The Nightmare

The Nightmare is the second novel in Lars Kepler’s Joona Linna series, published in English by HarperCollins Publishers. It is a Swedish crime thriller centered on Inspector Joona Linna and a fast-moving investigation that combines police procedural detail with psychological suspense. The edition associated with ISBN 9780008241827 is a paperback, 528 pages long, and was published in 2018. The book is presented as an international bestseller in the thriller/crime genre, with the publisher and bookstore listings describing it as a tense, high-stakes novel in the Joona Linna sequence. The novel follows Kepler’s hallmark style: short, urgent chapters, escalating danger, and a focus on violence, manipulation, and pursuit. It is marketed for readers who enjoy dark Nordic noir and serial investigations, and it appears in catalogues under both The Nightmare and Nightmare, depending on retailer formatting. The ISBN-13 in the listings matches the user-provided ISBN exactly, confirming this is the same edition.