The Hypnotist. Ларс Кеплер

>

      

      THE

      HYPNOTIST

      LARS KEPLER

      Translated from the Swedish by Ann Long

      Copyright

      Published by Blue Door an imprint of

      HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd.

      1 London Bridge Street

      London, SE1 9GF

       www.harpercollins.co.uk

      First published in Great Britain by Blue Door 2011

      Copyright © Lars Kepler 2009

      English translation © Ann Long 2010

      Originally published in 2009 by Albert Bonniers Förlag, Sweden, as Hypnotisören

      Cover layout design © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2012

      Lars Kepler asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

      A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

      All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.

      HarperCollinsPublishers has made every reasonable effort to ensure that any picture content and written content in this ebook has been included or removed in accordance with the contractual and technological constraints in operation at the time of publication

      Source ISBN: 9780007359127

      Ebook Edition © August 2013 ISBN: 9780007412457

      Version: 2018-06-14

      International praise for The Hypnotist:

      ‘Ferocious, visceral storytelling that wraps you in a cloak of darkness. It’s stunning’

       Daily Mail

      ‘One of the best – if not the best – Scandinavian crime thrillers I’ve read’

      Sam Baker, Red

      ‘A creepy and compulsive crime thriller’

       Mo Hayder

      ‘Intelligent, original and chilling’

       Simon Beckett

      ‘Mesmerizing … a bad dream that takes hold and won't let go’

       Wall Street Journal

      ‘Crammed with memorable characters and well-crafted subplots’

       The Sunday Times

      ‘Grips you round the throat until the final twist’

       Woman & Home

      ‘A serious, disturbing, highly readable novel that is finally a meditation on evil’

       Washington Post

      ‘A rollercoaster ride of a thriller full of striking twists’

       Mail on Sunday

      ‘Riddled with irresistible, nail-biting suspense, this first-class Scandinavian thriller is one of the best I’ve ever read’

       Australian Women’s Weekly

      ‘Lars Kepler enthralls readers with The Hypnotist, just like Stieg Larsson did with the Millennium series’

      Norrköpings Tidningar, Sweden

      ‘A breathtaking thriller, which uncovers the many unpleasant sides of the human psyche. He opens the door to a human abyss’

      Borås Tidning, Sweden

      ‘The cracking pace and absorbing story mean it cannot be missed’

       Courier Mail, Australia

      ‘As Nordic thrillers go, it doesn’t get more delightfully dark and existentially, satisfyingly murky than The Hypnotist’

       Boston Globe

      ‘Far more energetic than Henning Mankell, as socially involved as Larsson but a better writer, Kepler matches the great Jo Nesbo for gothic excitement’

       Weekend Australian

      ‘An horrific and original read’

       Sun

      ‘Creepy and addictive’

       She

      ‘Brilliant, well written and very satisfying. A superb thriller’

      De Telegraaf, Netherlands

      ‘[An] outstanding thriller debut’

       Publishers Weekly

      ‘Utterly outstanding’

      Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten, Denmark

      ‘Disturbing, dark and twisted’

       Easy Living

      ‘An international book written for an international audience’

       Huffington Post

      ‘Makes Derren Brown look tame … So gripping you won’t be able to put it down’

       Essentials

      ‘A new star enters the firmament of Scandinavian thrillerdom’

       Kirkus Reviews

      ‘Engaging characters and a truly gripping opening … This is definitely a series to watch’

      Globe and Mail, Canada

      ‘Simply mesmerizing’

       Edmonton Journal

      Also by Lars Kepler

       The Nightmare

       The Fire Witness

       The Sandman

      Table of Contents

       Title Page

       Copyright

       International praise for The Hypnotist

       Also by Lars Kepler

       Chapter