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The Chestnut Man

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The Chestnut Man
Our Rating: (4/5)
Author: Sveistrup, Soren
Category: Crime & mystery, Fiction: special features, Literature & literary studies, Thriller / suspense
Publisher: Michael Joseph
ISBN: 9781405952286
RRP: 22.99

Synopsis

From the creator of the hit television show The Killing, a nail-biting debut – a stylish and atmospheric thriller that follows the race to find a serial killer terrorizing Copenhagen

As the leaves fall, he’s coming for you . . .

One October morning in a quiet suburb, the police make a terrible discovery.

A young woman is found brutally murdered with one of her hands missing.

Above her hangs a small doll made of chestnuts.

Examining the doll, Forensics are shocked to find a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, kidnapped and murdered a year ago.

Can a new killer be the key to an old crime?

And will his spree be over when winter arrives – or is he only just getting started? . . .

S ren Sveistrup is an internationally acclaimed scriptwriter of the Danish television phenomenon The Killing which won various international awards and sold in more than a hundred countries.

More recently, Sveistrup wrote the screenplay for Jo Nesb ‘s The Snowman. Sveistrup obtained a Master in Literature and in History from the University of Copenhagen and studied at the Danish Film School. He has won countless prizes, including an Emmy for Nikolaj and Julie and a BAFTA for The Killing.

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