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The Chestnut Man: The chilling and suspenseful thriller soon to be a major Netflix series

The Chestnut Man: The chilling and suspenseful thriller soon to be a major Netflix series

by Caroline Waight (Translator), Søren Sveistrup (Author)

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    Hardcover 2019

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Synopsis

THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE CREATOR AND WRITER OF THE KILLING One blustery October morning in a quiet suburb of Copenhagen, the police make a terrible discovery. A young woman is found brutally murdered in a playground and one of her hands is missing. Above her hangs a small doll made of chestnuts. Ambitious young detective Naia Thulin is assigned the case. Her partner, Mark Hess, is a burned-out investigator who's just been kicked out of Europol. They soon discover a mysterious piece of evidence on the chestnut man - evidence connecting it to a girl who went missing a year earlier and is presumed dead - the daughter of politician Rosa Hartung. The man who confessed to her murder is behind bars and the case is long since closed. Soon afterwards, another woman is found murdered, along with another chestnut man. Thulin and Hess suspect that there's a connection between the Hartung case, the murdered women and a killer who is spreading fear throughout the country. But what is it? Thulin and Hess are racing against the clock, because it's clear that the murderer is on a mission that is far from over . . . ___________ Praise for The Killing 'Soren Sveistrup, is clearly a master craftsman' Telegraph 'TV of the absolute finest quality . . . the writing shines' Guardian 'Excellent . . . A shrewd mix of police procedural, political thriller and domestic drama' New York Times 'The most talked-about, boxset-friendly cultural landmarks of the 21st century to date' Independent

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 512
 Publisher: Michael Joseph
Published: 10 Jan 2019
ISBN 10: 0241372100
ISBN 13: 9780241372104
Book Overview: A nail-biting crime novel from the script writer behind The Killing.

Media Reviews
Sveistrup keeps the reader gripped until the very end * Dagbladenes Bureau *
I was completely blown away by this debut novel * sidsesbogreol.dk *
Sveistrup sets new standards in crime * bogfriisen.dk *
Nerve-racking, you're sitting on the edge of your seat, and by the time you've finished the book you've got no nails left * Livetidukkehuset.dk *
Simply an unparalleled page-turner * Ord fra en bibliofil *
Absolutely fantastic crime novel. The plot keeps you gripped, and you always end up wanting to read just one more page. Nerve-racking. Nail-biting. Thrilling. Hair-raising * Krummeskrummelurer.dk *
Not all good scriptwriters can produce a detective story designed to be read rather than watched on TV. But Soren Sveistrup, the man responsible for The Killing, proves . . . that it can be done . . . The characters, the plot with its deep, eerie undercurrent of the unknown, and the intense, compelling manipulation of suspense are qualities reminiscent of The Killing * Marie Louise Toksvig *
This nerve-racking debut novel has a brilliant plot . . . * Ugebladet Sondag *
A powerful portrait of two intriguing detectives who are here to stay . . . * Vildmedkrimi.dk *
Simply so well written, well constructed and suspenseful. I've read a lot of fantastic crime novels, but this is far and away the best I've read in a long time. . . . insanely suspenseful and gripping * RandiGlensbo.dk *
Author Bio
Soren Sveistrup is an internationally acclaimed scriptwriter of the Danish television phenomenon The Killing which won various international awards and sold in more than a hundred countries. More recently, Sveistrup wrote the screenplay for Jo Nesbo's The Snowman. Sveistrup obtained a Master in Literature and in History from the University of Copenhagen and studied at the Danish Film School. He has won countless prizes, including an Emmy for Nikolaj and Julie and a BAFTA for The Killing.