Come sempre accade nei libri di giallisti scandinavi, più che la trama è importnate l'indagine sociale, l'addentrarsi nei mali della società, quella società che è apparentemente perfetta e superiore, ma che nasconde un profondo disagio.
Così abbiamo una lunga storia di odio che attraversa più generazioni e si sfoga in brutali omicidi, che si unisce a dosi incredibili di stupidità, cattiveria e pregiudizi.
Da tutto questo, non esce bene nessuno.
L'impressione è che la Läckberg abbia messo un po' troppa carne al fuoco, non riuscendo così a controllare diversi punti dello svolgimento in un romanzo che invece ha parecchi punti di interesse.

What another fun, gripping and addictive ride. I just can't put these books down.

And the only reason I won't pick up the 4th book right away is that I'm reading the series with best friend and we decided to now start reading (re-reading for me) the Throne of Glass series in between each Patrick Hedström and Erica Falck series.

So this Summer just became even more interesting.

Una historia al nivel del libro anterior, aunque me gustó más el segundo. De nuevo, lo mejor la construcción de los personajes, su realismo y la relación entre ellos. Incluso me he emocionado al final con Patrick y Erica y no he podido evitar soltar una lagrimilla.

No le pongo el 5 porque no me ha gustado como ha cerrado el final, demasiado deprisa, dejándolo todo para las últimas 20 páginas y dejándose algunos cabos sueltos. Por lo de más, genial, ya estoy deseando leer el siguiente :D

Another excellent story of crime in Fjallbacka. I love the way the story includes the past and present alongside each other, which finally provide the solution to Patrik's headache.

This is the third in the series, the third I've read. I'm not sure if the books are getting better or if it's just because the characters are actually developing, a tiny bit each book. The mystery seems a bit better, as the author is sharing some insight into the clues. That is a stark contrast to the first book, in which no clues were shared and disappointment in the plot followed. The time contrast was interesting, but this plot was transparent to me. I knew who did it, just didn't know the link to the characters in the past. I'm undecided if I will continue reading the remaining books in the series.

I had been looking forward to reading this book for a long time, but since I had never read this writer, I wasn't sure whether I wanted to buy my own copy. I eventually got it through my public library and then I was glad I didn't buy it: the writing is just not that good. I don't know if this is a problem with the translation from the original Swedish or whether the book itself is not well written. In any case, I found the characters to be utterly underdeveloped, cartoony, cheesy; I don't even know how to adequately convey my annoyance and dread every time I picked up the book. Actually, here it is: ugh.

At least it was a quick read, and by the time I was sure I was hating it, I was too far into the book to abandon it. I didn't want all that time to have been wasted time and I wanted to know who did it. I was also fascinated / appalled by the fact that no one in the book seemed to know what Asperger's was, and the story came dangerously close to arresting one of the characters simply because every one said he was weird (he had Asperger's), but in this there was at least a small redemption in the end. I looked it up and found out that even though the translation is new, the book was originally published in Sweden in 2005, so I guess Asperger's was not a known thing at the time? Or it was just beginning to find its way to the collective consciousness.

But there were a hundred things like this that bugged me, and not all of them were worth researching. I think I got a good enough sample of her writing to know I won't be reading any other books by her. Moving on!

Decent mystery, interesting characters, dull writing.

In the small town of Fjällbacka, a young Swedish girl is murdered. She is found in the ocean with residue of bathwater and ashes in her lungs. Detective and new father Patrik Hedstrom is on the case. While fighting sleep deprivation, reluctant witnesses, and a mostly dysfunctional police department, he and we uncover the dark secrets in this seaside town.

In an alternate narrative that begins in the 1920s, a stonecutter named Anders has a relationship with spoiled rich girl Agnes with disastrous results.

These two storylines eventually converge and help us solve the mystery way before Patrik does.

This book is twice the length it needs to be. There are endless pages of characters analyzing themselves whilst shopping, changing diapers, etc. In an effort to create the kind of narrative that say, Stephen King, accomplishes so lithely, she introduces town members and gives them huge backstories and monologues only for them to disappear or affect the main story only slightly.

The mystery, as I've said, is clever. But the main antagonist, once we realize who it is, is in the long run, a not very believable sociopath. It's a bit of a let down.

Some decent ideas but a long, long slog of a book.

God, I hate cliffhangers at the end of the book and I just want to scream like “god damn he wasn’t at work and check the fucking note in your pocket!!!!!!”
Also, I hate cheating man and hypocrite people.
I even couple times hated Patric at the beginning of the book.
I hate stupid people, unkind and dishonest and why this book contains so much of that kind.

By the way, great book love this detective.

The story is heartbreaking the same as the precious one.
I purposely skip the parts about Anna’s life, god I know it’s hard to go but AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA go away you have all the help of the world.(your sister’s family, where her husband is literally a policeman)
Two hours before the end of the book I get who is a murder and was shocked as fuck.

What I love about Camilla Läckberg’s books is that she really dives into the background and gives us such an in-depth view of each character. There’s no sense of rush to get through the story. It’s something that you can read and relish without the urge to quickly scan to get to the next page. And somehow the book is all the better because it’s lacking the page turning anxiety. It feels deeper and more engaging. I recently bought several of Läckberg‘s books and I am looking forward to enjoying them!

This is the third book in Lackberg's series, and the reader catches up with the characters introduced previously.

Erica and Patrik have an infant daughter, and parenthood requires some adjustment: Erica suffers from post-partum depression and Patrik has to juggle a demanding new case and the responsibilities of fatherhood.

A little girl is found dead, and an autopsy reveals murder. To complicate matters, the victim is the daughter of one of Erica's friends. As Patrik investigates, many dark secrets of the residents of Fjallbacka are revealed. Child abuse and exploitation are discovered.

The upbringing of children is a major theme. The roots of the child's murder lie in an earlier generation and can be attributed, at least in part, to the upbringing of children. In the present, Eric and Patrik try to find an appropriate parenting style. Even the incompetent police chief becomes indirectly involved in raising a child, albeit belatedly.

This is another good read. The alternation between past and present adds interest as the reader tries to guess the connection between the story of the daughter of a stone quarry owner beginning in the 1920s and the death of a child in the early years of the 21st century.