The Hypnotist - (Killer Instinct) by Lars Kepler (Paperback)

About the Book

"Originally published in Sweden as Hypnotisoren by Albert Bonniers Forlag, Stockholm, in 2009." -- ECIP galley

Book Synopsis

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - The first of the Killer Instinct series featuring Detective Joona Linna: a triple murder, the one surviving witness--a boy with no memory of what happened--and the hypnotist hired to help uncover the truth.

"Full of surprises and more than enough twists to keep those pages turning well into the night." --NPR

The police are desperate for information on the triple homicide. Detective Joona Linna enlists the help of hypnotist Erik Maria Bark. But when Bark unlocks the secrets in the boy's memory, he triggers a terrifying chain of events that will put all their lives in jeopardy.

Review Quotes

"Full of surprises and more than enough twists to keep those pages turning well into the night." --NPR

"Compellingly grisly." --Vogue

"A gripping series of twists and turns.... A natural successor to the Stieg Larsson series." --Parade

"A pulse-pounding debut that's already a native smash." --Financial Times (London)

About the Author

LARS KEPLER is the pseudonym of the critically acclaimed husband and wife team Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril. Their internationally best-selling Joona Linna series has sold more than twelve million copies in forty languages. The Ahndorils were both established writers before they adopted the pen name Lars Kepler, and have each published several acclaimed novels. They live in Stockholm, Sweden. Translated by Neil Smith (acclaimed translator of Jo Nesbo).