Billed as Sweden's Agatha Christie, Lackberg is resolutely modern, with a brooding sense of icy atmosphere as her doughty cop Patrik Hedstrom gets to grips with often bizarre deaths and unthreads most devious plots with guts and acute psychological insights. A great series in the making. Also see The Hidden Child by the same author, published in June 2011.
If you like Camilla Lackberg try Stieg Larsson
Maxim Jakubowski recommends: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
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The new psychological thriller from No 1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg. A woman is found dead, apparently the victim of a tragic car crash. It's the first in a spate of seemingly inexplicable accidents in Tanumshede and marks the end of a quiet winter for detective Patrik Hedstrom and his colleagues. At the same time a reality TV show is being shot in the town. As cameras shadow the stars' every move, relations with the locals are strained to breaking point. When a drunken party ends with a particularly unpopular contestant's murder, the cast and crew are obvious suspects. Could there be a killer in their midst? As the country tunes in, the bodies mount up. Under the intense glare of the media spotlight, Patrik faces his toughest investigation yet!
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The Gallows Bird is available in Paperback
The Gallows Bird was written by Camilla Lackberg and published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
