A community torn apart
As a heavy mist rolls into the Swedish coastal town of Fjällbacka, 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 Hedström 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, Patrik’s wife Erica Falck leaves behind their three children and travels to Stockholm to research the unsolved decades-old murder of a figure from Rolf’s past. As Erica searches for the truth, she realizes that her mystery is connected to Patrik’s case. These threads from the past are woven into the present and old sins leave behind long shadows.
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He gazed at the photographs. – 1, SATURDAY
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(Hemlock Press, 23 May 2024, e-galley, 300 pages, ARC from the publisher via NetGalley)
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THE CUCKOO – Camilla Läckberg (camillalackberg.se)
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I’m a huge fan of the author and the series. It’s been a few years since the last title so I was excited to read The Cuckoo. I loved this. I enjoyed it as much as I’ve enjoyed the other books. Like the other books, the chapters move between different story threads and characters so it took a few chapters for me to get into the flow again. Like the other books, some of the chapters are flashbacks to events in the past that are related to current events but this doesn’t come clear until much later. The pacing is spot on in this book. I loved the plot and the complexity between past and present. This is a gripping read. I’d recommend this.
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