The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler

The Hypnotist

Lars Kepler

I have never read a thriller so quickly - despite the 500 pages. There are two complete stories combined in this novel and they are both totally compelling. Wonderfully atmospheric and extremely bloody. Line up some snacks and a glass or two of wine and settle back for the read of your life!

Extract
He walks a little way up the drive. The gravel is covered in pine needles and brown cones. He hears Evelyn scream through the walls of the house. Just one scream. It sounds lonely and despairing, an expression of incomprehensible loss. He recognizes that scream well from his time in Uganda.
Parallels
  • Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
  • Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series by Steig Larsson