The Cuckoo

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Detective Patrik Hedstrm and Erica Falck are back, in an irresistible Scandi crime thriller for fans of Jo Nesbo and Lars Kepler.
A community torn apart

As a heavy mist rolls into the Swedish coastal town of Fjllbacka, shocking violence shakes the small community to its core. Rolf Stenklo, a famous photographer, is found murdered in his gallery. Two days later, a brutal tragedy on a private island leaves the prestigious Bauer family devastated.

A town full of secrets

With his boss acting strangely, Detective Patrik Hedstrm is left to lead the investigation. Tensions rise threatening cracks in the team of officers at Tanumshede police station and pressure mounts as the press demand answers.

A reckoning in blood

In pursuit of inspiration for her next true-crime book, Patriks wife Erica Falck leaves behind their three children and travels to Stockholm to research the unsolved decades-old murder of a figure from Rolfs past. As Erica searches for the truth, she realizes that her mystery is connected to Patriks case. These threads from the past are woven into the present and old sins leave behind long shadows.

Reviews

'It boasts Lckbergs customary appealing blend of darkness and warm-heartedness' The Telegraph

'Every bit as persuasive and assured as Lackberg's earlier work.' Financial Times

'Meticulous plots and outstanding characterisation and sense of place' CrimeTime

'A long-awaited return to Fjallbacka that reminds the reader on every page why the series is so popular. Should come with a trigger warning to put everything on hold until finished reading.' Yrsa Sigurdardottir

A welcome return for Hedstrm & Falck with a sublime plot, packed with subtle suspense and intrigue Camilla Lackberg proving why shes still the best there is J.M. Dagliesh

Praise for Camilla Lackberg:

A sexy, sensational novel with intoxicating vengeance and an unexpected tenderness The Golden Cage is tensely and skillfully drawn Karin Slaughter

Lackbergs new embrace of a terrifying revenge scenario furnishes visceral psychological crime. Financial Times

New York Times bestselling author of The Stranger Inside

A wonderful, take-no-prisoners mashup of Gone Girl, Billions, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Chris Bohjalian, New York Times best-selling author of The Flight Attendant and The Red Lotus

Domesticity and brutality are Lackberg staples Tightly plotted Unflinching Sunday Times

Heart-stopping and heart-warming a masterclass in Scandinavian crime writing Val McDermid

Pacy with flashing insight into the dark places of the psyche Sunday Times

Author Bio

Camilla Lackberg is a worldwide bestseller renowned for her brilliant contemporary psychological thrillers. Her novels have sold to more than 50 countries with translations into 25 languages. She has sold over 12 million copies to date and was Europes ninth bestselling author last year.