The Lost Boy by Camilla Läckberg ensnares Detective Patrik Hedstrom in a confounding new murder case in this Swedish psychological thriller (Available October 4, 2016). When I think of ghost stories that have left an impression, I immediately go to The Haunting of Hill House (1959) by Shirley Jackson and the film The Others (2001).…
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The reputation of Scandinavian thrillers has really taken off in recent years. Stieg Larson was the first author to gain international fame, but other writers such as Jo Nesbø, Henning Mankell, and Camilla Läckberg are equally well regarded. At the moment, there’s also a great deal of Scandinavian crime drama available on television and given…
The VF Daily blog at Vanity Fair has a pithy summary by Christopher Tennant of the candidates for the title of “Next Stieg Larsson,” a creeping phrase against which crime fans have had to innoculate ourselves this year. (See Leslie Elman’s terrific article on Camilla Lackberg, vis-a-vis being the NSL, and related items under the…
Camilla Lackberg (Camilla Läckberg) can’t possibly be telling the truth. Even in a clingy cheetah-print wrap dress accessorized with delicate silver jewelry and looking every inch the glamour puss, there’s an air of efficiency about her. She claims to be a procrastinator, but you have the feeling that she doesn’t tolerate slackers. She’s written two cookbooks and…
