Ларс Кеплер – The Hypnotist (страница 1)
THE
HYPNOTIST
LARS KEPLER
Translated from the Swedish by Ann Long
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Published by Blue Door an imprint of
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First published in Great Britain by Blue Door 2011
Copyright © Lars Kepler 2009
English translation © Ann Long 2010
Originally published in 2009 by Albert Bonniers Förlag, Sweden, as
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