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Dark, gripping and hilarious  Tuomainen is the Carl Hiaasen of the fjords' \u003cstrong\u003eMartyn Waites\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cem\u003eThe Rabbit Factor\u003c\/em\u003e is a triumph, a joyous, feel-good antidote to troubled times' \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Wignall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinland's greatest export \u003cstrong\u003eM.J. Arlidge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rabbit Factor\u003c\/em\u003e is an astounding read. 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