The hypnotist / Lars Kepler ; translated from the Swedish by Neil Smith.
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Originally published in 2009 by Albert Bonniers Forlag, Sweden as "Hypotisoren". Paperback edition with ISBN 9780525433125 published by New York : Vintage Crim, 2018. Translated from the Swedish.
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The hypnotist / Lars Kepler ; translated from the Swedish by Neil Smith.
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Smith, Neil (Neil Andrew), translator.
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Tumba, Sweden. A triple homicide, all 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. Desperate for information, Linna sees one mode of recourse: hypnotism. He enlists Dr. Erik Maria Bark to mesmerize the only witness, a 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.