The Chestnut Man

Sveistrup, Søren

£8.99

On a blistery autumn morning Rosa Hartung returns to her job as Minister for Social Affairs, a year after the dramatic disappearance of her 12-year-old daughter. Linus Berger, a mentally disturbed young man, confessed to her killing, but claims he can’t remember where he buried her dismembered corpse. That same day Rosa returns to Parliament, a young mother is found murdered at her home in the suburbs of Copenhagen – she’s been tortured, and one hand has been cut off. Detectives Thulin and Hess, sent to investigate the crime, arrive to find a figure made of chestnut hanging from a nearby playhouse. When yet another woman is murdered, and another chestnut figure is found, Thulin and Hess begin to suspect that there’s a connection between the previously closed Hartung case and the new recent victims.

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Publish Date: 14/10/2021

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NOW A MAJOR TOP 10 NETFLIX SERIES

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As the leaves fall, he’s coming for you . . .

One October morning in a quiet suburb, the police make a terrible discovery.

A young woman is found brutally murdered with one of her hands missing.

Above her hangs a small doll made of chestnuts.

Examining the doll, Forensics are shocked to find a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, kidnapped and murdered a year ago.

Can a new killer be the key to an old crime?

And will his spree be over before winter arrives – or is he only just getting started? . . .
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Additional information

Weight 353 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 30 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

501

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

839.8138 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K