The hypnotist
By: Lars Kepler ; translated from the Swedish by Ann Long
Contributors: Dawson, Miranda
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 503
ISBN-13: 9780374173951
Subjects: Murder victims; Boys; Children of murder victims; Identification; Hypnotists; Murderers; Fiction
Work titles: Hypnotisören
Description: In the frigid clime of Tumba, Sweden, a gruesome triple homicide attracts the interest of Detective Inspector Joona Linna, who demands to investigate the murders. The killer is still at large, and there's only one surviving witness--the boy whose family was killed before his eyes. Whoever committed the crimes wanted this boy to die: he's suffered more than one hundred knife wounds and lapsed into a state of shock. Desperate for information, Linna sees only one option: hypnotism. He enlists Dr. Erik Maria Bark to mesmerize the boy, hoping to discover the killer through his eyes.