by Lars Kepler (Translated by: Alice Menzies)
SYNOPSIS
IF YOU SEE HIS REFLECTION IT'S ALREADY TOO LATE . . .
Seventeen-year-old Jenny is abducted in broad daylight and taken to a dilapidated, isolated house where she is chained and caged along with several other girls. Their captor is unpredictable, and as wily as he is cruel: he foils every one of their desperate attempts to escape . . . and once caught they rarely survive their punishment. Five years later, Jenny is found dead in a public park, and the police are scrambling to find a lead among the scant evidence. But Detective Joona Linna realises that this murder has an eerie connection to a death that was declared a suicide years before. And now when Mia, a seventeen-year-old orphan, goes missing, it becomes clear to Joona that they are dealing with a serial killer-and the murderous rampage has just begun. As the police close in on the killer, Mia and her fellow captives are plunged into ever greater danger, and Joona finds himself in a seemingly impossible race against time to save their young lives.
REVIEW
Jenny Lind is abducted on her way home from school. Despite the clear description from an eyewitness, the search provides no further leads and is called off. Not long afterwards, a tragedy on an ice fishing trip leaves Pamela Nordstrom devastated. Five years later these two seemingly unrelated cases collide and Detective Joona Linna must work backwards to try and solve the old case before more girls go missing.
At 576 pages, The Mirror Man is an incredibly detailed and disturbing police procedural, but despite it's size this was the fastest I've read through a book this year after I stayed up late into the night to finish it! I have read a lot of books in this genre, but I can honestly say that the tension and creepiness in The Mirror Man is unrivalled. The killer’s MO and disturbing actions created a real uneasiness throughout this skilfully plotted thriller and at several points I seriously regretted reading this one in the dark. The Mirror Man had everything you would want and expect from a Nordic Noir psychological thriller - dark and complex storylines, interesting characters, a flawed but brilliant detective, incredible suspense and a well-thought-out conclusion. Every chapter was carefully considered, the investigation was twisted and compelling – an addictive page-turner and a fantastic addition to the series.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lars Kepler is the pseudonym of critically acclaimed husband and wife team Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril (b. 1966) and Alexander Ahndoril (b. 1967), authors of the No. 1 internationally bestselling Joona Linna series.
With seven instalments to date, the series has sold 15 million copies in 40 languages. The Ahndorils were both established writers before they adopted the pen name Lars Kepler, and have each published several acclaimed novels.
Thanks to Anne Cater - @RandomTTours, Zaffre Books - @ZaffreBooks and Lars Kepler @larskepler for the opportunity to read and review.
Genre: Crime Thriller / Police Procedural / Nordic Noir / Scandi Crime
Publisher: Zaffre Books
ISBN: 978-1838776466
Pages: 576pp
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