Johan Theorin





Johan Theorin

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born
January 01, 1963 in Gothenburg, Sweden

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About this author

Throughout his life, Johan Theorin has been a regular visitor to the Baltic island of Öland. His mother’s family – sailors, fishermen and farmers - have lived there for centuries, nurturing the island’s rich legacy of strange tales and folklore. A journalist by profession, Johan now lives in Gothenburg.

Echoes from the Dead (originally published in Sweden as Skumtimmen) is Johan’s first novel. In 2007 it was voted Best First Mystery Novel by the authors and critics of the Swedish Academy of Crime, and it has been translated into twelve languages.

Series:
* The Öland Quartet


Average rating: 3.81 · 1,777 ratings · 318 reviews · 11 distinct works
Echoes from the Dead (The Ö...
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 963 ratings — published 2007 — 32 editions
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The Darkest Room (The Öland...
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 617 ratings — published 2008 — 20 editions
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Blodläge
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 2010 — 17 editions
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Sankta Psyko
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Bølgerytteren og andre fort...
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Öland
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Blutstein
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Sankta Psyko
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Sankta Psyko
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012
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Nebelsturm
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More books by Johan Theorin…
Echoes from the Dead The Darkest Room Blodläge
The Öland Quartet (3 books)
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3.8205574912891986 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,722 ratings

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