Lars Kepler is the pseudonym of the critically acclaimed husband-and-wife team Alexander Ahndoril and Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril, authors of the internationally bestselling Joona Linna series. Their gripping thrillers, selling millions worldwide, are known for intricate plotting and profound psychological depth. Before adopting the pen name Lars Kepler, both Ahndorils were established authors, each having published several acclaimed novels. Together, they craft suspenseful narratives and complex stories that have garnered a dedicated global readership.
Jurek Walter is serving a life sentence. Kept in solitary confinement, he is still considered extremely dangerous by psychiatric staff. Mikael knows him as 'the sandman'. Seven years ago, he was taken from his bed along with his sister. They are both presumed dead. 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.
Flora has seen it all, but nobody believes her. A young girl is dead, someone killed her. She was only 14 years old and was found in her room at the institution for young women in distress, north of Stockholm. The walls are splashed with blood, the sheets are soaked. None of the other girls know what happened, but one of them has fled into the night. What Flora does not know is that it is the redoubtable Joona Linna who will be investigating the worst and most puzzling crime of his career.
You thought you were alone. Think again. The groundbreaking fifth thriller in Lars Kepler's bestselling series featuring Joona Linna. Perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo. CLOSE THE CURTAINS A film arrives at Stockholm's National Crime Investigation Department showing a woman in her own home, plainly unaware she is being watched. The police don't take it seriously ... until she is found murdered. LOCK THE DOOR When the next video arrives, Detective Margot Silverman frantically attempts to identify the victim. But it's already too late. Because at the time the video was sent, the killer was already inside their house... BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE Soon Stockholm is in the grip of terror. Who will the Stalker target next?
The sixth gripping thriller in Lars Kepler's bestselling series featuring Joona Linna. Perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo. There's a face at the window. A stranger wearing a mask stands in the shadow of a garden. He's watching his first victim through the window. He will kill him slowly, make it last - play him a nursery rhyme - make him pay. A killer in your house. There's only one person the police can turn to - ex-Detective Joona Linna - but he's serving time in a high-security prison. So they offer him a chance to secure his freedom: help superintendent Saga Bauer track down the vicious killer known as The Rabbit Hunter, before he strikes again. Only one man can stop him. Soon another three victims have been murdered and Stockholm is in the grip of terror. Joona Linna must catch a disturbed predator, whose trail of destruction leads back to one horrific night of violence - with consequences more terrifying than anyone could have imagined...
Prepare for The Hypnotist to cast its spell In the frigid clime of Tumba, Sweden, a gruesome triple homicide attracts the interest of Detective Inspector Joona Linna, who demands to investigate the murders. The killer is still at large, and there’s only one surviving witness—the boy whose family was killed before his eyes. Whoever committed the crimes wanted this boy to die: he’s suffered more than one hundred knife wounds and lapsed into a state of shock. Desperate for information, Linna sees only one option: hypnotism. He enlists Dr. Erik Maria Bark to mesmerize the boy, hoping to discover the killer through his eyes. It’s the sort of work that Bark has sworn he would never do again—ethically dubious and psychically scarring. When he breaks his promise and hypnotizes the victim, a long and terrifying chain of events begins to unfurl. An international sensation, The Hypnotist is set to appear in thirty-seven countries, and it has landed at the top of bestseller lists wherever it’s been published—in France, Holland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Denmark. Now it’s America’s turn. Combining the addictive power of the Stieg Larsson trilogy with the storytelling drive of The Silence of the Lambs , this adrenaline-drenched thriller is spellbinding from its very first page.
It may take you a while to sleep after you finish it - Daily Express. The most chilling and terrifying serial killer thriller of the year, from international bestseller Lars Kepler.
Stockholm, Sweden. On a summer's evening a young woman's body is discovered aboard an abandoned boat. The likely cause of death is drowning, but her clothes are completely dry. A man is found hung in his apartment. His death looks like suicide, although there is nothing to climb on to reach the ceiling. On the surface the deaths seem unconnected but Detective Inspector Joona Linna suspects something more sinister.
A mysterious man presents a photo of a dead body at a private detective's office, setting off a gripping investigation. As the detective delves deeper, he uncovers a web of secrets and lies that lead to unexpected twists. The narrative explores themes of morality, justice, and the complexities of human relationships, all while maintaining a suspenseful atmosphere. With each revelation, the stakes rise, drawing readers into a compelling story filled with intrigue and unexpected turns.
An alarm sounds in the middle of the night for a burglary in progress at a winter-closed campsite in Bredäng, outside Stockholm. The police spot a light in one of the farthest caravans and when the officers open the door they are greeted by a horrific sight. A man has been killed with an axe and brutally dismembered. On the floor lies a young man sleeping with a severed arm as a pillow. He is arrested and taken to Kronoberg prison, identified as seventeen-year-old Hugo Sand, the son of a famous writer. Hugo suffers from a rare sleepwalking condition that is triggered by nightmares. He is either the perpetrator or a witness, but claims to remember nothing from the night. Detective Joona Linna contacts her old friend Erik Maria Bark to use hypnosis to try to find out what happened inside the caravan. So begins their sleepless hunt for a serial killer who is only just getting started...
Nel cuore della notte, qualcuno chiama il numero di emergenza per segnalare un furto in corso in un campeggio chiuso nei pressi di Stoccolma. La polizia, giunta sul luogo del crimine, si trova di fronte a una scena agghiacciante: le pareti, il soffitto e il pavimento sono coperti di sangue. La vittima è stata assassinata con un'accetta e brutalmente smembrata. In una delle stanze, gli agenti trovano un giovane che dorme, usando un braccio mozzato come cuscino. Il ragazzo, immediatamente arrestato e portato in custodia, è il figlio diciassettenne di un famoso scrittore e soffre di una rara forma di sonnambulismo. Potrebbe essere il colpevole o, al contrario, un testimone degli orribili eventi di cui non riesce a ricordare nulla. Il detective Joona Linna, incaricato del caso, chiede al suo vecchio amico Erik Maria Bark di utilizzare l'ipnosi per scoprire cosa sia realmente accaduto nel camper. Un assassino brutale è ancora in libertà e non ha ancora detto la sua ultima parola.
Jasmin è una donna, una madre, un soldato dell’esercito svedese di stanza in Kosovo. Vive per l’amore del figlio Dante, che ha avuto da un suo commilitone, un uomo poco affidabile che cerca di affogare nell’alcol e nella droga gli orrori della guerra. Jasmin in Kosovo è stata ferita gravemente, e durante il ricovero in ospedale, mentre lottava tra la vita e la morte, la sua anima si è trovata per qualche giorno in un’affollata e misteriosa città portuale dove tutti i cartelli sono scritti in cinese e dove ha visto imbarcarsi, per non tornare mai più, uno dei suoi uomini. Ma Jasmin è forte e sa come tornare dalla città misteriosa, sa che si deve stare molto attenti a non farsi rubare la targhetta d’argento che ti mettono al collo quando arrivi nella città misteriosa, perché è il lasciapassare per il ritorno. Due anni dopo la prima esperienza nella città dei morti, Jasmin ci ritorna di nuovo con il figlio: hanno avuto un incidente d’auto e solo lei riesce ad allontanarsi per tornare di nuovo nel mondo dei vivi, lontano dal porto delle anime. Dante è molto più grave, dev’essere operato, e Jasmin non può abbandonarlo nella città misteriosa: deve tornare, lottare per quello che ha di più caro, in un terribile gioco di morte che rischia di vederla sconfitta. Un thriller dal ritmo cinematografico che non lascia respiro, con una nuova protagonista che piacerà ai fan dell’IpnotistaI e ne conquisterà di nuovi.
Als de zus van een jonge vredesactiviste is vermoord op een plezierjacht in de haven van Stockholm en de dag erna een inspecteur-generaal die gaat over de Zweedse wapenexport dood aan een vleeshaak in het plafond van zijn flat is gevonden, is er veel werk aan de winkel voor commissaris Joona Linna van de rijksrecherche in Stockholm. Als daarna ook nog een tiener met opzet wreed wordt verbrand, kan Joona met een foto een verband leggen tussen de moorden en ontdekt dat die in verband staan met internationale wapensmokkel. Tweede thriller over Joona Linna van het Zweedse echtpaar dat samen dit pseudoniem gebruikt. Hun debuut ‘Hypnose’ was een internationale bestseller. Heel energiek vertellen ze in ruim 110 korte hoofdstukken een actueel verhaal dat spannend blijft door een hecht plot, veel actie, aandacht voor de psychologische ontwikkeling van de hoofdpersonen en een bloedstollende ontknoping. Drs. Madelon de Swart
Strhující povídky z temného světa komisaře Joony Linny
Zkraťte si čekání na nový díl bestsellerové série s Joonou Linnou a Sagou Bauerovou touto sbírkou dechberoucích povídek. Lars Kepler se v Námořníkovi vrací do světa oblíbených vyšetřovatelů a přináší šest samostatných příběhů, které vám nedají spát.
Otec musí provést nájemnou vraždu, aby zachránil svého syna. Mladá novinářka se zamiluje do možného sériového vraha. Úspěšný právník je zatažen do krvavého spiknutí. Dvě dospívající dívky skončí uvězněny ve smrtící hře. A dočkáte se také příběhu vysvětlujícího temnou cestu obávaného Jurka Waltera. Jak se stal jedním z nejděsivějších sériových vrahů všech dob? Právě teď na to Lars Kepler přináší odpověď.
Námořník překypuje vším, na co jsme u Keplera zvyklí — komplexními postavami, rychlým tempem, silnými emocemi, násilím a zápletkami, které vám přivodí noční můry.
Julie Starková tentokrát na prknech, která znamenají svět. Do kanceláře Julie Starkové přichází zoufalá herečka Bianca Salová, kterou podle jejího tvrzení pronásleduje její mrtvý snoubenec. Předešlou noc se Bianca probudila a uviděla ho ve své ložnici a několik dní předtím se údajně vloupal do její šatny v Činoherním divadle a zapálil jí šaty. Její snoubenec však tragicky zahynul před sedmi lety, právě když Bianca zkoušela hlavní ženskou roli v tragédii Macbeth v Královském činoherním divadle. Bianca se přímo na jevišti zhroutila a celé představení muselo být zrušeno. Nyní dostal divadelní soubor šanci hru inscenovat znovu a během zkoušek se začaly dít ony nevysvětlitelné návštěvy. Julie Starková se hereččina případu ujme. Doprovází Biancu na zkoušky a proniká do dynamiky divadelního prostředí. Zdá se, že stalker se pohybuje přímo v souboru. Téměř nikdo z herců nemá pro incidenty alibi a napětí před premiérou roste. Julie zároveň požádá svého bývalého manžela Sidneyho, aby vyšetřil nejasnosti kolem úmrtí Biančina snoubence. K vyřešení tohoto záhadného případu bude muset Julie zapojit všechny své psychologické instinkty, pozorovací schopnosti a logické myšlení. Zavřu oči v modlitbě je druhým dílem série Klíč od Alexe Ahndorila, autorské dvojice, která stojí za Larsem Keplerem.
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Súkromná detektívka Julia Starková rieši ďalší kuriózny prípad. Tentoraz si ju najme slávna divadelná herečka Bianca Salová, ktorá je presvedčená, že ju prenasleduje zosnulý snúbenec. Predchádzajúcu noc sa zobudila a zbadala ho vo svojej spálni, nehovoriac o tom, že niekto sa pár dní predtým vlámal do jej šatne a zapálil jej šaty. Biancin snúbenec však tragicky zahynul pred tromi rokmi v Helsinkách, keď sa v Štokholme pripravovala na svoje prvé veľké vystúpenie v úlohe lady Macbeth. Bianca skolabovala priamo na javisku a predstavenie muselo byť zrušené.
Divadelný súbor dostal teraz novú šancu odohrať inscenáciu s rovnakou režisérkou a hereckým obsadením. Do nácvikov však zasahujú nevysvetliteľné udalosti a predstavenie je opäť ohrozené. Prípadu sa chopí Julia Starková a sprevádza herečku na skúšky, aby prenikla do vzťahov a fungovania divadelného súboru. Zdá sa, že záhadný stalker je jeden z nich a takmer nikto nemá nepriestrelné alibi. Napätie pred premiérou stúpa, a tak Julia znova požiada o pomoc svojho exmanžela Sidneyho Mendelsona, ktorý má preveriť nejasnosti ohľadom smrti Biancinho snúbenca. Neznámy páchateľ je čoraz odvážnejší a herečke hrozí skutočné nebezpečenstvo. Aby Julia tento prípad vyriešila, musí sa spoľahnúť na svoj psychologický inštinkt, pozorovacie schopnosti a logiku.
Jedna z nejúspěšnějších krimisérií současnosti. Půl milionu výtisků prodaných jen v České republice. Deset milionů celosvětově. Kepler objevil přímou linku do nejtemnějších zákoutí lidské duše. - Lev Grossman, Time
