From the creator of the hit television show The Killing, a nail-biting debut - a stylish and atmospheric thriller that follows the race to find a serial killer terrorizing Copenhagen.
S ren Sveistrup (Author)
S ren Sveistrup is an internationally acclaimed scriptwriter of the
Danish television phenomenon The Killing which won various
international awards and sold in more than a hundred countries.
More recently, Sveistrup wrote the screenplay for Jo Nesb 's The
Snowman. Sveistrup obtained a Master in Literature and in History
from the University of Copenhagen and studied at the Danish Film
School. He has won countless prizes, including an Emmy for Nikolaj
and Julie and a BAFTA for The Killing.
Caroline Waight (Translator)
Caroline Waight is an award-winning literary translator working
from Danish, German and Norwegian. Her translations include books
by Caroline Albertine Minor, Ingvild Rish i, Maren Uthaug and
Dorthe Nors. She was a finalist for the 2023 PEN Translation Award
and received a special commendation at the 2023 Warwick Prize for
Women in Translation.
Sveistrup's brilliant and brutal The Chestnut Man sets a new
benchmark. The Steig Larsson comparisons seem unfair - on
Sveistrup. He is quite simply in another league. Scandi noir is
back with a bang with this sensational debut novel *****
*Metro*
Creepy, clever and packed with tension
*The Sun*
***** The Chestnut Man has success written all over it. You will
never want to play with conkers again
*Daily Express*
If you're pining for a dose of Jo Nesbo-style Scandi noir, The
Chestnut Man should hit the spot. The twisty, tricksy storyline,
delivered in short, sharp chapters that don't let anyone catch
their breath, gathers an unstoppable momentum so that 500 pages
disappear in a trice - and the ending is satisfyingly grand
guignol, with room left for a sequel
*The Times*
A full-throttle thriller in the tradition of classic Stieg Larsson,
drenched in atmosphere and charged with adrenaline. Buckle up.
You'll gulp down every word. I loved this book
*A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window*
As in The Killing television series, Sveistrup offers lessons to
seasoned practitioners of the serial-killer whodunit in how to
inject new energy into this near-exhausted sub-genre, and a
reminder (via his portrayal of the families, homes and workplaces
that his cops visit) that crime writing has the potential to be
eye-opening, panoramic social realism
*Sunday Times*
If you are one of the millions who enjoyed The Killing, you'll want
to read the first novel by its creator. Sveistrup's ability at
building tension is evident, and this will undoubtedly make for a
compelling television adaptation
*Guardian*
BBC Top Fiction Picks of 2019
*BBC.co.uk*
A debut thriller from the creator of The Killing opens with a
gruesome discovery in a Copenhagen suburb
*Guardian Books of 2019*
Superbly written and carries you along at breakneck speed. If you
liked The Killing, you are going to love this
*My Weekly*
This might just be the thriller of the year. The Chestnut Man grips
you from the opening page and never lets go, as we're pulled into a
haunting whirlwind of secrets, deception and the dark side of the
soul. The policing is top-notch, of course, and the characters -
good and bad - are so real we're sure we've met them before.
Brilliant!
