John Lindqvist

John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968) is a Swedish author best known for the novel Let the Right One In.

Let the Right One In was first published in 2004 and has been adapted into a 2008 Swedish film and a 2010 English-language film.

Review emphasizes how Let the Right One In subverts horror clichés by using child protagonists and a tender tone. The novel's Swedish early-1980s setting and basis on local crimes give it structural solidity. Prose, cultural references and multiple perspectives are praised; the book ends openly.

For:Readers of literary horror, fans of Swedish fiction and vampire stories, those interested in character-driven, atmospheric novels