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Now to prevent any more rambling on my part I made this nice list of the things that sucked in this book in addition to the ones I already mentioned : 1. Several times when someone found a clue, the writer simply chooses not to tell you what they found!!!!! I mean "Erica found a paper in the trash, and she read it with growing interest" and then BAM!! The women are mostly shallow, and all they care about is makeup and clothes and thea are tottaly dependent on the men in their lives, and please don't jump and tell me that Erica is this intelligent, independent woman.

She judges Pernilla for not having a kronor haircut and designer clothes right when Pernilla asking for her help about her cheating husband. The real killer sucked!!! Anna's story in left unfinished. And I am sorry,do all people in Sweden tal in elaborate monologues that sound copied straight out of some novel?

We were children. Like all kids of that age, we were blood sisters and never wanted to be separated and all that. The same thing that happens to other little girls who grow up and turn into teenagers. We would have fought over the same boyfriends, had different taste in clothes, ended up on different rungs of the social pecking order, and abandoned one another for different friends who better suited the phase we were in—or wanted to be in. But sure, Alex had a big influence on my life, even as an adult.

I always wondered whether I was the one who said or did something wrong. She just retreated more and more and then one day she was gone. When we met again as adults, she was a stranger. I'm entirely clear on police procedures, but a Shouldn't they search the house of a suspected murder victim and right away? How can someone just wander in there and find clues several days after the police started investigating?

Seriously, Erica just wanders in and hits redial and she finds a huge peace of the puzzle just like that. So obviously it was a disaster, weak writing, a weak plot, stupid flat superficial characters, I don't even know why I bothered with a lengthy review, but I guess I needed to vent.

Aug 26, Lavinia rated it really liked it Shelves: fiction , I suppose that a book that kept me in bed reading all day deserves at least 4 stars. Might delve into Scandinavian thrillers more often. Yet still amazed at the quantity of coffee these Swedes drink. First book, first impression of Camilla Lackberg: captivating plot, good mystery many suspects while going through the book, nice switch of the main suspect at the end , interesting development of the main caracters.

Good to know there's a series of books following this one, I sure am going to follow the story of Patrick and Erica Camilla Lackberg writes crime fiction in a very refreshing way, and it's quality stuff. With a murder occurring early in the book it took off with a raring start but what made this book really good was the focus on the people, their inner worlds of good and bad, the relationship dynamics and the psychological interplay between them. It's not a book overdone with excessive police procedure, sex, gore, violence or other things often found in crime fiction.

No, but it doesn't detract from the book w Camilla Lackberg writes crime fiction in a very refreshing way, and it's quality stuff. No, but it doesn't detract from the book whatsoever. The writing has a depth that is brilliant. I enjoyed seeing how all the characters played out in the book, each and every one of the characters was good, like really good.

Don't get me wrong, the book has police work in it, and it's ultimately about solving a crime but it doesn't stop there. It takes a small town that is riddled with secrets and piece by piece those hidden things begin to reveal themselves to the reader.

I did not work out many things in this book, not hugely obvious outcomes which is good, it keeps you interested and reading for more pieces of the story. I felt it was a sophisticated piece of crime fiction.

No wonder Lackberg has sold millions of books, I will be happily reading more of her after this, my first taste of her writing. If you like your books with a strong emphasis on interpersonal dynamics, psychological thrills and a good balance of light and dark then you will enjoy this. Recommended highly. I'm a bit in love with Scandinavian crime fiction at the moment, and this book didn't let me down.

Be prepared for a few surprise twists as the book reveals itself and the plot, some you might see coming, many you won't. The book tackles tough family issues very well. Brilliant reading. I am a fan of the TV series Fjallbackamorden and it was interesting to see how Erica's character had started out. The book deals with the issues of child and spousal abuse, the outcomes of keeping dark secrets and telling lies in the guise of protecting those one loves.

I enjoyed it enough to purchase the next book in the series The Preacher and look forward to seeing how Camilla's writing style progresses. Sep 25, Kylie H rated it really liked it Shelves: crime. I quite enjoyed this book and it was not at all what I expected. The story starts out with the apparent suicide of a woman who has a mysterious past. It soon is revealed to be a murder and Ericka Falck an author who knew the victim as a child, and police investigator Patrik start to chip away at the many layers of mystery and deceit that are associated with Alex the victim.

Although this is not fast paced and gruesome like other crime novels I still found this book to be quite appealing. I really I quite enjoyed this book and it was not at all what I expected. I really liked the human qualities that the author revealed about her characters, from the extra pounds they were carrying, to the need for 'support pantyhose'.

This did make me laugh and feel more connected to them. Jan 27, Tommy rated it did not like it. Barely two stars. The writing was terrible, though I don't know whether to blame that on the author or the translator. I'd read a decent amount of press on this and saw a signed copy at a Partners and Barely two stars. I should have talked to the staff to get their recommendation on it first. It might have saved me the trouble and cash. Don't bother with this. Sep 14, Lee at ReadWriteWish rated it it was ok Shelves: european , mystery , horror-thriller , series.

First off I had huge issues with its editing. I suppose you could blame the translation. It probably read fine in its original Swedish but in English many of the phrases were slow or repetitive and the dialogue was clunky. The book starts with the discovery of a body in a frozen over bath. The victim, Alex, was a childhood friend of the book's heroine, Erica.

Another childhood friend is the local policeman, Patrik, investigating the case. Lackberg also introduces a plethora of Fjallbacka locals.

Unlike the usual murder mystery books set in small towns, there are no cute and quirky characters in this book. And these are the apparently respectable upstanding members of the community.

