The creepy, sinister and superb follow-up to the unputdownable The Hypnotist. Joona Linna is back trying to get to the bottom of a series of impossible deaths that he is convinced are murders. Four people look to hold the key to the killings - if he can keep them alive. This is taut high octane stuff and a note of thanks needs to go to the translator who has done a fantastic job.
'One of the most exciting Swedish crime novels of recent years...' GöteborgspostenFrom the bestselling author of The Hypnotist comes the second high-octane thriller featuring Detective Inspector Joona LinnaHe is an artist in terrorThe lifeless body of a young woman is discovered on an abandoned boat. A man is found hanging alone in his apartment.This is his masterpieceShould the deaths be treated as suicide or murder?
'One of the most exciting Swedish crime novels of recent years...' GöteborgspostenFrom the bestselling author of The Hypnotist comes the second high-octane thriller featuring Detective Inspector Joona LinnaHe is an artist in terrorThe lifeless body of a young woman is discovered on an abandoned boat. A man is found hanging alone in his apartment.This is his masterpieceShould the deaths be treated as suicide or murder?
Four people know the answer. But a killer wants them dead.And only one man can destroy itCan Detective Inspector Joona Linna keep them alive long enough to find out the truth?Perfect for fans of Jo NesboPraise for Lars Kepler:'A high-octane, taut thriller' Marie Claire'It doesn't get much better than this' Göteborgsposten'Intricate detective work and heart-ticking suspense' Boston Globe'Kepler's plots are always thrilling' The Sunday Times'Hurtles along ... full of nuanced detail which sets it far above the average thriller ...
You'll be terrified' Evening Standard'Taking Europe by storm...ferocious, visceral storytelling that wraps you in a cloak of darkness' Daily Mail'Deeply scarifying stuff' Independent'Kepler has a direct line to a very dark place in the human soul' Lev Grossman, Time'The reader is ready to sell his own soul for the opportunity to read this book without interruption, at one sitting.' Arbetarbladet'A creepy and compulsive crime thriller.' Mo Hayder'Intelligent, original and chilling Simon Beckett'Kepler matches the great Jo Nesbo for gothic excitement.' Weekend Australian.
'A high-octane, taut thriller... what sets The Nightmare apart from its rivals is the way it has been translated: a pacy, present-tense unravelling of the action that ramps up the sense of peril' Marie Claire
'One of the most exciting Swedish crime novels of recent years...It doesn't get much better than this.' Goteborgsposten
'Once again the authors have succeeded in making themselves stand out in this torrent of Swedish crime novels.' Helsingborgs Dagblad
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About Lars Kepler
A No. 1 bestselling international sensation, Lars Kepler has sold in excess of 1.5 million copies of the Joona Linna series in Sweden alone. Their first thriller, The Hypnotist, has just been released as a film, directed by Lasse Hallström. The Fire Witness is the third thriller in the Joona Linna series following on from The Nightmare in 2012. Lars Kepler is the pseudonym for writing duo, Alexander and Alexandra Ahndoril. They live with their family in Sweden.
'One of the most exciting Swedish crime novels of recent years...' GöteborgspostenFrom the bestselling author of The Hypnotist comes the second high-octane thriller featuring Detective Inspector Joona LinnaHe is an artist in terrorThe lifeless body of a young woman is discovered on an abandoned boat. A man is found hanging alone in his apartment.This is his masterpieceShould the deaths be treated as suicide or murder?
The Nightmare features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, Crime and Mystery, Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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The Nightmare was written by Lars Kepler and published by HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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