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The Sandman (Joona Linna, Book 4)

By: Lars Kepler
Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
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HE’LL STEAL YOU IN YOUR SLEEP

The fourth gripping serial killer thriller in the No.1 bestselling Joona Linna series. Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo.

HE’S SWEDEN’S MOST PROLIFIC SERIAL KILLER.

Jurek Walter is serving a life sentence. Kept in solitary confinement, he is still considered extremely dangerous by psychiatric staff.

HE’LL LULL YOU INTO A SENSE OF CALM.

Mikael knows him as “the sandman”. Seven years ago, he was taken from his bed along with his sister. They are both presumed dead.

HE HAS ONE TARGET LEFT.

When Mikael is discovered on a railway line, close to death, the hunt begins for his sister. To get to the truth, Detective Inspector Joona Linna will need to get closer than ever to the man who stripped him of a family; the man who wants Linna dead.

 Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Horror International Mystery & Crime Literary Fiction Mystery Psychological Thriller & Suspense Scary Fiction Crime Suspense Exciting

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Critic reviews

‘Sensational … like meeting Hannibal Lecter all over again – twice’ Lee Child

‘Kepler’s plots are always thrilling, but The Sandman is one of the most hair-raising crime novels published this year’ THE SUNDAY TIMES

‘Hurtles along … full of nuanced detail which sets it far above the average thriller … You’ll be terrified’ EVENING STANDARD

Praise for Lars Kepler:

‘Terrifying and original’ SUN

‘A rollercoaster ride of a thriller full of striking twists’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

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

‘Deeply scarifying stuff’ INDEPENDENT

‘Kepler has a direct line to a very dark place in the human soul’ Lev Grossman, TIME
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I enjoyed this from start to finish, the story moved well and held my attention to the end. Perhaps a little far fetched in places but didn't matter as I was immersed in this story.

Plenty of suspense, surprises and action set in a really gloomy world..

Performance was impeccable, well read and a good pace.

I enjoyed thoroughly.

This is a nerve shredder!

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Reading Kepler's stories in chronological order, this has been the best read yet. The plot is a roller coaster of horror. The characterisation is finely observed, reminiscent of Simenon's psychological portraits.
I look forward to the next one.

kepler does it again, but even better.

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I discovered Lars Kepler when I read The Hypnotist and The Nightmare and that took me to a new level of fiction. I pushed that books on people and they in turn loved it.
This book was of the same ilk. Gripping, fast paced and the twists and turns where I thought were predictable turned out to be anything but.
Sometimes slow in places, bear with it because the atmospheric descriptions helped drive the story. Loved this book!

Intensive, gripping and edge of your seat stuff

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this was my first book by this author i really enjoyed it, narrator spoiled it for me, sounds like shes reading to young children

good solid story

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Well, if I had been physically reading it instead of listening to it it would have been! Nearly listened the whole night through, was so exciting, and atmospheric, which is what I particularly like about Nordic Noir. This is my first Lars Kepler, who I understand is a husband and wife team, after being used to the calmer waters of Henning Mankell and the lovely Wallender. Quite different but equally as good. Would highly recommend, but please note it is the last in a series of Joona Linna books, so try and find one of the others first, annoying coming in at the end of a series :)

Unputdownable!

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