*Jeffery Deaver*
A nail-biting, atmospheric thriller
*The Herald*
Sviestrup shows off his Scandi-noir know-how in this Stieg
Larsson-worthy mystery featuring blood-curdling murders and a
couple of ill-assorted investigators
*Foyles*
A taut, high-octane thriller. Sveistrup snares his reader with his
house-of-horrors opening and keeps us gripped. . . suffice to say
that he leads and wrongfoots us through numerous twists, turns,
cliff-hangers and red herrings to an outcome which is as bold as it
is explosive. He makes every page count - it's a joy to be so
immersed on the edge of a seat
*The Herald*
The action surges along in swinging the spotlight of suspicion
around without ever letting the reader feel confident they have the
right culprit, and the denouement is intense and very gory
*Strong Words*
Best books to read this Spring
*Marie Claire*
Søren Sveistrup's page-turning thriller is a tale of crime and
passion
*Evening Standard Best Books of 2019*
If you are one of the millions who enjoyed the Scandinavian crime
series The Killing, you'll want to read the first novel by its
creator. . . this will undoubtedly make for a compelling television
adaptation
*The Observer*
The books everyone's devouring right now - and you should add to
your spring reading list
*Glamour*
Inside Soap's Hot List
*Inside Soap*
A tension-charged debut, sharing elements of his signature TV
writing with incendiary twists
*Financial Times*
Søren Sveistrup, is clearly a master craftsman
*Telegraph*
Crime lovers, rejoice. This is a thrilling, fast-paced page-turner
that promises to hook readers from the first page
*Eastern Daily Press*
A superb debut novel from the writer behind hit TV series The
Killing. This book grips you from the out and boils and boils to an
almost sickening conclusion. It just does not let up
*Eastern Daily Press*
Chilling psychological drama
*Mail Online*
This one will have your heart in your mouth
*Digital Spy*
Sveistrup keeps the reader gripped until the very end
*Dagbladenes Bureau*
I was completely blown away by this debut novel
*sidsesbogreol.dk*
Sveistrup sets new standards in crime
*bogfriisen.dk*
Nerve-racking, you're sitting on the edge of your seat, and by the
time you've finished the book you've got no nails left
*Livetidukkehuset.dk*
Simply an unparalleled page-turner
*Ord fra en bibliofil*
Absolutely fantastic crime novel. The plot keeps you gripped, and
you always end up wanting to read just one more page.
Nerve-racking. Nail-biting. Thrilling. Hair-raising
*Krummeskrummelurer.dk*
Not all good scriptwriters can produce a detective story designed
to be read rather than watched on TV. But Søren Sveistrup, the man
responsible for The Killing, proves . . . that it can be done . . .
The characters, the plot with its deep, eerie undercurrent of the
unknown, and the intense, compelling manipulation of suspense are
qualities reminiscent of The Killing
*Marie Louise Toksvig*
This nerve-racking debut novel has a brilliant plot . . .
*Ugebladet Søndag*
A powerful portrait of two intriguing detectives who are here to
stay . . .
*Vildmedkrimi.dk*
Simply so well written, well constructed and suspenseful. I've read
a lot of fantastic crime novels, but this is far and away the best
I've read in a long time. . . . insanely suspenseful and
gripping
*RandiGlensbo.dk*
Crime fiction of the highest quality - fascinating characters,
great storytelling, and unbearable suspense. I absolutely loved
it
*Deon Meyer*
Sveistrup is a skilled weaver of plot, able to surprise the reader
and maintain a well-developed sense of pacing, tension and action.
He keeps the reader hooked until the final page
*Bok 365*
The ingredients in this stew are familiar to everyone who reads
crime novels. Sveistrup's great skill becomes apparent in the
solid, complex plot, as well as in the pacing and impact that
drives the reader onward page after page. The Chestnut Man is a
demonstration of how a novel of this type should be sewn together.
The result is incredibly thrilling!
*Dagbladet*
While other writers come across as formulaic, Sveistrup's plot
develops naturally, and he finds space amid the child abuse and
harassment for enough injections of humanity that The Chestnut Man
never turns into violence porn, a stumbling block for several of
his Danish colleagues. The key is Thulin and Hess, the most
promising pair of investigators in Nordic crime since Saga and
Martin first met over a corpse on a bridge in 2011
*A-magsinet*
Individual scenes in the narrative stand out knife-sharp in all
their calculated evil. Their encounter with brutal reality nearly
overwhelms those involved, and the reader is profoundly challenged
by the novel's material. But you survive because you retain a clear
sense that there must be a deep well of sorrow behind the crimes,
and because the author depicts his cast of characters in such a
nuanced way that you sympathise with the hard-pressed investigative
team, the victims, and the person behind the terrible murders.
Sveistrup keeps the reader gripped until the very end. This is
professional writing in the very best sense, and I'm looking
forward to more.
*Dagbladenes Bureau*
The Chestnut Man is an intensely gripping first novel that feels
anything but debut-like. Seasoned crime fans with feel as though
they're in very safe hands ... [Sveistrup] throws his hat into the
ring with extreme professionalism and a talent for deploying his
special tricks in precisely calibrated doses.
*Børsen*
Praise for The Killing
*-*
Excellent . . . A shrewd mix of police procedural, political
thriller and domestic drama
*New York Times*
TV of the absolute finest quality . . . the writing shines
*Guardian*
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