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Sandman
Sandman | Lars Kepler
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"With its tight, staccato chapters and cast of dangerous wraiths lurking everywhere, The Sandman is a nonstop fright." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times The #1 internationally best-selling thriller from the author of The Hypnotist tells the chilling story of a manipulative serial killer and the two brilliant police agents who must try to beat him at his own game. Late one night, outside Stockholm, Mikael Kohler-Frost is found wandering. Thirteen years earlier, he went missing along with his younger sister. They were long thought to have been victims of Sweden's most notorious serial killer, Jurek Walter, now serving a life sentence in a maximum security psychiatric hospital. Now Mikael tells the police that his sister is still alive and being held by someone he knows only as the Sandman. Years ago, Detective Inspector Joona Linna made an excruciating personal sacrifice to ensure Jurek's capture. He is keenly aware of what this killer is capable of, and now he is certain that Jurek has an accomplice. He knows that any chance of rescuing Mikael's sister depends on getting Jurek to talk, and that the only agent capable of this is Inspector Saga Bauer, a twenty-seven-year-old prodigy. She will have to go under deep cover in the psychiatric ward where Jurek is imprisoned, and she will have to find a way to get to the psychopath before it's too late--and before he gets inside her head.
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amma-keep-reading
The Sandman | Lars Kepler
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Welp, I‘ve officially re-entered the world of Joona Linna. Please hold my texts and emails until I return to the real world.

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Martta
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Book conference! The couple behind Lars Kepler books told about their newest book. 😁

(not the tagged book though, I couldn't find the correct one from Litst database)

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OrangeMooseReads
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I wasn‘t aware this was a part of a series when I started it. That being said it can be read as a stand alone. Two siblings went missing 15 years ago; today one of them is found a live, wandering, and sick. Where has he been and is his sister still alive?
The suspense is good and not too contrived or forced. The story moves well. There are some trigger warnings. The writing is good.
I plan to read more within this series. 4 ⭐️

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OrangeMooseReads
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I realized that this book is part of a series 🤦🏼‍♀️ it‘s a character series so I‘m not lost or jumping in the middle of anything. Similar to ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo‘ series except this book hasn‘t referenced anything from previous stories as of yet.
#surpriseseries #accidentlystartedaseries

Crazeedi I've read the first couple from this series 3y
Tera0707 I started with that book too, but I was glad that I didn‘t have to have read the first ones in order to know what was going on. But this one should definitely be read before Lazarus. Other than that, I think the others can be read as a stand-alone. Sandman definitely started my love of Lars Kepler. I‘m reading The Hypnotist right now ☺️ 3y
OrangeMooseReads @Tera0707 good to know. I‘m definitely going to pick up others in the series. 3y
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OrangeMooseReads
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A Dollar Tree find from today. Looks like it might be a good spooky season read.
#dollartreefind #spookyseason

vivastory I've been meaning to try Kepler 3y
OrangeMooseReads @vivastory it‘s good so far 3y
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AkashPhoenix
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Praying for every soul on the planet and my fellow Indians. This too shall pass!! Needed something totally out of context to take my mind of what's been going!

Till now it's been a great choice. Thanks Lars Kepler!

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Tera0707
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Hands down, my favorite book of the year! You can feel the evil coming off the pages every time Jurek Walter (serial killer) is mentioned. So, so clever. #nordicnoir. The semester has finally ended and I have a month of freedom! So excited to get some reading done!!

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Tera0707
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I got my wisdom teeth + a molar pulled yesterday so I am feeling a bit loopy today. Going to try and do some reading today but these meds have me wanting to sleep.

Bookzombie I hope you are feeling better and got some rest. 🙂 4y
Tera0707 @Bookzombie thank you! 4y
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Tera0707
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I started this last night and I am already loving it. Within the first couple of chapters my heart was pounding! (And I like that the chapters are short because life happens and I hate stopping mid chapter)

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swishandflick
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I've been back in a reading slump so this book took me a long time to get through. Chilling but unrealistic premise, with effectively creepy moments. Though I do wish there were a few more clues dropped along the way. It felt like one of those mysteries where you just have to wait until the very end for the whole story to be dropped in two chapters. 3.5 ⭐️

TW: sexual assault

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Rissreads
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This was my book club book. It had a decent story (very unrealistic). I did find myself scratching my head occasionally as there were some passages that had nothing to do with anything, it was a bit bizarre.

