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The Stonecutter (Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck, Book 3)

By: Camilla Lackberg
Narrated by: Eamon Riley
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For the first time in English, the third psychological thriller from No 1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Läckberg.

The remote resort of Fjällbacka has seen its share of tragedy, though perhaps none worse than that of the little girl found in a fisherman's net. But this was no accidental drowning…

Local detective Patrik Hedström has just become a father. It is his grim task to discover who could be behind the murder of a child both he and his partner Erica knew well.

What he does not know is how the case will reach into the dark heart of Fjällbacka and tear aside its idyllic façade, perhaps forever.

 International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime

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Critic reviews

Praise for ‘The Ice Princess’:

‘Another top-class Scandinavian crime writer reaches the British market’ The Times

‘A welcome new voice in crime fiction’ Woman & Home

‘Has a brooding quality redolent of its barren Swedish landscapes… intriguing and not a little disturbing’ Irish Times

‘Chilly, deceptive and lucid, just like the icy environment it describes’ Literary Review

‘Heart-stopping and heart-warming, ‘The Ice Princess’ is a masterclass in Scandinavian crime writing’ Val McDermid

"Camilla Lackberg is a more than welcome addition to the growing ranks of Scandinavian crime writers translated into English. With its sharp emotional nuances and psychological insight, ‘The Ice Princess’ builds in suspense as the author turns her clear eye on the buried secrets and contemporary relationships of a small, isolated community. I predict that Fjallbacka and its crimes and people will soon be as poplular here as they are in her native Sweden" Peter Robinson
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Nobody could fathom how it would end even if it wasn't too hard to guess the culprit. Very good read

Twists and turns

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This book held me enthralled from the beginning to the very end. Many threads run through the story each one opening up another puzzle that had to be solved so that the death of a young girl can finally be understood and the parents allowed to grieve. Each line of enquiry draws you further into the lives of all the characters, unwrapping the folds of their exsistance and exposing the good aswell as the bad and the evil.

Relationships that start out as sound and secure break down as each story line unfolds, but the opposite is also true as people mentally mend they are able to pick up their lives and make them worth living.

An exceptionally good read.

The Stone-cutter. The best read I've had this year

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Disappointed that they haven't sorted out the narration yet. There are no pauses between chapters which can be confusing. Other than that I think it's great.

Great story

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This is not my first Camilla Lackberg novel and won't be my last, perhaps. The overall storyline was a bit elongated, with the historical thread giving the biggest clue to the modern day protagonist. Somehow, despite the storyline being awash with emotions, anger, revenge, entitlement, I found it very difficult to relate to much that was happening.

More of a problem was the narrator, Eamonn Riley. His voice didn't seem able to convey the emotions, or a suitable pace to his delivery. I always felt that beneath it all he was trying to be a little cheery or something. Can't quite put it into words. What may not have been his fault, but someone on the production side as it's becoming more of a general problem I find, is the lack of a slight pause between chapters or between passages in different settings. On paper this would be clear, but not in narration.

So overall, this is a below par Lackberg story, dropped slightly lower due to narration and production problems. Still listenable, but the competition in this sector of the spoken word market is very strong.

Not quite top notch.

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The most annoying thing was that the narrator did ot pause between chapters. It was wasn't easy to work out what period we were in, or where one person stopped talking and another started. Other than that, it was read very well.

More pauses needed!

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