August 2011 Book of the Month.
Featured on The TV Book Club on More4 on 31 Jul 2011.
Worldwide bestseller Camilla Lackberg weaves together another brilliant contemporary psychological thriller with the chilling struggle of Erica, a young woman who discovers within the pages of her mother's diary a painful revelation about her own past. Could what little knowledge she has be enough to endanger her husband and newborn baby? As the dark past comes to light, no one can escape the truth.This is chilling to the bone and yet by turns almost cosy.
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Crime writer Erica Falck is shocked to discover a Nazi medal among her late mother's possessions. Haunted by a childhood of neglect, she resolves to dig deep into her family's past and finally uncover the reasons why. Her enquiries lead her to the home of a retired history teacher. He was among her mother's circle of friends during the Second World War but her questions are met with bizarre and evasive answers. Two days later he meets a violent death. Detective Patrik Hedstrom, Erica's husband, is on paternity leave but soon becomes embroiled in the murder investigation. Who would kill so ruthlessly to bury secrets so old? Reluctantly Erica must read her mother's wartime diaries.
The Hidden Child features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Books of the Month, Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
The Hidden Child is available in Paperback
The Hidden Child was written by Camilla Lackberg and published by Harper an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Hidden Child has 506 pages
Yes it is part of Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck series
£9.89
