Paganinikontraktet The Nightmare
Joona Linna #2
On a summer night, police recover the body of a young woman from an abandoned pleasure boat drifting around the Stockholm archipelago. Her lungs are filled with brackish water, and the forensics team is sure that she drowned. Why, then, is the pleasure boat still afloat, and why are there no traces of water on her clothes or body? The next day, a man turns up dead in his state apartment in Stockholm, hanging from a lamp hook in the ceiling. All signs point to suicide, but the room has a high ceiling, and there’s not a single piece of furniture around – nothing to climb on. Joona Linna begins to piece together the two mysteries, but the logistics are a mere prelude to a dizzying and dangerous course of events.
At its core, the most frightening aspect of the No. 1 internationally bestselling The Nightmare isn’t the gruesome crimes it portrays – it’s the dark psychology of its characters, who show us just how blind we can be to our own motives.
Awards
| Shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award (Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year) Sweden | 2010 |
Reviews
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“Action-oriented, inventive, with over-the-top plots and larger-than-life heroes and criminals /…/ Even stronger [than The Hypnotist].”
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“Gripping /…/ Kepler will have you turning pages long after your bedtime.”
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“Intricate detective work and heart-ticking suspense.”
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“A high-octane, taut thriller.”
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“Joona Linna is quietly assured and as smart as a bag full of Morses.”
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“The Nightmare by Lars Kepler makes you break out in a cold sweat.”
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“This crime novel is densely constructed – full of action.”
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“The Nightmare was written with great joy, you can feel it.”
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“A fascinating thriller that keeps exploring the dark side of Sweden”
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“One of the most exciting books in the last few years and a magnificent work of fiction. What more could anyone ask for?”
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“All said, The Nightmare is superior to the majority of contemporary crime fiction.”
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“One of the most exciting Swedish crime novels of recent years /…/ It doesn’t get much better than this.”
- Author
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Lars Kepler
- Published
- 2010
- Genre
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- Crime
- Pages
- 561
- Reading material
Swedish edition
English edition
- Rights sold
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Albania, Dituria
Arab World, HBKU Press
Bangladesh, Kaloharaph
Brazil, Intrinseca
Bulgaria, Enthusiast
Canada, McClelland & Stewart
Catalonia, Ara
Croatia, Fraktura
Czech Republic, Host
Denmark, Gyldendal
Estonia, Pegasus
Finland, Tammi
France, Actes Sud
Germany, Lübbe
Greece, Patakis
Hungary, Animus
Iceland, Forlagid
Israel, Modan
Italy, Longanesi
Japan, Hayakawa
Lithuania, Lectio Divina
Netherlands, Cargo
North Macedonia, Matica
Norway, Cappelen Damm
Poland, Dolnoslaskie
Portugal, Porto
Romania, Editura Paralela 45
Russia, Corpus
Serbia, Vulkan
Slovakia, Ikar
Slovenia, HKZ
Spain, Penguin Random House
Sweden, Albert Bonniers
Turkey, Pegasus
UK, HarperCollins
Ukraine, KM Books
US, Knopf
- Film rights sold
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US, Hardy, Son & Baker / Apple TV+
