The Spider: The only serial killer crime thriller you need to read in 2023

In the 2023 crime thriller "Can You Catch a Killer? Or Are You Already in the Web?", Detective Saga Bauer receives a postcard threatening her partner, Detective Joona Linna. As the body count rises, the police realize that the killer is sending riddles, offering them the chance to stop the murders before they happen. However, the case becomes more and more tangled, and Joona is pulled closer to a trap he may not be able to escape. Praise for Lars Kepler's fast-paced and thrilling storytelling has been received, with comparisons to Jo Nesbo, Ragnar Jonasson, and Alex North.

Format: Hardback
Length: 496 pages
Publication date: 25 May 2023
Publisher: Zaffre

Detective Saga Bauer received an ominous postcard describing a gun and nine white bullets - one of which was intended for her partner,Detective Joona Linna. The sender alleged that Saga was the only person who could save him. But as time passed,the threat faded. Until now. A sack with a decomposing body has been found hanging from a tree in the forest. A milky white bullet casing turns up at the scene. When the body count begins to rise,the police realise that the killer is sending riddles,offering them the chance to stop the murders before they happen. But the police always seem to arrive a moment too late. As they begin to close in,the case becomes more and more tangled. Someone is spinning a fiendishly intricate web,pulling Joona ever closer to a trap he may not be able to escape. 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 A non-stop rollercoaster of suspense - JEFFERY DEAVER Ferocious, visceral storytelling - DAILY MAIL Thrilling - SUNDAY TIMES Detective Saga Bauer received an ominous postcard describing a gun and nine white bullets - one of which was intended for her partner,Detective Joona Linna. The sender alleged that Saga was the only person who could save him. But as time passed,the threat faded. Until now. A sack with a decomposing body has been found hanging from a tree in the forest. A milky white bullet casing turns up at the scene. When the body count begins to rise,the police realise that the killer is sending riddles,offering them the chance to stop the murders before they happen. But the police always seem to arrive a moment too late. As they begin to close in,the case becomes more and more tangled. Someone is spinning a fiendishly intricate web,pulling Joona ever closer to a trap he may not be able to escape.

Weight: 726g
Dimension: 165 x 242 x 46 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838777869