Sleepwalker : The brand new 2026 Detective Joona Linna crime thriller

Some nightmares you can't wake up from . . . The gripping new crime novel from the 17 million copy global bestseller Lars Kepler.

<p><b>SOME NIGHTMARES YOU CAN'T WAKE UP FROM . . . <br><br>The stunning new crime thriller from the master of Scandinavian noir, Lars Kepler - available now!</b><br><br>An alarm sounds in the middle of the night for a burglary in progress at a winter-closed campsite in Bredäng, outside Stockholm.<br><br>The police spot a light in one of the farthest caravans and when the officers open the door they are greeted by a horrific sight. Floors, walls and furniture are completely covered in blood. A man has been killed with an axe and brutally dismembered.<br><br>On the floor lies a young man sleeping with a severed arm as a pillow. He is arrested and taken to Kronoberg prison, identified as seventeen-year-old Hugo Sand, the son of a famous writer.<br><br>Hugo suffers from a rare sleepwalking condition that is activated by nightmares. He is either the perpetrator or a witness, but claims to remember nothing from the night.<br><br>Detective Joona Linna contacts her old friend Erik Maria Bark to use hypnosis to try to find out what happened inside the caravan. So begins the sleepless hunt for a serial killer who is only just getting started . . .<br><br><b>From the 17 million copy global bestseller Lars Kepler, author of <i>The Mirror Man</i>, comes the most anticipated crime thriller of 2025 - perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Ragnar Jonasson and Alex North.</b><br><br><u>Praise for </u><u>Lars Kepler</u><u>:</u><br><br>'Fast and furiously paced . . . I lapped it up' - <b><i>EVENING STANDARD</i></b><br><br>'Chilling, nerve-shredding, clever, and impossibly dark' - <b>CHRIS WHITAKER</b><br><br>'A rollercoaster ride of a thriller full of striking twists' - <b><i>MAIL ON SUNDAY</i></b><br><br>'As dark and chilling as a Swedish winter' - <b>GREGG HURWITZ</b><br><br>'A non-stop rollercoaster of suspense' - <b>JEFFERY DEAVER</b><br><br>'Ferocious, visceral storytelling' - <b><i>DAILY MAIL</i></b><br><br>'Thrilling' - <b><i>SUNDAY TIMES</i></b></p>