Joona Linna - The Nightmare (Joona Linna, Book 2)

By Lars Kepler

‘One of the most exciting Swedish crime novels of recent years…’ Göteborgsposten

From the bestselling author of The Hypnotist comes the second high-octane thriller featuring Detective Inspector Joona Linna

Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo

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?

Praise for Lars Kepler:

A high-octane, taut thriller’ Marie Claire

It doesn’t get much better than thisGöteborgsposten

Intricate detective work and heart-ticking suspenseBoston Globe

‘Kepler’s plots are always thrillingThe Sunday Times

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

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

Deeply scarifying stuffIndependent

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

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

‘A creepy and compulsive crime thriller.’ Mo Hayder

Intelligent, original and chilling Simon Beckett

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