Estamos en pleno mes de enero y en Fjällbacka hace un frío polar. Una joven medio desnuda deambula por el bosque nevado y llega a la carretera. Un coche aparece de la nada y no tiene tiempo de esqu
To avoid disappointment please note this novel was previously titled THE GALLOWS BIRD. Scandinavian crime sensation and No. 1 international bestseller, Camilla Lackberg's fourth psychological thriller - for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.A local woman is killed in a tragic car crash. It's a strange accident - the victim's blood contains high alcohol levels, but she rarely drank a drop. The case marks the end of a quiet winter for Detective Patrik Hedstrom. Meanwhile, a reality TV show begins shooting in the town, and as cameras shadow the stars' every move, tempers start to flare. When a drunken party ends with an unpopular contestant's murder, all eyes turn to the cast and crew - could there be a murderer among them? The ratings spike as the country tunes in to a real life murder mystery. Under the unforgiving media spotlight, Patrik tackles his toughest investigation yet...
No. 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg's new psychological thriller - irresistible for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo. On a late summer's night, a young woman jumps in her car, her hands slippery with blood on the steering wheel. Taking her five-year-old son, Nathalie flees to the only safe haven she knows: the island of Graskar off the coast of Fjallbacka...Meanwhile, Detective Patrik Hedstrom has barely stepped foot inside his office following a lengthy sick leave before he catches a murder investigation. A man has been murdered in his home: the victim, Mats Sverin, was the council's financial director, heading up a regeneration project worth millions. But when Patrik and his team start digging into the dead man's life, all they can uncover is unanswered questions. Why was Mats in such a rush to return to his home town of Fjallbacka after years in Gothenburg? And is it pure coincidence that Mats's childhood sweetheart Nathalie has also suddenly returned to the area? Mats visited Nathalie on Graskar before his death. The locals call the island 'The Ghost Isle' - they say that it's haunted, and that the dead have something to tell the living. But will anyone get close enough to uncover the dark secrets that lurk there?
Un grito estremecedor despierta en plena noche a toda la familia. La hermana mayor llora desconsolada: ¡Pancho, su peluche favorito, ha desaparecido sin dejar rastro!Super Charlie se pone enseguida a investigar. Pero el robo resulta ser un misterio dificil de resolver: el sagaz detective apenas cuenta con pistas y su superoido le esta dando muchos problemas. ¿Conseguira atrapar al ladron?
The third psychological thriller from No 1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg. The remote resort of Fjallbacka has seen its share of tragedy, though perhaps none worse than that of the little girl found in a fisherman's net. But the post-mortem reveals that this is no case of accidental drowning! Local detective Patrik Hedstrom has just become a father. It is his grim task to discover who could be behind the methodical murder of a child both he and his partner, Erica, knew well. He knows the real question - and answer - lies with why. What he does not know is how this case will reach into the dark heart of Fjallbacka and the town's past, and tear aside its idyllic facade, perhaps forever.
In the fishing community of Fjallbacka, foul play was always suspected in the disappearance 20 years ago of two young holidaymakers. When their remains are discovered, & two young children are killed, local detective Patrik Hedstrom's attention focuses on the Hults, a feuding clan of misfits, relgious fanatics & criminals.
THE SCENT OF ALMONDS AND OTHER STORIES is a collection of short stories from the No.1 international bestseller Camilla Lackberg. Perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo. THE SCENT OF ALMONDS - It's less than a week until Christmas and policeman Martin Mohlin is begrudgingly accompanying his girlfriend to a family reunion on the tiny island of Valon outside of Fjallbacka. The connection to the mainland is cut off by a snowstorm and when the domineering patriarch Ruben collapses during Christmas dinner, Martin is forced to intervene. He soon establishes that Ruben was murdered and since they are completely isolated on the island, one of the family members must be murderer...A charming novella in the style of Agatha Christie, closely linked to the Fjallbacka-series.
Im alten Schulhaus auf der Insel Valo wird ein Mordanschlag auf die junge Ebba Stark verubt. Kommissar Patrik Hedstrom vernimmt die verstorte Frau, die gerade erst nach Fjallbacka zuruckgekehrt war, um den tragischen Tod ihres kleinen Sohnes besser zu verkraften. Schriftstellerin Erica Falck, Patriks Frau, vermutet einen Zusammenhang zwischen dem Anschlag auf Ebba und der Geschichte ihrer Eltern. Die Elvanders verschwanden Ostern 1974 ohne jede Spur. Sollte dieser ungeklarte Fall der Grund fur den Mordversuch gewesen sein?
The remote resort of Fjallbacka has seen its share of tragedy, though perhaps none worse than that of the little girl found in a fisherman's net But the post-mortem reveals that this is no accidental drowning! Local detective Patrik Hedstrom has just become a father It is his grim task to discover who could be behind the methodical murder of a child both he and his partner, Erica, knew well He knows the solution lies with finding a motive for this terrible crime...
For the first time in English, the second psychological thriller from No 1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg. In the fishing community of Fjallbacka, life is remote, peaceful -- and for some, tragically short. Foul play was always suspected in the disappearance twenty years ago of two young holidaymakers in the area. Now a young boy out playing has confirmed this grim truth. Their remains, discovered with those of a fresh victim, send the town into shock. Local detective Patrik Hedstrom, expecting a baby with his girlfriend Erica, can only imagine what it is like to lose a child. When a second young girl goes missing, Hedstrom's attention focuses on the Hults, a feuding clan of misfits, relgious fanatics and criminals. The suspect list is long but time is short -- which of this family's dark secrets will provide the vital clue?
