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Praise for Camilla Lackberg:
‘Lackberg 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
‘Another top-class Scandinavian crime writer reaches the British market’ The Times
‘Chilly, deceptive and lucid, just like the icy environment it describes’ Literary Review
‘Both chilling and thrilling’ Sun
‘Has a brooding quality redolent of its barren Swedish landscapes… intriguing and not a little disturbing’ Irish Times
‘Heart-stopping and heart-warming, ‘The Ice Princess’ is a masterclass in Scandinavian crime writing’ Val McDermid
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Praise for The Gallows Bird:
‘You’ll have a spine-chilling time trying to untangle the exciting plot’ Cosmopolitan
Praise for Camilla Lackberg:
‘Lackberg 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
‘Another top-class Scandinavian crime writer reaches the British market’ The Times
‘Camilla Lackberg 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’ Barry Forshaw, Independent
‘Chilly, deceptive and lucid, just like the icy environment it describes’ Literary Review
‘Both chilling and thrilling’ Sun
‘Heart-stopping and heart-warming, ‘The Ice Princess’ is a masterclass in Scandinavian crime writing’ Val McDermid
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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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This is the fourth novel featuring detective Patrik Hedstrom of
the Tanumshede Police,and is arguably the best to date.
Hedstrom considers that there is more than meets the eye to the
death of a woman in a single vehicle accident.Meanwhile Patrik's
partner,Erica,is preparing for their wedding,and a reality programme
is being filmed in the town.When one of the participants is murdered,
it soon seems that a serial killer may be on the loose.
Lackberg's novels are based in 'small-town'Sweden,and more than ever
she portrays this as far from paradise.Set against the moral,likeable,
sensitive and industrious Patrik,are inhabitants whose chief concern
is themselves ,and whose prejudices are laid bare.
An enjoyable,well-plotted,fluently translated, read.
the Tanumshede Police,and is arguably the best to date.
Hedstrom considers that there is more than meets the eye to the
death of a woman in a single vehicle accident.Meanwhile Patrik's
partner,Erica,is preparing for their wedding,and a reality programme
is being filmed in the town.When one of the participants is murdered,
it soon seems that a serial killer may be on the loose.
Lackberg's novels are based in 'small-town'Sweden,and more than ever
she portrays this as far from paradise.Set against the moral,likeable,
sensitive and industrious Patrik,are inhabitants whose chief concern
is themselves ,and whose prejudices are laid bare.
An enjoyable,well-plotted,fluently translated, read.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This novel is the fourth outing in English for Camilla Lackberg's likeable and intelligent detective Patrik Hedstrom. What makes him stand out from so many other fictional detectives is that he doesn't drink excessively and that he has a happy home life. One slight foible is that his driving isn't up to much though! In this story, once again set against the idyllic backdrop of Fjallbacha, the Swedish fishing village turned summer holiday resort, Hedstrom has two deaths to investigate. The first appears to be a fatal single vehicle accident caused by the driver's excessive consumption of the alcohol, the second, is the murder of one of the contestants in a reality TV show being filmed locally. There are lots of strands to weave together in this story; of the investigation itself, the TV show, Hedstrom's forthcoming marriage, and also a sideline featuring Hedstrom's irksome boss Mellberg, and Lackberg manages it all very well in short manageable sections. The plot is complex, with plenty of red herrings, but it is easy to follow even although the dramatic final resolution seems a bit unlikely. I like the way Lackberg writes in a clean, simple style but which nevertheless allows her to examine the motivations of her characters. For me, Lackberg's stories don't have quite the edge or suspense of Stieg Larsson, but they are satisfying and enjoyable and I shall definitely be looking out for the next book in the series.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was given all five of this series as a gift and read the first three in double quick time. I am now reading the fourth book The Gallow Bird and not finding it as enjoyable as the others. The dialogue between the central characters Patrik and Erica and their various work colleagues, friends and relations is at best stilted and sometimes even cringe making. This however may be due to the translation as "Sometimes they laugh so much it hurts"and I completly fail to get it.I would still recommend this series of books to any-one who enjoys a good thriller. The first three in the series would certainly be awarded four stars but The Gallow Bird definetly is for me a three.
I will continue with the series in the hope the next three in the series are four star.
I will continue with the series in the hope the next three in the series are four star.
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The Gallows Bird (Patrik Hedstrom 4)
This author just keeps getting better all the time. Can't recommend this series too highly. Just wish she would write a bit faster!
This author just keeps getting better all the time. Can't recommend this series too highly. Just wish she would write a bit faster!
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I recently "discovered" this author and her books are terrific. If you enjoy Larsson and Nesbo you`ll love this. Tense and "un-put-downable" and not quite so brutal! Read more
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So-so Swedish
The most refreshing aspect of this book has been commented on - the absence of tortured detectives with drink and women problems, but instead ones with domestic lives and loves! Read more
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whodunit
As the preacher... I'm nearly at the end of the gallows bird and I think its going to have a good twist.
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I bought this book for my husband so I haven't read it, nor am I likely to, "Scandinavian Noir(e)" isn't my cup of tea. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ruth
Fairly predictable
This was the first Camilla Lackberg book I've read and I was definitely disappointed with it. Perhaps it is a matter of knowing the characters better and reading her books in... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Kym O'Mahony
Always a pleasure to read
The Gallows Bird is the latest in the series about Patrik Hedstrom and his colleagues and, as always, well written and good narrative. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Elaine Simpson-long
Not her best, but very good
First of all, I agree with Pamela Henderson, Helena and "Bootfiend" that Camilla Lackberg's books should be read in chronological order. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Swedenglish
A thoroughly enjoyable series
This novel and Hidden Child, it's successor can almost be read as one storyline, they follow so closely after one another. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Stephen Edwards
Bring on the next one!
Another great novel by Camilla Lackberg, who manages to interweave Patrik's personal life with the cases he is investigating without overdoing one or the other! Read more
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