he international bestselling book which was named Best Novel in Translation
It is autumn 1981 when inconceivable horror comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenager is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. Twelve-year-old Oskar is personally hoping that revenge has come at long last—revenge for the bullying he endures at school, day after day. But the murder is not the most important thing on his mind.
A new girl has moved in next door—a girl who has never seen a Rubik's Cube before, but who can solve it at once. There is something wrong with her, though, something odd. And she only comes out at night.
Sweeping top honors at film festivals all over the globe, the film version of Let the Right One In has received the same kind of spectacular raves that have been lavished on the book.”
“It's easy to compare Lindqvist to Clive Barker and Neil Gaiman.” —Dagens Næringsliv
“Absolutely chilling. This page-turner grabs you from the onset and just won't let go.” —L. A. Banks,
“A brilliant take on the vampire myth, and a roaring good story.” —Kelley Armstrong
(Group read suggestion from Ivor Watkins, book club moderator.)