'Lindqvist is Sweden's answer to Stephen King' Daily Mirror. 'A magician of genre fiction' Independent. 'This is a third consecutive masterpiece from an author who deserves to be as much a household name as Stephen King' SFX.
John Ajvide Lindqvist is a Swedish author, born in 1968. He grew up in Blackeberg, a suburb of Stockholm. He wanted to become something awful and fantastic. First he became a conjurer and came in second in the Nordic card trick championship. Then he was a stand-up comedian for twelve years, before writing Let the Right One In. That novel became a phenomenal international bestseller and was made into a film and a West End play, both called Let Me In. His books are published in twenty-nine countries worldwide.
'A magician of genre fiction' Independent. * Independent *
'Emotionally forceful and superbly plotted' Big Issue. * Big Issue
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'Lindqvist is Sweden's answer to Stephen King' Daily Mirror. *
Daily Mirror *
'This is a third consecutive masterpiece from an author who
deserves to be as much a household name as Stephen King' SFX. * SFX
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'a gripping portrayal of the devastating effect that the loss of a
child can have on a parent' British Fantasy. * British Fantasy
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'A very scary tale indeed' Financial Times. * Financial Times *
'Eerily good' Marie Claire. * Marie Claire *
'A magician of genre fiction' Independent. * Independent *
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