by Camilla Läckberg (Author), Camilla Läckberg (Author)
No. 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg's new psychological thriller featuring Detective Patrik Hedstroem and Erica Falck - irresistible for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.
A missing child
When a four-year-old girl disappears in the woods just outside Fjallbacka, the community is horror-struck. Thirty years ago, a young girl went missing from the exact same spot, and was later discovered, murdered.
A murder
Back then, two teenage girls were found guilty of the killing. Could it really be a coincidence that one of the girls - now a world-famous actress - has just returned to Fjallbacka? Detective Patrik Hedstroem starts investigating, with his wife, bestselling crime writer Erica Falck, by his side.
A community torn apart
But as Patrik and Erica dig deeper, the truth becomes ever murkier, because it seems that everyone in the tight-knit community is hiding something. And soon, the residents must confront the fact that they could be harbouring a murderer in their midst...
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 592
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 22 Feb 2018
ISBN 10: 0007518374
ISBN 13: 9780007518371
`A satisfying and counterintuitive clash between the cosy and gruesome strands of the genre' Guardian
Praise for Camilla Lackberg:
`Domesticity and brutality are Lackberg staples... Tightly plotted... Unflinching' Sunday Times
`Heart-stopping and heart-warming ... a masterclass in Scandinavian crime writing' Val McDermid
`Pacy ... with flashing insight into the dark places of the psyche' Sunday Times
`A top-class Scandinavian crime writer' The Times
`The rock star of Nordic Noir' Independent
`Lackberg is an expert at mixing scenes of domestic cosiness with blood-curdling horror' Guardian
`Both chilling and thrilling' Sun
Camilla 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.