A Killer Instinct Novel - The Joona Linna Series
The police receive a video of a woman in her home. Hours later, they discover her mutilated body. Soon after, the killer sends another tape, taunting the police. He knows there’s nothing they can do.
Only Joona Linna and his old friend Erik Maria Bark can stop this cunning predator. But
Bark is hiding secrets of his own—secrets the killer knows.
“Gripping… the fast-paced chapters and devious plot twists left me hypnotized and eager to find out the stalker’s identity.”
Jonathan Elderfield, Associated Press
“This is fast-paced, readable fare—the type of writing that makes the hours disappear. Clean and consumable, Kepler’s unflinching prose gives lucid rendering to scenes of suspense, graphic violence, and hand-to-hand combat, elevating the sense of unease or excitement they produce.”
Charles Perry, Mystery Tribune
“As in the other books in the superb [Killer Instinct] series… there’s not an ounce of flab on Stalker despite its heft, which accommodates both scrupulous character development and elaborate scenes of derring-do.”
Nell Beram, Shelf Awareness
“The most frightening novel I have encountered in years… The final showdown with the perpetrator is utterly ingenious and is guaranteed to induce nightmares. Don’t read this book late at night.”
Vick Mickunas, Dayton Daily News
“Short chapters, nightmarish murders and a tantalizing, suspenseful mystery… These books are the best legal drug you could possibly ask for.”
Joe Hartlaub, BookReporter
“Well-written… One can’t wait to see what happens next in this remarkable series.”
Michael J. McCann, New York Journal of Books
“The Sandman no doubt prepared a great many readers for the basics of literary aerobics Lars Kepler provides in thriller fiction. Those readers, and the newcomers Stalker will likely attract, will find the same nail-gun precision in these pages. The good news is that the reading will be hypnotically easy. The bad news is that thrillers by other writers might begin to look a bit sedate.”
Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Review
