The Chestnut Man

De: Søren Sveistrup, Caroline Waight

Narrado por: Charlotte Melén

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup, read by Charlotte Melén.

The debut novel from the creator and writer of The Killing

The police make a terrible discovery in a suburb of Copenhagen. A young woman has been killed and dumped at a playground. One of her hands has been cut off, and above her hangs a small doll made of chestnuts.

Young detective Naia Thulin is assigned the case. Her partner is Mark Hess, a burned-out investigator who's just been kicked out of Europol's headquarters in The Hague. They soon discover a mysterious piece of evidence on the chestnut man - evidence connecting it to a girl who went missing a year earlier and is presumed dead, the daughter of politician Rosa Hartung. A man confessed to her murder, and the case is long since solved.

Soon afterwards, another woman is found murdered, along with another chestnut man. Thulin and Hess suspect that there's a connection between the Hartung case, the murdered women and a killer who is spreading fear throughout the country. But what is it?

Thulin and Hess are racing against the clock, because it's clear that the murderer is on a mission that is far from over...

©2018 Søren Sveistrup (P)2018 Penguin Audio

A riveting read

Having thoroughly enjoyed The Killing, i thought I’d give The Chestnut Man a try. Absolutely gripping. Brutal in parts but I loved all the twists and turns!

Gripping...

Yes, the Danish names/pronunciations are a bit difficult at times... but the story is absolutely gripping, gut wrenching and exceptionally well written. Very much Jo Nesbo style. I can't wait for more from this author!

Superb!

Greet read. Sveistrup delivers an ecxellent thriller, straightforward and at a steady pace, and rich in detail. The only fault is in the Danish pronunciation of the names, which makes it hard to distinguish between characters. Cant wait for the next one!

sooooo good!

I watched the series first and thoroughly enjoyed it, the book was not different! It was exciting, action packed and thrilling!

Worst performance ever

Only just started but decided to quit. This may well be a great book but what an annoying performance. Someone had the brilliant idea (not!) to have all the names pronounced in local Danish, which is very hard to distinguish. I still don’t know who is who. Next to that the narrator sounds like the automated voice of my navigation system. Her sentences seem not connected and lack any warmth.