KASTANJEMANDEN – THE CHESTNUT MAN
By Søren Sveistrup
If you find one, he’s already found you ….
A PSYCHOPATH IS terrorizing Copenhagen. His calling card is a “chestnut man” – a handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnuts – which he leaves at each bloody crime scene.
EXAMINING THE DOLLS, forensics makes a shocking discovery – a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, a government minister’s daughter who had been kidnapped and murdered a year ago. A tragic coincidence – or something more twisted?To save innocent lives, a pair of detectives, Europol investigator Mark Hess and Naia Thulin of the Copenhagen Police’s murder squad, must put aside their differences to piece together the Chestnut Man’s gruesome clues.
BECAUSE IT’S CLEAR that the madman is on a mission that is far from over. And no one is safe.
ABOUT THE BOOK
First published by Politikens Forlag, Denmark 2017
RIGHTS SOLD
Denmark, Politikens Forlag
Film rights, SAM Productions/Netflix
Foreign rights with Politiken Literary Agency.
Danish language rights and film rights with Nordin Ringhof Agency.
REVIEWS
Cunningly plotted . . . . Although it’s hard to look away from Sveistrup’s fiendish villain, the good guys are also worthy of your attention.
– New York Times Book Review, US
A tension-charged debut. . . . Incendiary.
– Financial Times, US
A stellar debut.
– Publishers Weekly, starred review, US
This is a page-turner that will make you hesitate before turning the page, so unnerving is the violence. One of the best and scariest crime novels of the year, it adds to its rewards by promising us at least one sequel. A tantalizing, un-put-down-able novel by an instant master of the form.
– Kirkus Reviews, starred review, US
Superb… Sveistrup creates a plot so intricately woven that even a seasoned crime reader won’t guess the ending. This book is the best kind of terrifying.
– Library Journal, starred review, US
A big, bold, spend-all-day-reading thriller…. In his debut crime novel, Søren Sveistrup instantly establishes himself as a must-read author for fans of Nordic Noir legends Jo Nesbø and Lars Kepler – and, for that matter, as a must-read for any reader who just wants a gripping thriller to sink their teeth into.
– Crime by the Book, US
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