by Lars Kepler (Author)
From the bestselling author of The Hypnotist comes the second high-octane thriller featuring Detective Inspector Joona Linna
Stockholm, Sweden: the lifeless body of a young woman is discovered on an abandoned boat. Later, a man is found hanging alone in his apartment.
Should the deaths be treated as suicide or murder? Only four people know the answer. And one man wants them dead.
Can Detective Inspector Joona Linna keep them alive long enough to find out the truth?
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 512
Edition: First Edition, First Impression
Publisher: Blue Door
Published: 13 Sep 2012
ISBN 10: 0007414471
ISBN 13: 9780007414475
Praise for The Nightmare:
`A high-octane, taut thriller' Marie Claire
`One of the most exciting Swedish crime novels of recent years...It doesn't get much better than this' Goeteborgsposten
`Intricate detective work and heart-ticking suspense' Boston Globe
`Joona Linna is quietly assured and as smart as a bag full of Morses' Metro
Praise for Lars Kepler:
`Kepler's plots are always thrilling, but The Sandman is one of the most hair-raising crime novels published this year' 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
Lars Kepler is a No.1 bestselling international sensation, whose Joona Linna thrillers have sold more than 10 million copies in 40 languages. The first book in the series, The Hypnotist, was selected for the 2012 Richard and Judy Book Club and the most recent, Stalker, went straight to No.1 in Sweden, Norway, Holland and Slovakia.
Lars Kepler is the pseudonym for writing duo, Alexander and Alexandra Ahndoril. They live with their family in Sweden.