The Nightmare

bestselling authorFrom the of comes the second high-octane thriller featuring Detective Inspector Joona LinnaThe Hypnotist

He 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?

Praise for Lars Kepler:

A high-octane, taut thriller‘’ Marie Claire

It doesn’t get much better than this‘’Göteborgsposten

Intricate detective workheart-ticking suspense‘ and ’Boston Globe

always thrilling‘Kepler’s plots are ’The Sunday Times

far above the average thrillerYou’ll be terrified‘Hurtles along … full of nuanced detail which sets it … ’Evening Standard

ferocious, visceral storytelling‘Taking Europe by storm… that wraps you in a cloak of darkness’Daily Mail

Deeply scarifying stuff‘’Independent

direct line to a very dark place in the human soul‘Kepler has a ’ Lev Grossman,Time

read this book without interruption‘The reader is ready to sell his own soul for the opportunity to , at one sitting.’Arbetarbladet

creepy and compulsive‘A crime thriller.’ Mo Hayder

Intelligent, original and chilling‘ Simon Beckett

matches the great Jo Nesbo‘Kepler for gothic excitement.’Weekend Australian

‘One of the most exciting Swedish crime novels of recent years…’Göteborgsposten Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo