This series follows detective Joona Linna, who specializes in complex and mysterious cases. His methods are unorthodox and often put him in conflict with authorities. The stories combine tension, psychology, and thriller elements. Joona is a character who seeks to uncover the truth at any cost.
"Swedish Detective Inspector Joona Linna investigates the murders of three family members whose killing was witnessed by a fourth intended victim, a traumatized child whose shock Linna hopes to penetrate through hypnotism."--NoveList.
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.
WAKE UP TO TRUE EVIL The third gripping thriller in Lars Kepler's bestselling series featuring Joona Linna. Perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.
"Kepler's plots are always thrilling, but The Sandman is one of the most hair-raising crime novels published [in 2014]." —The Sunday Times Explosive and utterly gripping, The Sandman – the explosive fourth book in the internationally bestselling Joona Linna Thriller series – is perfect for readers of Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, and Jo Nesbo. During a cold winter night in Stockholm a man is found walking alongside a railway bridge, suffering from hypothermia and Legionnaires' disease. After he's rushed to the hospital, it's discovered that, according to a death certificate, the man has been dead for over seven years, believed to be a victim of notorious serial killer Jurek Walter, who was arrested years ago by Detective Inspector Joona Linna and sentenced to a life of total isolation in forensic psychiatric care. As Joona Linna investigates where the "dead man" has been all these years, some unexpected evidence leads to the reopening of a cold case. Danger is imminent, and someone needs to get under the skin of the serial killer – fast – as they are running out of time.
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. IF THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THEY CAN SEE YOU A film arrives at the National Criminal Investigation Department in Stockholm. It shows a woman, alive, being filmed through the window of her house. She does not know she is being watched. The police don't take it seriously. Until she is found dead. BUT IF THE LIGHTS ARE OFF... When the next video arrives, Detective Margot Silverman frantically searches for any way of identifying the victim. But it is already too late. Because at the time the video was sent, the subject was already facing the terrifying final moments of their life. And without anything to link the victims, the police are powerless to help them. IT'S ALREADY TOO LATE Soon Stockholm is in the grip of terror. Who will the Stalker target next?
It begins with a nursery rhyme. Nineteen minutes later you die… The sixth gripping thriller in Lars Kepler’s bestselling series featuring Joona Linna. Perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.
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.