Cold Nerves, Hot Blood (Kylmät hermot, kuuma veri)

A dazzling novel about strength, bravery, and the power of magic set in a war-torn Finland.

A midwife accused of being a witch predicts that Antti Jalmari will die on July 12, 1990. The lives of Antti and his close circle follow the twists and turns of Finland’s long struggle for independence.

During the Finnish Prohibition years (1920-1933), ten- year-old Antti “fishes” with women for the devil, and finds his fortune selling threshing machines filled with secret cargo on the black market. Armed with the knowledge that he’s set to live a long life, Kokkoluoto fearlessly serves in both the Winter and Continuation Wars. During the interim peace, he has time to marry a Finnish maiden. At the dawn of Ankara’s peace, the cold-headed Antti is involved in a weapons hiding operation. Antti organizes a gala on the predicted day of his death, and a thousand guests arrive. But will the prophecy come true or does the cold-headed, fiery-souled hero still live among us?

Title: Cold Nerves, Hot Blood (Kylmät hermot, kuuma veri)
Published: 2006

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