reviewed live on the bookshow by Corinna Christopher 6th Feb 2014
This is a very accomplished thriller set
in a remote resort on the West coast of Sweden.
The character’s names are not too difficult to comprehend.
It commences with a fisherman finding the body of a little 7 year old
girl in his net. After some
investigating it becomes clear that she has not drowned but been murdered and
it appears that she had ingested ashes some time prior to her death.
Patrik Hedstrom who has recently become a father for the first time is
the local detective given the grim task of finding the killer. There are interesting people in this close
knit community and the reader is given details of their various lives. There seems to be no motive although there
are one or two persons who are causing suspicions to arise and Patrik has a few
difficulties with his Police colleagues.
born and her father throws her out so that the couple have to start life in a hovel. This story continues through the book and near the end there is a relevant connection with the crime. The mystery about how Agnes fits into the plot keeps the reader guessing until the conclusion.
I found the solving of this mystery engrossing , straightforward and
compelling. Patrik is a nice guy and in
the end he manages to do a good job.
There are nice little touches about his domestic life and the conflicts
and rumours of this idyllic rural spot are well-written. Very enjoyable.
The author Camilla Lackberg worked first as an economist before taking
up writing leading to a drastic change of career. Her first six novels all became Swedish No. 1
bestsellers. She lives in Stockholm with
her three children. I have read another
of her books “The Drowning” but that was not nearly so good, however would
now like to try another one.
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