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Andrew65
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One of the best #ArchEnemy in recent reads had to be Detective Joona Linna and Jurek Walter, a man truly to be afraid of! #NordicNoir

#AboutAugust

Tove_Reads Indeed! Hard to find anything good in that evil man. 4y
Andrew65 @Tove_Reads The very definition of evil! 4y
Eggs Sounds quite appropriate 👿 4y
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Butterfinger
The Sandman | Lars Kepler

My #Bottom6Reads so far this year -
Sandman
The Big Sleep
Space Opera
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
The Crying of Lot 49
1Q84

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Butterfinger
The Sandman | Lars Kepler

I read this in April for the#NordicNoir discussion and it scared me. It overwhelmed me so much I won't continue the series. I decided @BarbaraTheBibliophage to use this for the scary prompt #mandmchallenge2020.

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Andrew65
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This is certainly the best in the series so far, but it is a very dark book, don‘t read it if you want a light read. 😳 At the heart of the book is an evil serial killer who is in a maximum security psychiatric hospital and has only one desire to target Joona Linna. At the same time a boy who disappeared years ago reappears. How are these events connected? This book tells a great but dangerous story and ends with a real cliff hanger. Recommended.

EadieB @Andrew65 Nice review! I liked this one too! 4y
Andrew65 @EadieB Thanks 👍 4y
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Andrew65
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Still playing catch up on #NordicNoir, just starting book 4 in the Joona Linna series.

EadieB @Andrew65 I really liked this one! Hope you enjoy it too! 4y
Andrew65 @EadieB Ploughing through it today around work. Very enjoyable so far. 4y
EadieB @Andrew65 Sorry to see that you are back to work. You are in such a difficult situation. I wish you the best in all your decisions as it is very hard to please everyone. Please take care of yourself too. 4y
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Andrew65 @EadieB To be honest have worked throughout and more than if the school was open. Not had any time off since February. Mainly working from home. Schools meant to reopen on 1st June but refused to open mine so far but we are doing all the work for when we reopen. Number of cases locally still too high. The Local Public Health Director advised not to reopen next week but already made that. Was the first school locally to say we wouldn‘t reopen. 4y
Andrew65 @EadieB Doing building works on gate area to allow us to open otherwise social distancing impossible as go into / out of school. Hopefully finished by end of next week. Possible May reopen on 15th but far from decided, reviewing weekly. Although only open to sone year groups and risk assessment shows can only have eight children in a room at a time to allow 2 metre distancing. Consulted our first year group and only 25% sending back in. 4y
Andrew65 @EadieB To me it would have made more sense to reopen after Summer Break. 4y
EadieB @Andrew65 Glad to see you stood your ground. Glad the health director agreed. As things are still not as good as they should be in order to open schools and keep everyone safe. 4y
Andrew65 @EadieB Pleasing everyone is impossible, and loads of staffing and parental issues as a result.But overall positive. Most parents backing our decision. 4y
EadieB @Andrew65 I think they should wait until September too. That makes more sense. 4y
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amywithbooks
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Continuing with this series!

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Butterfinger
The Sandman | Lars Kepler
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This thriller/horror reminded me of a superhero flick. You had the insane,yet highly intelligent and invincible, villain. The heroes are losing. In other words, they are broken so much that you doubt they will ever make it. But, miraculously, they do. The two main characters rise, wipe off the blood, and save some people. And just like a movie, you are left with a major cliffhanger.

