The Chestnut Man, Soren Sveistrup
The Chestnut Man, Soren Sveistrup
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The Chestnut Man
A Novel

Author: Soren Sveistrup

Narrator: Peter Noble

Unabridged: 15 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/03/2019

Synopsis

International Bestseller • A New York Times Book Review Best Book of the Year • Winner of the Barry Award for Best First Mystery/Crime Novel • Audie Awards® Winner“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.

About Soren Sveistrup

Søren Sveistrup is an internationally acclaimed script writer, creator and film producer of several TV series. From 2007 to 2012 he was the creator and writer of The Killing, which has won several international awards, been sold to more than a hundred countries all over the world and remade for AMC by Fox Television Studios in the US. He lives in Copenhagen.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Yun on November 06, 2024

When the weather turns cold and the days dark, is there anything more satisfying than cozying up with a dark crime thriller? I think not. A serial killer is loose on the streets of Copenhagen. In addition to the brutally mutilated victims, the killer also leaves behind his calling card, a little figu......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on April 15, 2022

Whoop whoop! Today Chestnut Man’s adaptation into series just released on Netflix! I just watched a few scenes and they seemed outstandingly promising! 🥳📚 I was sooooo ready to give five Danish, thrilling, chilling, darkest, mind numbing stars to this book as a die-hard fan of Danish series “Forbryde......more

Goodreads review by Debra on May 14, 2019

A grizzly debut that will NOT having you dreaming of chestnuts roasting on an open fire anytime soon. I'd rather have Jack frost nipping at my nose instead thank you very much! This debut novel details a police investigation into the murders of mothers who have had various allegations of neglect and......more

Goodreads review by David on February 05, 2020

Liked this book it held my attention throughout. It didn’t really grab, though until about a hundred pages in. I think it was the structure, the quick short chapters that helped to move the story long at a fast clip. This prevented me from dropping into the “Fictive Dream,” which is important to for......more

Goodreads review by Teodora on October 26, 2024

5/5 ⭐ I don't know if I've ever admitted this before but I am a fan of Scandinavian crime books and Stieg Larsson is probably to blame. And The Chestnut Man vibes with Larsson's books perfectly. Of course I had to like this. amirite? This book is dark and cold and terrible and it managed to disgust me......more

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