the River Delta series: THE STAGER

The Stager is a top-notch showcase by an experienced, yet anything-but-predictable writer, demonstrating that when you have the skill, you can do anything. The book’s tension builds moment by moment toward the anticipated final bang…
–Kai Hirvasnoro, Kansan Uutiset

About THE STAGER:

A serial killer wants to be a director. You too can end up on stage. In Arttu Tuominen’s chilling detective story, the curtain is a guillotine.

A family – father, mother and primary school-age daughter – is watching TV together on a remote forest farm. The dog is lounging peacefully on the carpet at the family’s feet. What could be more idyllic? Except that they have all been killed and embalmed.

Soon another family is found, equally immortalized. Henrik Oksman, Jari Paloviita and Linda Toivonen of the Pori criminal police unit, under the leadership of Susanna Manner, quickly realize there’s a serial killer on the move who finds the presentation of the victims more important than the murders themselves.

The police will find out they too have roles written for them in this cruel play. Will everyone make it to the end of the show?

Can be read as a standalone!

Click here to download all materials for THE STAGER and the rest of the RIVER DELTA series.