The Spider

Hardback Published on: 25/05/2023
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The Spider
A fantastic Nordic Noir that will get your heart racing!
This is book number nine in the Nordic Noir series and boy does it deliver. It's dark, twisty and action packed. Kepler gives us a smart villain and by ext... READ MORE
Julie, Waterstones Braehead
The Spider
page turner
As always Lars Kepler books are suspenseful,disturbing and intriguing in equal measure. Twice I had to stop reading as I was getting anxious. Also couldn’t... READ MORE
Catherine Cannon

Synopsis

Three years ago, Saga Bauer received a postcard with a threatening text about a gun with nine white bullets - one of which is waiting for Detective Joona Linna. But time passed and the threat faded. Until now. A sack with a decomposed body is found tied to a tree in the forest. A milky white bullet casing is found at the murder scene. And soon the police are sent complicated riddles from the killer - a chance to stop further murders.

Joona Linna and Saga Bauer must fight side by side to solve the puzzle and save each victim before it's too late. But the violent hunt becomes increasingly desperate. Maybe this serial killer is unstoppable. Maybe they're already caught in the web...

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Zaffre
  • ISBN: 9781838777869
  • Number of pages: 496
  • Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 43 mm
  • Weight: 742g
  • Languages: English

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The Spider
A good read.
This is the latest read in the Joona Lima series. it's the usual high standard, well written, excellent characterisation and a fascinating but unrealistic ... READ MORE
Martha Brindley
The Spider
Brilliant Nordic Noir
My thanks to Bonnier Books UK Zaffre for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘The Spider’ by Lars Kepler. It was originally published in Sweden in 2022 and translated... READ MORE
Vivienne O'Regan
The Spider
standout read
Wickedly dark, suspenseful and highly addictive, a race against time, thrill a minute read This may be the 9th novel to feature Joona Linna but it is a se... READ MORE
Andy  wormald
The Spider
Twist full dark thriller
If you like dark thrillers, with twists and serial murder then you will like this. Great plot, keeps you guessing until the end. Thank you to Bonnier Books... READ MORE
Peter Thorburn
The Spider
A fast paced thriller
This was my second Joona Linna book and yet again I'm saying that I really need to get the rest of these books by the amazing writing duo of Lars Kepler as... READ MORE
MunchKim
The Spider
Highly recommended
This was the first book I read in this series and thoroughly enjoyed it: twisty, dark, entertaining. I liked the solid plot, the well developed characters ... READ MORE
AMG
The Spider
Not for the faint hearted
This is the 9th book in the always dark Joona Linna series and I recommend that you read the others in the series as it does have some recurring characters... READ MORE
Mary Picken