Review

'All the hallmarks of a classic!Tense, clever and multilayered!this is crime writing at its most devilishly involving.' MARIE CLAIRE 'If the post-Stieg Larsson boom was ebbing, Kepler promises to revitalise the genre by bringing a sulphurous whiff of Hannibal Lecter to this case!it's a pulse-pounding debut that is already a native smash.' FT 'Riddled with irresistible, nail-biting suspense, this first-class Scandinavian thriller is one of the best I've ever read.' AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY 'Lars Kepler enthralls readers with The Hypnotist, just like Stieg Larsson did with the Millennium-series.' Norrkopings Tidningar, Sweden 'One of the best -- if not best -- Scandinavian crime I've read. Who knows I might even manage to sleep with the light off again sometime soon!' Sam Baker, RED MAGAZINE 'Far more energetic than Henning Mankell, as socially involved as Larsson but a better writer, Kepler matches the great Jo Nesbo for gothic excitement' Weekend Australian 'This is not for the faint-hearted but the cracking pace and absorbing story mean it cannot be missed' Courier Mail 'You'll be engrossed way past bedtime.' Stylist Magazine 'A breathtaking thriller, which uncovers the many unpleasant sides of the human psyche. He opens the door to a human abyss. And he does it in an irresistible way.' Boras tidning

Product Description

You need clues. You need time. You need a motive. You won't have any of them. Tumba, Sweden A triple murder, all the same family. The killer is at large, and it looks as if the elder sister escaped the carnage. But she is missing and it seems only a matter of time until she too is murdered. Detective Inspector Joona Linna demands to investigate the grisly aftermath -- against the wishes of the national police. Where can Linna begin? The only surviving witness is the boy, Josef, whose mother, father and little sister were killed before his eyes, and he's in shutdown, comatose with shock. Obsessed and desperate, Linna turns to disgraced specialist Erik Maria Bark!