Trigger Warning - violence/torture/rape

#NordicNoir

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Tove_Reads
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Butterfinger There is something wrong with us needing that thrill. I always think why do writers have to keep rising the ante on the shock factor. 5y
EadieB I have an easier time reading this horrible stuff but I don't like watching it on TV. 5y
Tove_Reads Yeah, it‘s strange how you just have to keep on reading and waiting for the grande finale. Luckily we all know these stories are just that stories. It‘s always a bit different when you read about true crime. 5y
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Tove_Reads
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Butterfinger This would definitely make an excellent action/horror movie. What a cliffhanger!!! 5y
EadieB This was the best book so far. I need to read the next book soon! 5y
Marina_h This was the best in the series so far but really dark. and yes I could see it as a movie 5y
Tove_Reads I am so happy to see that the books get better and better. Just wondering how much darker they can get. 5y
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Tove_Reads
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Butterfinger I felt the most for those buried alive. It became a horror book. Just awful. 5y
eanderson This was definitely one of the darker books in my reading life. It‘s really sad! 5y
EadieB I really felt bad for Michael and Roseanna Kohler-Frost. 5y
Tove_Reads I really felt for the family. Father drinking himself to death. Kids are alive, but how can you live a normal life after that? 5y
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Tove_Reads
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Butterfinger In an ironic way, Saga can have closure to her mother's death. I couldn't stand the abuse of power that she had to endure. She needs therapy to handle all that she went through from childhood to Joona's disappearance. 5y
eanderson I agree with @Butterfinger 👆 Holy guacamole it‘s going to take some therapy to get through some of this. 5y
EadieB I agree with @Butterfinger and @eanderson. It truly was a very frightening experience for Saga! 5y
Marina_h I agree with all of you. I thought from the beginning that it wasn't a good idea and that something would go wrong. 5y
Tove_Reads @Marina_h @EadieB @Butterfinger @eanderson Had to read the next one today. I think I might need therapy after reading it. I‘m speechless. It was worse and darker than this one, but oh so good. I get that it‘s not for everyone. 5y
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Tove_Reads
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Butterfinger They made me think of dictators. No empathy. No conscience. 5y
eanderson Seriously some true sociopaths. 5y
EadieB Very sick and nasty serial killers! 5y
Marina_h They clearly had a rough childhood themselves but scary just how dark and twisted they turned out 5y
Tove_Reads I wonder how many people there are out there like this, the potential culprits of the future. 5y
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Tove_Reads
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Butterfinger I stayed up all night. I couldn't put it down till I ended just seconds ago. I'm ready to talk. Disa. How sad and pitiful. I wished it explained how her boss was involved. Surely, she would have recognized his voice. What did Jurek do to get him to call her? Joona still has his daughter to protect. I'm assuming Jurek survived, he'll find her. 5y
EadieB I'm sure that Joona will miss Disa and it will take him some time to get over her death. 5y
Marina_h This was a surprise but actually no surprise. It's a big loss for Joona and I think he'll have a hard time getting over it but he still has his daughter and wife to save. I'm also guessing Jurek isn't dead 5y
Tove_Reads He‘s at his breaking point. There‘s only so much one person can take. 5y
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Stockholm. This is the best book of series so far. Jurek Walter has been dead for over 7 years but he shows up with hypothermia. DI Joona Linda investigates and opens a kidnap cold case from years ago. Saga volunteers to go in isolation with Walter to see what she can learn. A creepy thriller with a very surprise ending. Need to read the next book soon! Highly recommend to those who love Mystery Thrillers and #NordicNoir.

#TheSandman #LarsKepler

Andrew65 Great review! 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 Thanks! 5y
Crazeedi I'm so far behind! Need to get busy 5y
EadieB @Crazeedi But you're ahead with the Montalbano TV series! 5y
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eanderson
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Finished the Sandman while doing LEGO. Great way to get lost in an audiobook. Much better than the first book in this series. Still more sexual content than I‘d care to hear. 🤣 The Sandman concept kind of creeped me out. #NordicNoir #murder2020 18/26
Book 2 of #EasterExtravaganza complete!

EadieB @eanderson Nice review! I'm thinking about starting this soon! 5y
Andrew65 Big shame about the sexual content. 5y
BiblioLitten Legos are not my thing right now. #lifewitha2yo 😁 5y
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Drnkpnkprincess I bought a few kits for my husband, he loves LEGO and is currently obsessed with LEGO Masters... keeps him entertained while I read 😝🙌🏻🤞🏻 5y
eanderson @Drnkpnkprincess I was a LEGO kid growing up and I have bought a few sets for my husband as well. We love LEGO Masters! It‘s a fun show. I don‘t watch reality/game shows but I‘d fully endorse that show! Lol! 5y
Lizpixie A fellow LEGO devotee! #LegoOfLitsy🧱 5y
Drnkpnkprincess @eanderson I really want the Portland beard guys to win... but I‘m torn because the newlyweds are doing such an amazing job too... ahhh the suspense! 5y
eanderson @EadieB I‘m interested in what you might think of it. @Andrew65 yeah... I‘m more of the if it doesn‘t add anything to the story then don‘t put it in there type of gal. Lol! At least this book didn‘t seem to have as much of it as the first. 5y
Drnkpnkprincess @Lizpixie Hahahah yes! I love that hashtag 5y
eanderson @Drnkpnkprincess yes! My husband and I are rooting for those beautiful bearded builders as well! The married couple is great but there is something special about the Portland guys! 5y
Butterfinger I'm only on ch 10 and it has a very dark tone. 5y
eanderson @Butterfinger it definitely does. I had to break up listening to it and watching New Girl to get some lighthearted humor to balance it out. 5y
Crazeedi That's so cool!! 5y
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eanderson
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Trying to stay occupied while my mom has surgery. She had 2 strokes on Friday. Luckily she only will really require blood thinners and physical therapy after surgery. Sucky time to have that happen and we can‘t see her.
Started this #nordicnoir... don‘t judge me for skipping some of the books in this series. I didn‘t want to buy them and my library doesn‘t have any copies. So I‘m skipping until I can find them!

