HarperCollins The Lost Boy, Crime & Thriller, Paperback, Camilla Läckberg
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Description: No. 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg's new psychological thriller - irresistible for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo. HarperCollins The Lost Boy, Crime & Thriller, Paperback, Camilla Läckberg - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Author: Richard Latham
Rating: 5
Review: 7th heaven, well at least for a Camilla Läckberg's fan; here is yet another padded book about the good folk of Fjällbacka. Tried and tested formula that again delivers; indeed it is only 2 books ago that I finished number 6 but the covers show another million books sold. She must be doing something right and I as a fan, I can appreciate the quality of her writing and the depth of her novels. However, this book continues the process of extending her canvas with the drama spilling out beyond Gothenburg, into Stockholm and back over to Denmark. So much happens that enriches the storytelling, but this makes for a gemtle read until the final 100 or so pages when the threads come together. One always senses these intersections but mystery always prevails with a late surprise or two. Indeed it would be folly to try to work out the plot as it gently meanders for so long with detail other authors would never spend time on. In part this dilutes the thrills but strangely also hightens the shock, as much of the book is about normal life albeit influenced by secrets. a main theme here is broken relationships; violent partners and domestic abuse; there are moments of joy but for some an enduring sorrow which isn't glossed over. In the process we are able to reflect, consider and contemplate our own relationships and influences on our lives. The rock steady family is that of Patrik and Erica, but all the characters are well drawn and people are human, making mistakes and most having redeeeming qualities. There is much dispair at times and dark crimes but the story aborbs them all to provide a worthwhile read. My first book of 2014; by default the best book I have read this year; also a frustration as this is a book I couldn't rush it is like spending time with a favourite family member. I am a fan but wouldn't read many books if my diet didn't also extend wider. Read as part of a reading challenge but also as a remainder of why I enjoy the pleasures reading brings. This novel will last in my memories long into the new year.
Author: EllyBlue
Rating: 4
Review: This, the 7th in the Patrick Hedstrom series, has much here which will please Lackberg's fans and may also make her new friends, although I would recommend reading the stories in order, starting withThe Ice Princess (Patrick Hedstrom and Erica Falck, Book 1) only because you can then follow the story of detective Hedstrom and inquisitive Erica from the start. By this time, with three children to take care of, the couple are still coming to terms with the events that occurred at the end of the previous book, when the body of Mats Sverin, a financial adviser to the local council (and recently returned to the area he'd grown up in) is found. He'd been murdered but the reasons for this are far from clear and could relate to either his past or present employment or even his private life about which little is known. Another person has also returned to the Fjallbacha area - a woman and a child have taken up residence on "The Ghost Isle" although we are not sure why. As is often the case with Lackberg, there is a story from the past which is interspersed with the 21st century action, and there are echoes of the past resonating into the present day. This is a good read with the usual mix of domesticity and the horrors of murder which Lackberg specialises in. There is the usual range of familiar characters at the police station and at home which will please fans of the series. The language is quite simple and straightforward. It isn't the most stylish of writing but Lackberg tells her story effectively. This isn't as dark as some other Scandinavian crime writing but it is an easy and good read all the same.
