by Søren Sveistrup · Roca Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9791387629991
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In a quiet suburb of Copenhagen, the police face a terrible discovery: a young woman murdered in a playground with a chestnut figure hanging over her corpse. Inspector Naia Thulin and her partner Mark Hess discover a mysterious footprint on the figure that leads them to the missing daughter of Minister Rosa Hartung. As more murdered women appear with similar chestnut figures, Thulin and Hess work against the clock to unravel the connection and stop the killer before he completes his final mission. An addictive novel by the screenwriter and creator of the series The Killing.
Søren Sveistrup is a Danish screenwriter and author. His credits include Nikolaj og Julie and Forbrydelsen . His first novel, Kastanjemanden, a crime novel, was published in 2018 and adapted into a Netflix television series,The Chestnut Man, in 2021, for which he was head writer and executive producer. His second novel,Tælle til en, tælle til to, was published in 2024, which will also be adapted into the follow-up television series for the Chestnut Man, releasing on May 7th 2026. Søren Sveistrup has received numerous Danish and international awards for his work, including an International Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award (Forbrydelsen), and a Barry Award.
