Lars Kepler is the new Swedish sensation, not least because it’s the pseudonym for writers and lovers Alexander Ahndoril and Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril, who have hit on the right chemistry in this beautifullywritten and engaging book.

When a family is murdered over two locations in Stockholm, clues are almost nonexistent, but there is a surviving family member: 15-year old Josef Ek, so badly injured that he is barely alive. After Detective Inspector Joona Linna discovers there is another member of the family who wasn’t home that day and may still be alive, the only way to get through to Josef is through Erik Maria Bark, a hypnotist retired in disgrace. As he unwillingly takes this case, he realises there is much more horror than even the crime scene could prepare them for.