International Bestseller A New York Times Book Review Best Book of the Year Winner of the Barry Award for Best First Mystery/Crime Novel

A full-throttle thriller in the tradition of classic Stieg Larsson A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

From Sren Sveistrup, creatorof the hit television show, The Killinga stylish and atmospheric thriller that follows the race to find a serial killer terrorizing Copenhagen.

A psychopath is terrorizing Copenhagen.

His calling card is a chestnut mana handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnutswhich he leaves at each bloody crime scene.

Examining the dolls, forensics makes a shocking discoverya fingerprint belonging to a young girl, a government ministers daughter who had been kidnapped and murdered a year ago.

A tragic coincidenceor something more twisted?

To save innocent lives, a pair of detectives must put aside their differences to piece together the Chestnut Mans gruesome clues.

Because its clear that the madman is on a mission that is far from over.

And no one is safe.