In 2003, a young Swedish writer published a book called The Ice Princess that would end up becoming a best-seller. Sixteen years later, Camilla Läckberg has become a benchmark for Nordic letters and detective literature, being his hometown, fjällbacka, the epicenter of all the stories starring policeman Patrik Hedström and writer Erica Falck. We introduce you all the books by Camilla Läckberg, which have sold more than 25 million copies around the world.
All the books by Camilla Läckberg
The ice princess
Läckberg's first novel was published in 2003 becoming number 1 in Sweden and being translated and published in Spain in 2006. One of the author's best-known works presented the mysterious town of Fjällbacka through the suicide of Alexandra, a young woman whose childhood friend, the writer Erica Falck, is notified by her parents of the recently deceased that it was really a homicide. Together with the policeman Patrik Hedström he will try to solve the case.
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The screams of the past
Published in 2004, Läckberg's second novel brings together again the main characters of The Ice Princess, Erica Falck and Patrick Hedström, this time together and expecting a baby. An idyllic situation that turns into a nightmare when the couple decides to spend the summer in the town of Fjällbacka, where a boy has just found the body of a young woman along with that of two other girls who disappeared months ago, giving rise to a new story that continues the same and addictive scheme of the work of the Swedish author although this time the story is more convoluted and twisted.
The daughters of the cold
Läckberg's stories are engaging, drawing the reader onto their turf and making them an accomplice to the search for a murderer that we wish to discover at all costs. Factors that have turned the work of this author into a hook for lovers of the detective literatureBeing The daughters of the cold another of his flagship titles, this time published in Sweden in 2005 and in Spain four years later. In the daughters of the cold, the protagonists are already parents, coinciding with the appearance of the corpse of Sara, the daughter of a friend of Erica who was drowned before being thrown to the bottom of the sea.
Live crime
In the days before the wedding of Erica and Patrick, a stable couple whose daughter, Maja, is 8 months old, the mayor of Fjällbacka announces the arrival of a television crew that will film the reality show "Fucking Tanum", similar to Gran Brother. Although this experiment promises to bring numerous benefits to the population, the filming turns into hell when one of the members of the program appears murdered, inducing Patrick to investigate the case and fearing for the life of his little girl.
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The indelible footprints
After the end of the summer, the writer Erica returns to her work activity while her partner, Patrick, remains in the care of her daughter Maja for a while. A stability that is truncated again when the corpse of Erik Frankel, a well-known historian of the Second World War, appears in the vicinity of Fjällbacka.
The shadow of the siren
Published in Sweden in 2008, The shadow of the siren counts as the protagonist with Fjällbacka Librarian Christian Thydell, who is a victim of blackmail after the publication of his first novel, La sombra de la sirena. A mysterious legend with a murky family background who condemns his friend Magnus to die under the ice, opening a new case to be investigated by Erica and Patrik.
The lighthouse watchers
The paranormal factor is not lacking in Läckberg's mystery stories, being The lighthouse watchers one of the most supernatural of all. In the book, we are introduced to Erica already pregnant with twins and with very little time to visit Annie, a friend from high school who has decided to return to Fjällbacka. The plot begins to get complicated when the newly arrived family decides to move to the island of Graskar, inhabited by old ghosts, the spirit of his former girlfriend, Matte, being the only one Annie can see when he appears murdered.
The gaze of angels
In this new novel is another island, Valö, the epicenter around which all the mysteries of the new plot revolve. A place where the married couple formed by Ebba and Mårten decide to move after the death of their young son and on whose farm Ebba's family disappeared thirty years ago due to a fire without explanation or investigation. Ebba, who was barely a year old when she was found, continues to receive birthday wishes from a mysterious sender whose identity is beginning to be investigated by Patrik and Erica.
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The lion tamer
In the middle of January, the coldest in Fjälbacka, a naked young woman stops in the middle of a road where she is hit by a car. After the body was identified, it is discovered that the victim disappeared four months ago and, judging by the numerous wounds and mutilations that he wears, he was killed by an assailant of unknown identity. The case, investigated by Patrik, takes place in parallel to the follow-up of a family drama by his wife Erica.
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The witch
Läckberg's latest novel It was published on March 1 in our country through the Maeva publishing house and is taking place again in the vicinity of Fjälbacka. In this new story, the author immerses herself in a witch hunt that continues in the XNUMXst century and that breaks out again after the appearance of the corpse of a four-year-old girl. A crime scene similar to the one that occurred thirty years ago, when two young people were accused of the murder even without being able to be imprisoned for being minors, reappearing again when this new homicide investigated by Erica and Patrik takes place.
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Would you like to read all the books by Camilla Läckberg and be seduced by the Swedish black lady?
Swedes have a natural gift for detective novels, certainly a very good recommendation.
I love her books, my favorite writer ...
I have read almost all of Camilla's books; The one that has reached my heart the most is: Imborrable Footprints. Congratulations to such a wonderful writer, who makes us laugh, cry and not forget the past.