Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist

John Ajvide Lindqvist's international bestseller Let the Right One In is "a brilliant take on the vampire myth, and a roaring good story" (New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong), the basis for the multi-film festival award-winning Swedish film, the U.S. adaptation Let Me In directed by Matt Reeves (The Batman), and the Showtime TV series.


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. . .

JOHN AJVIDE LINDQVIST is the author of the international bestseller Handling the Undead and the critically acclaimed film Let the Right One In (as Let Me In) in Sweden and the United States. Lindqvist authored the screenplay for the Swedish film based on the book, which earned top accolades at the Tribeca Film Festival and other film festivals around the world. Let Me In is a genre-busting achievement, Stephen King said of the American film. Not simply a horror movie, but the best American horror movie in the last two decades...Rush to see it today. You'll be able to thank me later.

After working as a magician and a stand-up comedian, Lindqvist became an author. He's also penned scripts for television. He lives in Sweden and has works published in twenty-nine countries.