Lazarus
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The seventh gripping thriller in Lars Kepler's bestselling series featuring Joona Linna.
Sometimes the past won't stay buried.
All across Europe, the most ruthless criminals are suffering gruesome deaths. At first, it seems coincidental that their underworld affiliations are finally catching up to them. But when two of the victims are found to have disturbing connections to Detective Joona Linna, it becomes clear that there's a single killer at work. Still, police are reluctant to launch an investigation. If a mysterious vigilante is making their jobs easier, why stand in his way? Joona, however, is convinced this is no would-be hero. These deaths serve a much darker purpose.
Desperate for help, Joona turns to Saga Bauer. If his hunch is correct, she's one of the few people who stands a chance at bringing this criminal mastermind down. But Saga is fighting her own demons - and the killer knows just how to use them to his advantage. He continues to strike with impunity, and no one, it seems, is safe. When the killer begins targeting those closest to Saga and Joona, it appears more and more likely that Joona has been right all along, and that tracking down the person responsible will force him to confront a ghost from his past . . . the most terrifying villain he's ever had to face.
About this Author
LARS 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.
Reviews
"From the opening line, Kepler sets an ominous tone, cold and heavy with a taught sense of anticipation that will keep readers flying through the pages despite their fear of what might come next. Absolutely terrifying and beautifully written. I'm a fan for life!" --Tami Hoag, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Boy
"One of the best thrillers of the year! Kepler treats us readers to a nonstop roller coaster of suspense, taking us deep into the hearts and minds of perfectly realized characters. And, oh, what a villain! Lazarus is the definition of a one-sitting read!" --Jeffery Deaver, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Goodbye Man
"Kepler's characters, particularly Joona Linna, are always drawn sharp and deep, like scalpel cuts. Kepler's prose unrolls as smoothly as a loop of razor wire. But it's Kepler's storytelling that really draws blood. Lazarus is as literate as peak Michael Connelly and as addictive as David Baldacci."
--A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Woman in the Window
"Lazarus is written in the fast and furiously paced present in short, bitty chapters that move quickly between characters and scenes to ramp up tension. This gives them an intense, cinematic feel. Characters, even minor ones, are well-developed and credibly flawed with painful pasts. The plot is pretty twisty too, so why these books haven't been turned into mainstream movies or a TV boxed set is anyone's guess. Surely Scandi noir hasn't had its day quite yet? While Lazarus can be read as a standalone, it's more enjoyable when read as a sequel to The Sandman. But be warned: it's pretty bloodthirsty. I lapped it up." --Evening Standard, UK
"Lars Kepler, pseudonym of husband-and-wife crime-writing team Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril, was Sweden's best-selling author of the 2010s, across all genres and in any language. Seven novels down the line, their amalgam of Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole series and Stieg Larsson's bloody gothic mayhem is also gripping international audiences. Their knack is to sketch believable characters while the plot clatters along like an out-of-control roller-coaster. This tale of a series of elaborate murders across Scandinavia is linked to past novels featuring Kepler's most barbaric villain, Jurek Walter. The result is savage but irresistible." --Metro, UK
"[T]his is deeply visceral stuff, largely keeps cliché at bay and is handled with a casual assurance that makes it unputdownable." --European Literature Network, UK
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