Swedish crime sensation and No. 1 international bestseller, Camilla Lackberg’s new psychological thriller - for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo NesboSwedish crime sensation and No. 1 international bestseller, Camilla Lackberg’s new psychological thriller - for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo NesboChristian Thydell’s dream has come true: his debut novel, The Mermaid, is published to rave reviews. So why is he as distant and unhappy as ever?When crime writer Erica Falck discovers that Christian has been receiving anonymous threats, she investigates not just the messages but also the author’s mysterious past…Meanwhile, one of Christian’s closest friends is missing. Erica’s husband, Detective Patrik Hedström, has his worst suspicions confirmed as the mind-games aimed at Christian and those around him become a disturbing reality.But, with the victims themselves concealing evidence, the investigation is going nowhere. Is their silence driven by fear or guilt? And what is the secret they would rather die to protect than live to see revealed?Praise for Camilla Lackberg:‘Mesmerising … It’s Lackberg’s particular skill to have created two of the most fully rounded characters in contemporary crime fiction, with a warmth that cuts right through the Nordic chill’ Independent‘Lackberg is an expert at mixing scenes of domestic cosiness with blood-curdling horror… a must for white-knuckle junkies’ Guardian‘Läckberg is particularly good at portraying the claustrophobia of a small community in which everyone knows everyone else and the police may well be friends with killers’ The Times‘Camilla Lackberg is probably the hottest female writer in Sweden at the moment… Lackberg’s job is to make the reader pleasurably uncomfortable – one of her ironclad skills’ Barry Forshaw, Independent‘Chilly, deceptive and lucid, just like the icy environment it describes’ Literary Review‘Both chilling and thrilling’ Sun‘Heart-stopping and heart-warming, The Ice Princess is a masterclass in Scandinavian crime writing’ Val McDermidCamilla Lackberg is a worldwide bestseller renowned for her brilliant contemporary psychological thrillers. Her novels have sold over 20 million copies in 55 countries with translations into 37 languages.• Camilla Lackberg is the fastest growing Scandinavian writer in the UK• Over 8 million books sold world-wide• A number 1 bestseller in all of Scandinavia, France, Spain and Italy• Rights to her novels have sold to 33 countries with translations into 25 languages• The Hidden Child was a TV Book Club pick in summer 2011Competition: The Missing; The Stonecutter (Patrik Hedstrom And Erica Falck, Book 3) (Patrick Hedstrom And Erica Falck); The Preacher (Patrik Hedstrom And Erica Falck, Book 2). Camilla Lackberg;Lars Kepler; Jo Nesbo; Stieg Larsson; Henning Mankell; Angela Marsons; Lars Kepler;
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