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.
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Detectives Joona Linna and Saga Bauer must confront a relentless killer who's always one step ahead in this installment of the Killer Instinct series from the #1 international bestselling author of The Hypnotist. "Action-oriented, inventive, with over-the-top plots and larger-than-life heroes and criminals." -Los Angeles Times Magazine
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Detectives Joona Linna and Saga Bauer must confront a relentless killer who's always one step ahead in this installment of the Killer Instinct series from the #1 international bestselling author of The Hypnotist.
"Action-oriented, inventive, with over-the-top plots and larger-than-life heroes and criminals." -Los Angeles Times Magazine
Police discover the lifeless body of a young woman on an abandoned yacht. The next day, a man is found hanging in his apartment. When Detectives Joona Linna and Saga Bauer uncover a surprising connection between the two deaths, they realize they are up against a brutal killer and a ruthless business tycoon who preys on his victims' worst nightmares to achieve his sinister ends.
'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.
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Detectives Joona Linna and Saga Bauer must confront a relentless killer who's always one step ahead in this installment of the Killer Instinct series from the #1 international bestselling author of The Hypnotist. The next day, a man is found hanging in his apartment.
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 Vintage Crime/Black Lizard an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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