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Ice Princess

Audiobook
Fiction: Mystery & Detective
Unabridged   15 hour(s)
Publication date: 10/12/2010

The Ice Princess

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Audio CD ISBN:9781615735464
Digital Download ISBN:9781615735471

Summary

Winner of the 2008 Le Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, France’s most prestigious award for crime fiction. The dark secrets of a small community are revealed as a woman returns to her hometown after the death of her parents and the suicide of a childhood friend.

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Product Description

Returning to her hometown after the funeral of her parents, writer Erica Falck finds a community on the brink of tragedy. The death of her childhood friend, Alex, is just the beginning. Her wrists slashed, her body frozen in an ice cold bath, it seems that she has taken her own life. Erica conceives a memoir about the beautiful but remote Alex, one that will answer questions about their lost friendship. While her interest grows to an obsession, local detective Patrik Hedstrom is following his own suspicions about the case. But it is only when they start working together that the truth begins to emerge about the small town with a deeply disturbing past.

Reviews/Praise

“Narrator David Thorn’s accents and rhythms bring the Swedish origins of this translated novel to life, increasing the listener’s connection with the setting. Thorn skillfully handles multiple points of view and a variety of voices in this character-driven mystery.”
      —AudioFile

“Audie Award nominee David Thorn delivers an appropriately chilling reading of Lackberg’s compelling story.”
      —Gail Cooke

“Ably read by David Thorn. . . . Lots of intriguing characters, possible suspects and clues, plus a few red herrings and a finely drawn picture of a provincial town.”
      —BookPage

“Läckberg skillfully details how horrific secrets are never completely buried and how silence can kill the soul.”
      —Publishers Weekly [starred review]

“This excellent thriller is a must-read for fans of Scandinavian crime literature and will especially appeal to those who enjoy Asa Larsson’s Rebecka Martinsson novels.”
      —Booklist [starred review]

“Chilly, deceptive and lucid, just like the icy environment it describes.”
      —The Literary Review

“A top-class Scandinavian writer.”
      —The Times (London)

“Ingenious. Strong portrayals and ice-cold suspense.”
      —Metropol (France)

“Recommended for readers who enjoy Louise Penny’s small-town atmosphere.”
      —Library Journal

“Top-notch thriller, one of the best of the genre.”
      —Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Unique mystery . . . It held me suspended until the awful truth finally surfaces.”
      —Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Author Bio

CAMILLA LÄCKBERG graduated from Gothenburg University of Economics and moved to Stockholm, where she worked for a few years as an economist. A course in creative crime writing became the trigger to a drastic change of career. Her first four novels have all became Swedish number one bestsellers. She lives in a suburb of Stockholm.

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