Hypnotist

A crime novel, a thriller that reveals the dark sides of the human soul and opens the gate to the hell of human damnation.

Psychiatrist Erik Maria Bark is a recognized expert in the treatment of trauma using hypnosis. One December night, he is awakened by the ringing of the telephone. Detective Inspector Joona Linna calls him from a hospital in Stockholm and asks him to immediately come to the case of a little boy who is unconscious and in a very critical condition. Erik is the only hope the police can interrogate the boy and find out who brutally murdered his parents and younger sister. They hope to track down the killer and save his older sister before it' s too late. However, Erik has not practiced hypnosis for ten years and is determined to never perform hypnosis again.

The request for help awakens painful memories in him, which is why Erik refuses the police' s request. However, when Erik finally lets himself be convinced, everyone suddenly finds themselves in a whirlwind of unexpected events. These events strike Erik' s life with full force without warning. Erik' s son disappears. Erik is forced to face the past and go back in his memories to a time when his professional life lay in ruins and his marriage was on the verge of collapse. This is the only way he has a chance to save his son' s life.

" (. ) Kepler looks at his characters in a captivating way, looking into their tortured and twisted minds, in which sometimes horrors take place, perhaps even more terrifying than a little girl being stabbed and cut in half. Let' s add brilliant dialogues, constant plot twists, when, after seemingly finding a solution, it turns out that everything is different, great portrayal of relationships, " Let' s mix it all together and we' ll get a unique cocktail"
- MF Dnes rating: 90 %