"Lars Kepler enthralls readers with The Hypnotist, just like Stieg Larsson did with the Millennium-series." Norrkopings Tidningar, Sweden "The Hypnotist is a rare beast: A Swedish thriller on a high international level with a smart, effective and surprising plot. The narrative has a skilful, refined, pulsating drive and the writing is sharp, convincing and multilayered." Kristianstadsbladet "'Intelligent, original and chilling" Simon Beckett "You'll be engrossed way past bedtime." Stylist Magazine "A carefully woven web of suspense, a sharp dialogue and a very inventive way indeed of dealing with how a tormented brain works." Swedish Radio "The book's structure is tremendously skilful. The suspense and the uneasiness only increase, while I chew my nails shorter and shorter." Aftonbladet "Lars Kepler has written a fine crime novel, a breathtaking thriller, which uncovers the many unpleasant sides of the human psyche. He opens the door to a human abyss. And he does it in an irresistible way." Boras tidning

Lars Kepler is the pseudonym of Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril & Alexander Ahndoril, both critically-acclaimed writers under their own names. Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril's first novel Stjarneborg (Castle of Stars) has been translated in several languages while Alexander Ahndoril's novel The Director, about Ingmar Bergman, was shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. They live in Sweden.The Hypnotist is the first in a series featuring Detective Inspector Joona Linna.