The lighting is lame because I took them at night but I was drooling over it as soon as it came out of the oven and I knew two things for sure: I wouldn’t have time to photograph it the next morning AND there wouldn’t be much of it left the next day – we polished off half of the tray whilst I was still taking pictures 8) With a series of clever misdirects and ingenious red herrings, Søren Sveistrup brings this incredibly complex and thrilling debut to a pulse-pounding, action packed conclusion.Īn incredibly diabolical police procedural that will leave readers hoping a sequel is in the works.First and foremost I have to apologise for these photos. The murders are chilling and become increasingly grisly with each new victim. The Chestnut Man is a dark and gritty mystery that is suspenseful and quite riveting. And just as they are on the brink of making a breakthrough, the case takes a shocking turn. Neither Naia nor Mark is well liked by their fellow detectives so they often have to fight to pursue the various avenues of inquiry. Nylander is not very supportive of Hess and Thulin’s theories which leaves them at cross purposes for much of the investigation. The investigation moves in fits and starts since other than the fingerprints on the chestnut dolls, there is little forensic evidence. He is also a big of a rogue loner who follows his instincts as he tracks down leads on his own. Mark wants nothing more than to return to the Europol and he is distracted during the initial stages of the investigation. She is eager to solve the case so she can move on to the next phase of her career. Naia is incredibly impatient and she is abrupt with colleagues, witnesses and suspects. Thulin and Hess are excellent investigators but neither of them is particularly likable. But when another grisly murder occurs and Kristine’s fingerprint is once again found on the chestnut doll, will Nylander have any choice but to allow Naia and Mark to turn their attention to Rosa? Thulin is shocked when Genz informs her Kristine’s fingerprint is on the chestnut dolls. The current murders coincide with Rosa’s return to work but Nylander orders Thulin and Ness to stay away from Hartung. Although her body has never been recovered, Linus Bekker confessed to her murder and is now serving his sentence at a psychiatric hospital. One year earlier, Minister of Social Affairs Rosa Hartung’s twelve year old daughter Kristine is kidnapped on her way home. Their investigation takes a very troubling turn when forensic specialist Simon Genz makes a stunning discovery. His suspicions are confirmed when Anne Sejer-Larsen is murdered and once again, her body is mutilated and a chestnut man is left at the scene. Thulin is convinced Laura’s fiancé Jans Henrick Hauge killed her, but Hess has his doubts he is their killer. There are many troubling (and gruesome) aspects to her murder but it is the discovery of a chestnut man at the scene that is most puzzling. They are both assigned to investigate the horrific murder of single mother, Laura Kjgear. Before she can convince her boss, Head of Major Crimes Nylander, to recommend her for the transfer, she is saddled with disgraced Europol Agent Mark Hess. The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup is a spine-tingling, chilling murder mystery.Ĭopenhagen Detective Naia Thulin is hoping to leave the murder squad for the cybercrime center. To save innocent lives, a pair of detectives must put aside their differences to piece together the Chestnut Man’s gruesome clues.īecause it’s clear that the madman is on a mission that is far from over. His calling card is a “chestnut man”-a handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnuts-which he leaves at each bloody crime scene.Įxamining the dolls, forensics makes a shocking discovery-a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, a government minister’s daughter who had been kidnapped and murdered a year ago.Ī tragic coincidence-or something more twisted? The heart-pounding debut from the creator of the hit Scandinavian television show The Killing. Title: The Chestnut Man by Søren SveistrupĬomplimentary Review Copy Provided by Publisher Through Edelweiss
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