There is a second death in the book and it took me about 5 mins to figure out the details and whodunnit. I also quickly guessed why Alex had left Fjallbacka and I was a little puzzled at the shock portrayed by every character when they also discover the reason.

I lost count of how many times Erica or Patrik picked up a piece of paper, read it, and then tucked it away with an inner thought of how they now knew just what had happened, without sharing this with the reader. It was super annoying. Also, for an Aussie in the tropics, I expected the descriptions of the cold to transport me to another place.

Instead all Lackberg gave me was the occasional reference such as a furnace that's broken or a car that won't start. For example, Anna asks if Patrik has a brother straight after being on the receiving end of a major domestic violence incident. Just… what?

The ending was also very annoying. At least two psychopathic characters are still on the loose but instead of this being the hint of the second book, we get several pages of an extremely minor character leaving town. Maybe 2 out of Jan 22, Courtney rated it liked it. This book was truly a middle of the road book for me While I liked the main characters, Erica and Patrik, the supporting characters were nothing but a mash up of cliched caricatures who really detracted from the story.

This just felt lik This book was truly a middle of the road book for me This just felt like a lazy way of building suspense.

Despite those grievances and the predictability of the storyline, I did find myself wanting to finish the book and I actually enjoyed the story. Apr 04, Ammar rated it liked it Shelves: crimes-mystery , read-in , female-authors.

Mindless read Expected the killer. There is a clownish chief of police, an earnest young detective, a grief-stricken old friend, dysfunctional families and lots of suspects.

I liked it. However, the second most common American reader complaint about western-European mysteries, which in my opinion is the actual reason for many North-American readers to scorn these novels, is the apparent and unfamiliar mixture of mystery subtypes; which leads to an American reader asking what the hell is the author doing mixing in all of that family-friendly sitcom stuff into the dark depraved mystery?

Why is the detective an ordinary friendly middle-class undamaged family man, as the author might make clear by including alternating chapters of romance, picnics and shopping trips, or perhaps the detective is married with needy wife and teens, at the same time he is also pursuing evil child rapists, torturing murderous kidnappers, and sick psychopaths and in great danger while doing so? Most Americans want, and expect, complete depraved evil or complete light-hearted village comedy in a mystery, but never both.

There are dark depraved grim mysteries with some comedy, but if so, it is darkly satiric. Despite this, I thought the story was full of interesting characters that were true to life for a small town small towns must be the same the world over - people are more afraid of losing face and respect than bringing criminals to justice, and the socially conservative residents are less educated, extremely proud of being provincial and believe in forced conformity.

I liked the characters and the writing, despite slightly odd english phrasing here and there, and the plot was an entertaining mix of deadly and ordinary small-town troubles and failures of ethics. It apparently is the most common form of translated western-European mysteries. I think to Americans, and maybe the English, too, it is a weird way to construct a mystery genre novel.

I label them sliders, a category which I made up. The only unusual aspect to me is that this slider book is by a Swedish author, since the only mysteries I have read in translation that were written in the Scandinavian countries are dark depraved noir fiction.

In America, anyway, mysteries are generally subdivided into definite delineated subtypes usually. The most popular here is the hardcore mystery, which tends to be bleak and graphic. The detective is usually an alcoholic or an ex-alcoholic, who is estranged from their family or the family has been viciously murdered. There is a lot of swearing, evil underworld business, torture, and crushing depravity, although how graphic the damage is described can vary quite a bit.

The detective is depressed and eager for violence, finding it difficult to stay within the lines of expected decency or to actually bringing perps to official justice - they want to kill the bad guy with their bare hands. It is rare for the detective to remain in a steady relationship, and most of the loved ones a detective wants to marry ends up dead or leaving eventually because of the dangerous lifestyle of the detective. Conversations tend to be either terse or satiric.

The detective is usually an extremely violent person who knows who to fight, shoot and kill, and they tend to be , physically fit and good looking. Often these novels are police procedurals, where every miserable detail of the investigation is grimly outlined. The other popular American mystery type is the cozy, and there is absolutely no swearing or darkness, only lots of cooking, knitting and gardening, lots of strange and peculiar but hilarious family and neighbor and friend interferences and demands.

There is absolutely nothing graphic or harsh, and there is usually a strong moral uplifting happy ending. Crimes tend to be of the misdemeanor type or where no one was actually harmed, and that are completely resolved without the police.

Those cozies that have darker crimes involved tend to reveal anything ugly or deadly sandwiched in small town gossip or conversations, usually in a coffee shop, bookstore or kitchen, between two cutesy characters or the detective and a charming best friend or assistant. Zusje by Camilla Lackberg. The Stranger by Camilla Lackberg.

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This time, the body is that of a young women, discovered somewhere in the Swedish countryside by a child. When the police arrive at the scene of discovery to investigate, they uncover the bodies of two other females lying underneath the first. All of the deceased were found to be teenagers who had been reported missing several years earlier. There were some clues uncovered which formed a trail back to a family called the Hults.

Later on, yet another young girl is reported missing and the race against time begins in an effort to rescue her from an untimely demise. Unfortunately, the investigator on the case must face many hindrances in his path, including a heat wave, the pregnancy of his mate, and some very unhelpful relatives.

Stepping away from an opening that includes the discovery of a body, The Stone Cutter is a story told through a cluttered plot of times past, times present, and several side stories in-between.

Still, the two main characters of The Preacher, Erica and Patrik, are involved in the tale. While Erica was with child in The Preacher, by The Stone Cutter, the child has been born and the couple is having trouble with providing means for parenting, even recruiting the highly incompetent police chief for the job at some point.

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