The Hypnotist
HE WILL TRAP YOU IN A WORLD OF TERRORThe groundbreaking first novel in the bestselling Joona Linna thriller series. Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo.A TRAUMATISED WITNESSKarolinska Hospital, Stockholm. Detective Inspector Joona Linna is faced with a boy who witnessed the gruesome murder of his family. He’s suffered more than one hundred knife wounds and is comatose with shock.A DISGRACED DETECTIVELinna’s running out of time. The police do not want him on the case. The killer’s on the run and there are seemingly no clues. Desperate for information, Linna enlists specialist Dr Erik Maria Bark, a hypnotist who vowed never to practise again.A DEVASTATING CASEAs the hypnosis begins, a long and terrifying chain of events unfurls with reverberations far beyond Linna’s case.
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THE
HYPNOTIST
LARS KEPLER
Translated from the Swedish by Ann Long
Copyright
Published by Blue Door an imprint of
HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd.
1 London Bridge Street
London, SE1 9GF
First published in Great Britain by Blue Door 2011
Copyright © Lars Kepler 2009
English translation © Ann Long 2010
Originally published in 2009 by Albert Bonniers Förlag, Sweden, as Hypnotisören
Cover layout design © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2012
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Source ISBN: 9780007359127
Ebook Edition © August 2013 ISBN: 9780007412457
Version: 2018-06-14
International praise for The Hypnotist:
âFerocious, visceral storytelling that wraps you in a cloak of darkness. Itâs stunningâ
Daily Mail
âOne of the best â if not the best â Scandinavian crime thrillers Iâve readâ
Sam Baker, Red
âA creepy and compulsive crime thrillerâ
Mo Hayder
âIntelligent, original and chillingâ
Simon Beckett
âMesmerizing ⦠a bad dream that takes hold and won't let goâ
Wall Street Journal
âCrammed with memorable characters and well-crafted subplotsâ
The Sunday Times
âGrips you round the throat until the final twistâ
Woman & Home
âA serious, disturbing, highly readable novel that is finally a meditation on evilâ
Washington Post
âA rollercoaster ride of a thriller full of striking twistsâ
Mail on Sunday
âRiddled with irresistible, nail-biting suspense, this first-class Scandinavian thriller is one of the best Iâve ever readâ
Australian Womenâs Weekly
âLars Kepler enthralls readers with The Hypnotist, just like Stieg Larsson did with the Millennium seriesâ
Norrköpings Tidningar, Sweden
âA breathtaking thriller, which uncovers the many unpleasant sides of the human psyche. He opens the door to a human abyssâ
Borås Tidning, Sweden
âThe cracking pace and absorbing story mean it cannot be missedâ
Courier Mail, Australia
âAs Nordic thrillers go, it doesnât get more delightfully dark and existentially, satisfyingly murky than The Hypnotistâ
Boston Globe
âFar more energetic than Henning Mankell, as socially involved as Larsson but a better writer, Kepler matches the great Jo Nesbo for gothic excitementâ
Weekend Australian
âAn horrific and original readâ
Sun
âCreepy and addictiveâ
She
âBrilliant, well written and very satisfying. A superb thrillerâ
De Telegraaf, Netherlands
â[An] outstanding thriller debutâ
Publishers Weekly
âUtterly outstandingâ
Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten, Denmark
âDisturbing, dark and twistedâ
Easy Living
âAn international book written for an international audienceâ
Huffington Post
âMakes Derren Brown look tame ⦠So gripping you wonât be able to put it downâ
Essentials
âA new star enters the firmament of Scandinavian thrillerdomâ
Kirkus Reviews
âEngaging characters and a truly gripping opening ⦠This is definitely a series to watchâ
Globe and Mail, Canada
âSimply mesmerizingâ
Edmonton Journal
Also by Lars Kepler
The Nightmare
The Fire Witness
The Sandman
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