Chrissyreadit I hope your mom heals ok. This was a hard time to have any health problems and I‘m glad she is able to get treatment and recovery. 5y
Tove_Reads 😔Hope everything goes well! At least it doesn‘t sound too bad considering. Have you checked The National Emergency Library? They have a few Kepler books. 5y
MicheleinPhilly Oh no! I‘m so sorry to hear that. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for her! ❤️ 5y
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Butterfinger Do what you need to do. No judging here. Hope everything goes well. 5y
Andrew65 Sending all my love and best wishes to you and your mom, stay strong. As has been said a difficult time for this to happen in. Hopefully prognosis sounds positive. Let us know how things go and if we can support you in any way. 💓 5y
eanderson @Chrissyreadit @MicheleinPhilly @Butterfinger @Andrew65 thank you all for the well wishes! 💕💕She came out of surgery around noon and she did great! The doctor is very happy with everything and thinks she will be just fine. @Tove_Reads I totally forgot about that! I‘m going to check it out! 5y
Andrew65 @eanderson That‘s good news 😊👍 I‘m currently reading my third book of the emergency library. 5y
Tove_Reads 🥰 Sounds good! Best wishes to your mother 5y
Marina_h I'm sorry to hear. Best wishes to your mother 🌹 I'm just starting this book this morning. 5y
BookNAround Sorry to hear about your mom. Hope her recovery is swift and uneventful. 5y
robinb Elisabeth, I‘m so sorry to hear about your mom‘s health issues...I somehow missed this! 😔 I hope she is doing better now?! 4y
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Tove_Reads
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Yes, still getting better! Joona is now trying to find a girl his greatest enemy kidnapped years ago. The enemy sits isolated in a special unit. But, everything is not right. Saga is back, and ends up in isolation with the bad man. Who will survive, who will die? Brutal, deadly, bloody, nasty, intriguing, great thriller. Creepy, creepy! Joona thought he‘d gone through the worst possible years ago, sadly he wasn‘t right... 4,5 stars

Tove_Reads Discussion April 19. 5y
Tove_Reads I still don‘t like the way some chapters start with setting the scene like in a screenplay. “The man stands by the window. He is looking outside. He is holding a book. The woman walks across the floor.” Don‘t like it. 5y
Andrew65 My reading has taken a real hit over the past week! Al work at the moment. 5y
Tove_Reads @Andrew65 Understandable, but it‘ll pass, and I‘m sure you‘ll get as used to the current situation as you can soon. Then it‘s back to reading! 5y
Marina_h I'm still on board but my social media time has been none existent the last week because of new job and with everything going on in the world. 5y
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Tove_Reads
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#NordiNoir #BuddyRead Hopefully most of you will be able to join! Jussi 5th, Camilla 12th, Lars 19th.

EadieB @Tove_Reads I'm in! But my 4th book for Camilla Lackberg is 5y
EadieB @Tove_Reads I know but just wanted to put the other title out there! 5y
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Tove_Reads @EadieB Always wonder why they do it especially with established authors and their series. 5y
EadieB @Tove_Reads So many people end up buying 2 books that are the same story but different titles. A bit confusing! 5y
Tove_Reads @EadieB I also dislike the movie covers, but at least that‘s understandable from a business point of view 5y
EadieB @Tove_Reads I didn't know about the movies. 5y
Tove_Reads @Eadie movie covers on books, once the movie version is out 5y
Andrew65 So so behind! 5y
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RedLeaves
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I'm a huge fan of the Joona Limma series, I try to leave big gaps between reading as I know I'm almost at the end of the series. I ordered my copy of the previous one - The Fire Girl - from ebay as I wanted a hardback copy, when it arrived it was signed by the authors! Bonus!

