The Hypnotist, Lars Kepler
The Hypnotist, Lars Kepler
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The Hypnotist
A novel

Author: Lars Kepler

Narrator: Saul Reichlin

Unabridged: 17 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/31/2018

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.

About Lars Kepler

LARS KEPLER is the pseudonym of the critically acclaimed husband and wife team Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril. Their number one internationally bestselling 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 Nesbø).

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper on January 19, 2012

I wish someone would hypnotize me and erase the memory of reading this book. OK, it isn’t that bad from a writing standpoint and basic premise, but it had a lot of buzz that I didn’t think it came close to living up to. Slapping that “The Next Stieg Larsson!”* label on any new Swedish thriller is pro......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on September 28, 2019

”They’d thought he was dead when they found him among the other bodies in the terraced house. He’d lost a great deal of blood, gone into a state of shock, and hadn’t regained consciousness until seven hours later. He was the only surviving witness. Detective Joona Linna was certain that the boy woul......more

Goodreads review by Eric on September 03, 2013

I really liked this novel, and would have given it four stars if not for three things that irked me about the way it was written. 1) The authors (this was written by a married couple) use the present tense in narration (e.g. Joona walks into the room and sits down). At first, I thought there was a co......more

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)

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