The Fire Witness

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The third Joona Linna thriller is filled with twists, turns, and a ghost from the past. One of the most talked-about internationally bestselling crime series to come out of Sweden.

     Masquerading as a medium, Flora Hansen makes her money claiming she can commune with dead spirits. But after a gruesome murder at a rural home for wayward girls, Hansen begins to suffer visions that are all too real. One of the girls is missing, the walls of her room and her bed spattered with blood, a hammer under her pillow. All signs point to the runaway girl as the killer, but Flora Hansen says otherwise. She claims the real murder weapon is not the hammer, but a stone. No one takes Flora seriously – how could they, when she was nowhere near the scene of the crime? But one officer hears her out, albeit skeptically: Detective Inspector Joona Linna. Unwilling to accept easy answers, Linna’s search leads him into darker, more violent territory – and to a shocking confrontation with a figure from his past.”A brilliant thriller . . .” —Norrköpings Tidningar

“It all goes at maximum speed and it’s impossible to hit the brakes before reaching the end.” —Skånska Dagbladet

“It’s like falling down a stream, you get caught up and can hardly breathe.” —Dagens Nyheter

“Incredibly enthralling . . .” —VLT

“I have never before come across something so thrilling than the works of Kepler.” —Barometern

“A notable page-turner . . .” —Kulturnytt

“Complex, vivid and provocative, The Fire Witness is classic Nordic noir, combining a lone detective with the serious social issue of the abuse of women and children in Swedish society, set against a landscape that shifts from the streets of Stockholm to the ski resorts to the north.” —Sydney Morning Herald
 
“A multitude of puzzles within puzzles. . . . Any reader expecting to read a chapter of The Fire Witness before bed will find himself still reading at sunrise. . . . The Fire Witness is one of the best. . . .” – New York Journal of BooksLARS KEPLER is a No. 1 bestselling international sensation, whose Joona Linna thrillers have sold more than 15 million copies in 40 languages. Lars Kepler is the pseudonym for writing duo, Alexander and Alexandra Ahndoril. They live with their family in Sweden.US

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