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CaitlinR
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A knockout thriller. Juries Walter is evil personified, and why does he keep appearing elsewhere while still locked in a secure facility?

Joona Linna, and his colleagues, are great characters. I want more!

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SeeJulieRead
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I‘ve been crazy busy at work and have a ton to do today, but I decided to take some time to read this morning!

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SeeJulieRead
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Continuing my serial killer book spree with this one - serial killers in Sweden! So far, it is very, very creepy.

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Nitpickyabouttrains
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An interesting detective story with a series killer. It was translated which was clear from the tone and choices of words, which did not always flow. But the story was super interesting and I was surprised by twists.

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Wow what a twisty little story! A definite page turner. It‘s book 4 in a series that I didn‘t realize. Clever serial killer much like a Hannibal Lector meets Jo Nesbo.

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BookMaven9
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Excitement at discovering a new series

JoScho Isnt that the best? (edited) 6y
BookMaven9 It been difficult finding one lately but this one is good so far😄 6y
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lauralovesbooks1
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Solid thriller. The short chapters kept it moving, but I think I would have preferred them to be a little longer.

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LMJenkins
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1. Wendy‘s Baconator with no bun and extra pickles! Yum!
2. Creepy. Swedish. Long. ARC.
3. Still have them at 48!
4. Bugs Bunny, hands down.
5. Capricorn. “Determined, practical, know-it-all, wise, control freak”
#humpdaypost

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LMJenkins
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I‘m taking a detour from my other reads to jump into The Sandman. Looks intriguing! #readingrestlessness

LMJenkins Argh! Just realized this is part of a series! Oh well.....I hope it‘ll be okay as a stand-alone. 7y
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Ckbadara
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This book was awesome! Even though it is over 400 pages long, I read it in 3-4 days. Joona Linna and Saga Bauer were both equally interesting and strong main characters. The villain, Walter Jurek, was genuinely frightening. I also really enjoyed the structure of the novel. The book is made up of very short chapters. This made the book fly by and caused me to keep reading. This book is a definite pick for me!

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booked4life
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5 stars!! This book is fast-paced, gruesome, and suspenseful. I loved everything about it and this series!

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JohnnyUtah915
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Now reading. So far it‘s doing everything but put me to sleep

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JoeStalksBeck
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Soooo Lars Kepler likes the video I did for his book! Yay! He posted it on his Instagram 😱 https://instagram.com/p/BgWQqynn9rG/

CocoReads That‘s very cool! 7y
CherryPie Really cool! 😎 7y
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booked4life
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I love the Detective Joona Linna series!! Can‘t wait to dive into this thriller. Undercover in a psych ward + a police investigation = the perfect crime novel

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JoeStalksBeck
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Ok so Penguin Randomhouse seen some of my book Gifs on Twitter and asked me to do a gif for the book The Sandman for one of their promotions so I did it . This is the response Email and this is the link to the finished product on my Instagram:) https://instagram.com/p/BgC_c1zDk5_/

Reviewsbylola Very cool! 7y
JoeStalksBeck @Reviewsbylola thanks! I was so nervous lol 7y
IamIamIam Whoo hoo!!! 👏🎉👏🎉👏 7y
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cobwebmoth That's so cool! 7y
Librariana Yay!! Totally awesome! Congratulations! 👏👏🎉🌟💜 7y
GripLitGrl That's awesome! Congratulations🎉🎉🎉 your gifs are amazing. I enjoy following you it's facinating to see what you come up with on the book cover gifs on Instagram. 7y
JoeStalksBeck @IamIamIam @cobwebmoth @Librariana @GripLitGrl thanks you guys!! I‘m very excited!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
daydreamin_star This is awesome!! And amazing that the publisher liked it too! :) 7y
Ms_T Well done, that‘s awesome! 7y
LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
JoeStalksBeck @daydreamin_star @Ms_T @LeahBergen thank you! I‘m very excited! ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 7y
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TheBookStacker
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Had to get a few things on amazon for the pupper so I ordered this 4th book. A few years ago I went through a phase where all I read for basically one entire year was Scandinavian murder mysteries and I saw that this one is coming out tomorrow so of course I added it to the cart!

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Pandalibrarian
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Finished this book last night for book #3 of the year. I'd forgotten how much I like the Joona Linna series! This one was very psychologically disturbing and gives you a glimpse of the power of grief and despair. A great read and I hope Joona makes another appearance despite how the book ends.

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