The 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.

SOME NIGHTMARES YOU CAN'T WAKE UP FROM .

The stunning new crime thriller from the master of Scandinavian noir, Lars Kepler - available now!

An alarm sounds in the middle of the night for a burglary in progress at a winter-closed campsite in Bredäng, outside Stockholm.

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.

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.

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.

Detective Joona Linna contacts his 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 .

From the 17 million copy global bestseller Lars Kepler, author of The Mirror Man, comes the most anticipated crime thriller of 2025 - perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Ragnar Jonasson and Alex North.

Praise for Lars Kepler:

'Fast and furiously paced . I lapped it up' - EVENING STANDARD

'Chilling, nerve-shredding, clever, and impossibly dark' - CHRIS WHITAKER

'A rollercoaster ride of a thriller full of striking twists' - MAIL ON SUNDAY

'As dark and chilling as a Swedish winter' - GREGG HURWITZ

'A non-stop rollercoaster of suspense' - JEFFERY DEAVER

'Ferocious, visceral storytelling' - DAILY MAIL

'Thrilling' - SUNDAY TIMES

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