Chestnut Man

FUTURE NETFLIX HIT! International bestseller from the creator of the cult film series The Killing. Publishing rights sold in 30 countries. Best book of the year according to New York Times, Kirkus, Library Journal. The novel made it to the... list of the best books of the year according to BBC, Guardian, and Evening Standard. A very clever and atmospheric detective thriller in the best traditions of Jo Nesbø. No wonder Soren Sveistrup was offered to become the screenwriter for the film adaptation of Jo Nesbø's cult thriller The Snowman. After creating the series The Killing, he gained a reputation as a true master of sharp plot. And his debut novel demonstrated to the world: a new star of the thriller genre has emerged in Scandinavia. Sveistrup received the prestigious Barry Award for this book. Copenhagen. The body of a brutally murdered girl is found. Above it hangs the chestnut man — a doll made of chestnuts and matches, with cut-out eyes and a smiling mouth. Fingerprints of a girl, missing for a year and presumed dead, are found on the figure. However, the person who confessed to her murder is already in prison. Soon another corpse is discovered — and again the investigators are greeted by the chestnut man with the fingerprints of the same dead girl... -------------------------------------------------- Thriller of the year. — Jeffrey Deaver A furious thriller in the traditions of Stieg Larsson. — A.J. Finn Missing novels in the spirit of Nesbø? Read this one. — The Times This book bears the seal of success. — Daily Express A new triumph of Scandinavian noir. — Metro Horrifying, twisted, packed with tension. — Sun A high-octane thriller. — The Herald Sveistrup is an outstanding master. — Telegraph