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Detective Joona LinnaSeries

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.

The Mirror Man
Stalker
The nightmare
Hunter
The Fire Witness
Lazarus

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  1. 1

    The Hypnotist

    • 512 pages
    • 18 hours of reading
    4.2(18989)Add rating

    Tumba, Sweden. A triple homicide, all of the victims from the same family, captivates Detective Inspector Joona Linna, who demands to investigate the grisly murders - against the wishes of the national police. The killer is at large, and it appears that the elder sister of the family escaped the carnage; it seems only a matter of time until she, too, is murdered. But where can Linna begin? The only surviving witness is an intended victim - the boy whose mother, father, and little sister were killed before his eyes. Whoever committed the crimes intended for this boy to die - he has suffered more than one hundred knife wounds and Lapsed into a state of shock. He's in no condition to be questioned. Desperate for information, Linna sees one mode of recourse; 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 had 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.

    The Hypnotist
  2. 2

    The nightmare

    • 512 pages
    • 18 hours of reading
    3.9(16266)Add rating

    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.

    The nightmare
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    The Sandman

    • 496 pages
    • 18 hours of reading
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    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.

    The Sandman
  5. 5

    Stalker

    • 528 pages
    • 19 hours of reading
    4.4(21163)Add rating

    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?

    Stalker
  6. 6

    Hunter

    • 521 pages
    • 19 hours of reading
    4.3(10708)Add rating

    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.

    Hunter
  7. 7

    Lazarus

    • 400 pages
    • 14 hours of reading
    4.1(6496)Add rating

    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.

    Lazarus
  8. 8

    The Mirror Man

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    IF YOU SEE HIS REFLECTION IT'S ALREADY TOO LATE . . . The gripping new crime novel from global thriller writing phenomenon, Lars Kepler.

    The Mirror Man
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    Náměsíčník

    • 495 pages
    • 18 hours of reading
    4.4(633)Add rating

    Další z detektivních případů, kterého se ujímá komisař Joona Linna. K vyřešení případů přizve svého starého přítele Erika, jenž může pomocí hypnózy odhalit vraha. Uprostřed noci někdo nahlásí na tísňovou linku, že právě probíhá vloupání v uzavřeném kempu za Stockholmem. Na volání reaguje nejbližší policejní vůz, a když hlídka dorazí na místo, v jednom z karavanů se jí naskytne děsivý pohled. Podlahy, stěny a nábytek jsou zcela pokryty krví. Někoho tam zabili sekerou a brutálně rozčtvrtili. Nedaleko od místa činu spí na podlaze mladý muž s useknutou rukou, která mu slouží jako polštář. Mladík je okamžitě zatčen a převezen do vazby. Jedná se o sotva sedmnáctiletého syna slavného spisovatele. Záhy se ukáže, že trpí vzácným druhem náměsíčnosti. Mladík může být pachatelem, anebo také svědkem celého masakru, ovšem nic si nepamatuje. Nakladatelská anotace.

    Náměsíčník