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Start with The Hypnotist and continue through all 9 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with The Hypnotist
Book 1 by Lars Kepler • Published 2009
After a family is slaughtered in a Stockholm suburb, the only witness is a teenage boy who claims to remember nothing. Detective Joona Linna pressures hypnotist Erik Maria Bark to unlock the truth, unleashing new dang...
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Ends with The Spider
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Book 1:The Hypnotist
Lars Kepler • 2009
After a family is slaughtered in a Stockholm suburb, the only witness is a teenage boy who claims to remember nothing. Detective Joona Linna pressures hypnotist Erik Maria Bark to unlock the truth, unleashing new dang...
- 2
Book 2:The Nightmare
Lars Kepler • 2010
A young woman is found dead on an empty yacht and, the next day, a man is discovered hanging in his bare apartment. Joona Linna and security agent Saga Bauer trace the link between the deaths to a ruthless network bui...
- 3
Book 3:The Fire Witness
Lars Kepler • 2011
A violent killing at a home for troubled girls leaves one staff member dead and a resident missing. As Joona Linna investigates, a self proclaimed medium insists she can see the victim's ghost, forcing him to weigh vi...
- 4
Book 4:The Sandman
Lars Kepler • 2012
Thirteen years after two siblings vanished, an emaciated young man stumbles out of the winter darkness, claiming his sister is still alive. Joona Linna and Saga Bauer must confront imprisoned serial killer Jurek Walte...
- 5
Book 5:Stalker
Lars Kepler • 2014
The Swedish police receive a video of a woman undressing in her own home; hours later she is found brutally murdered. As more clips arrive, Joona Linna emerges from hiding and turns again to hypnotist Erik Maria Bark,...
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Book 6:The Rabbit Hunter
Lars Kepler • 2017
A masked killer uses a twisted nursery rhyme as his calling card, targeting people linked to one long buried night of violence. Released from prison to help, Joona Linna teams up with Saga Bauer to follow the cryptic...
- 7
Book 7:Lazarus
Lars Kepler • 2020
Years after Joona Linna's most feared enemy was declared dead, a series of brutal murders of criminals across Europe seem designed to send him a message. As the body count rises, Joona fears the past has returned and...
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Book 8:The Mirror Man
Lars Kepler • 2020
Five years after teenager Jenny Lind was abducted on her way home from school, her body is found hanging in a Stockholm playground. When another girl disappears, Joona Linna and psychiatrist Erik Maria Bark search a d...
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Book 9:The Spider
Jennifer Estep • 2013
Gin looks back on one of her earliest big jobs, a contract that went sideways and changed her life. The flashback reveals how she earned her reputation, the mistakes she made, and the lessons she never forgot.
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What is the best order to read the Joona Linna series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The Hypnotist.
How many books are in the Joona Linna series?
There are 9 books currently listed in the Joona Linna series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Joona Linna series?
New readers should start with The Hypnotist, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Joona Linna series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2009 to 2020.