Worldwide bestseller Camilla Lackberg weaves together another brilliant contemporary psychological thriller with the chilling struggle of a young woman facing the darkest chapter of Europe's past…Worldwide bestseller Camilla Lackberg weaves together another brilliant contemporary psychological thriller with the chilling struggle of a young woman facing the darkest chapter of Europe's past…Crime writer Erica Falck is shocked to discover an old Nazi medal among her late mother's belongings. Inspired to dig deep into her past, she visits a retired history teacher for answers. Two days later, he’s dead.Detective Patrik Hedström is on paternity leave. But his wife’s enquiries appear to have set off a chain of murders and he’s finding it hard to keep out of the investigation.A terrible secret from the darkest days of World War II is coming to light – and their families’ histories are right at the heart of it.'Läckberg 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 Läckberg 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' Independent'Chilly, deceptive and lucid, just like the icy environment it describes' Literary Review'Both chilling and thrilling' The 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 will be in the UK this summer to promote THE HIDDEN CHILD, and will be appearing at the 2011 Harrogate Crime Writing Festival* Camilla Lackberg was Europe's seventh bestselling author in 2010* Over 8 million books sold worldwide* A no. 1 bestseller in all of Scandinavia, France, Spain and Italy* Rights to her novels have sold to 33 countries with translations into 25 languagesCompetition: 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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