The Chestnut Man
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Soren Sveistrup
International Bestseller • A New York Times Book Review Best Book of the Year • Winner of the Barry Award for Best First Mystery/Crime Novel “A full-throttle thriller in the tradition of classic Stieg Larsson” —A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the WindowFrom Søren Sveistrup, creator of the hit television show, The Killing—a stylish and atmospheric thriller that follows the race to find a serial killer terrorizing Copenhagen.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 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.
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Author
Soren Sveistrup
Pages
528
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2019-09-03
ISBN
0062895389 9780062895387
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"This is one that is not for the faint of heart. What a gut wrenching read. "
Ty
"Excellent story, a little longer than I normally read. Still went very quickly, I enjoyed it! Stayed with me long after I finished the book! Must read! "
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Amanda C
"Suspense page turner"
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Rebecca
"It was a good story. I usually find myself bored with crime stories that aren’t based on real events. But it’s definitely worth the read for the story. Although, I find the twist at the end of books like this to be very cliché. But that’s just my opinion and we all know how everyone feels about those. "
Brooke Gross-Gilbert
"I’m 7 chapters in and I already love it. Gruesome and graphic. "
Emily Tancredi
"Amazing thriller! Well thought out and put together! Enjoyed every action filled, scary minute!"
Jess Cook
"This was so MEH, i really didn’t care toward the end, i didn’t like the multiple point of views even though many enjoy it. I wouldn’t recommend this to my friends, it was also very long. "
Stev Cass
"this book was . . . interesting. the writing was very good and the premise of a killer who hunts child abusers? amazing. however, it's BARELY a 5/10 for me, and here's why. first, and probably most obviously, it turns sexual abuse almost p0rnographic. a lot of books in this general subgenre do. second, some of the characters were downright annoying in a way you know the author didn't intend them to be. pointless and a waste of pages. 1/?"
Adonis Rex
"I almost never give 5 stars but this is one of the few books that I did not see the twist coming. The book is long but for good reason. It is a disturbing read with some themes that can be hard to get through but I thought it was excellent. I found myself remembering clues throughout the book but once you think you’ve got it, you don’t. "
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Nicole Medici
"It was fantastic "
Scott Marshall Jr
