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Camilla Lackberg Biography & Facts
Jean Edith Camilla Läckberg Sköld (Swedish pronunciation: [kaˈmɪ̂lːa ˈlɛ̂kːbærj]; born August 30, 1974) is a Swedish crime writer. As of the early-2010s, her work has been translated into more than 40 languages in 60 countries. She has been called "the rock star of Nordic noir." Writing technique Läckberg considers herself a crime writing specialist since discovering such literature on her father's bookshelf at a young age. It has remained a fascination for her ever since. Läckberg's books have received special praise for detail and "in-depth characterization". Läckberg – sometimes called the Swedish Agatha Christie – became a writer after her husband and parents enrolled her in a creative writing course as a Christmas present. She describes herself as a visual writer: "For me actually, specific images – snapshots – come first, and then the story starts to come together from those bits and pieces. I am very visual when I write, I 'see' the story in pictures and writing a book is like having a movie running in my head 24/7." Her work has been described as standing "out for its atmospheric depiction of the Swedish coast, well-drawn characters and (at its best) complex and psychologically nuanced plots." In a review of her novel The Preacher (2012) by The Washington Post, the reviewer noted that the "clever plot and in-depth characterization aren’t the only qualities that elevate “The Preacher” above most other thrillers. There’s also an admirable feel for detail." In reviewing her most recent novel (The Golden Cage, 2020), The New York Times described it as a "smart, unflinching novel." Personal life and entrepreneurial ventures Läckberg was born in Fjällbacka, Bohuslän, and started writing at an early age. Her first published work was called "Tomten". After graduating from Gothenburg University with a degree in Economics, she moved to Stockholm, where she worked as an economist before beginning writing fiction seriously. She is a business partner in a jewellery company called Sahara Silver Jewelry AB. Hong Kong maternity fashion company Sono Vaso launched in Europe with the then-pregnant author endorsing. Läckberg first married Micke Eriksson; they divorced in 2007. Under Swedish law, as Läckberg's ex-husband, Eriksson was entitled to half the revenue from the contracts signed during their marriage. Eventually it was agreed that she would pay him a lump sum. Läckberg was married for the second time in 2010, to Martin Melin, winner of Expedition Robinson. The two had met at a 2005 release party for one of her books, then began a working relationship. Melin proposed to Läckberg in August 2009. In 2015, she was engaged to Simon Sköld, MMA fighter and author, and they married in 2017. Camilla Läckberg has four children: Wille and Meja from her first marriage, Charlie from her second, and Polly is from her relationship with Sköld. Charlie is also the subject of his mother's first children's book, Super-Charlie. Bibliography Most of Läckberg's novels feature the crime solving husband-and-wife duo of writer Erica Falck, and police detective Patrik Hedström. 2003's Isprinsessan, translated into English as The Ice Princess by Steven T. Murray in 2008. First in the Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck series. 2004's Predikanten, translated into English as The Preacher by Steven T. Murray in 2009. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #2. 2005's Stenhuggaren, translated into English as The Stone Cutter by Steven T. Murray in 2008. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #3. 2006's Olycksfågeln, translated into English as The Gallows Bird a.k.a. The Stranger by Steven T. Murray in 2011. The paperback version seems to be called The Stranger; the film is called The Jinx. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #4. 2007's Tyskungen, translated into English as The Hidden Child by Tiina Nunnally in 2011. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #5. Also published in 2007 was Snöstorm och mandeldoft, a novella translated into English as The Scent of Almonds; included in 2013's Mord och mandeldoft. 2008's Sjöjungfrun, translated into English as The Drowning by Tiina Nunnally in 2012. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #6. Läckberg also published in 2008 Smaker från Fjällbacka, a cookbook that was translated into English as Flavours from Fjällbacka. 2009's Fyrvaktaren, translated into English as The Lost Boy by Tiina Nunnally in 2013. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #7. 2011's Änglamakerskan, translated into English as The Angel Maker's Wife, a.k.a. Buried Angels, by Tiina Nunnally in 2014. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #8. 2011 also saw Fest, mat och kärlek translated into English as Feast, Food & Love. Also published in 2011 was Super Charlie, translated into English as Super Charlie. Subject of the book is Läckberg's son Charlie. 2013's Mord och mandeldoft, translated into English as The Scent of Almonds and Other Stories by Tiina Nunnally in 2015. 2014's Lejontämjaren, translated into English as The Ice Child by Tiina Nunnally in 2016. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #9. 2017's Häxan, translated into English as The Girl in the Woods. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #10. 2019 The Golden Cage 2020 Silver Tears Adaptations Television The first four novels were adapted as telemovies between 2007 and 2010, with Elisabet Carlsson and Niklas Hjulström starring as Erica and Patrik. Filming of the TV series Fjällbackamorden began in August 2011 based on the characters from Läckberg's novels, but the stories were new, with actors Claudia Galli and Richard Ulfsäter playing Erica and Patrik. Film In 2013, a Swedish film directed by Per Hanefjord titled Tyskungen, and based on Lackberg's 2007's novel of the same name (translated into English as The Hidden Child) was released with Galli and Ulfsäter reprising their roles as Erica and Patrik. Awards People's Literature Award (2006) SKTF Prize for Author of the Year (2005) Grand Prix de Littérature Policière (2008) See also List of female detective/mystery writers List of women writers Swedish Crime Writers' Academy References External links Official Website (in English) Camilla Läckberg's top 10 Swedish crime novels Official Blog (in Swedish) Camilla Lackberg in BCNegra. Discover the Camilla Lackberg popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Camilla Lackberg books.
Best Seller Camilla Lackberg Books of 2024
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For the Lost
Lina BengtsdotterA MISSING CHILD In Karlstad, ninemonthold Beatrice is missing from her pram. Her parents are in shock and the media is in a frenzy. A PERSONAL STRUGGLE DI Charlie Lager is strug...
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Silver Tears
Camilla Läckberg & Ian GilesFrom the internationally bestselling author of The Golden Cage comes a bold, mesmerizing thriller of seduction, deceit, and female power, in which a woman’s secret cannot stay buri...
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The Preacher
Camilla LäckbergHot on the heels of her phenomenal American debut, The Ice Princess, Camilla Läckberg brings readers back to the quiet, isolated fishing village in Sweden where dangerous secrets l...
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Three Seconds
Anders Roslund, Börge Hellström & Kari DicksonTHE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR NEW HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER, 'THE INFORMER' WINNER OF THE 2011 CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER NEW YORK TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER 'Extraordinarily compelling' ...
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Cell 8
Anders Roslund, Börge Hellström & Kari DicksonTHE SUNDAY TIMES 60 BEST THRILLERS AND CRIME NOVELS OF THE PAST 6 YEARS PICK A CAPITAL CRIME AND A CHILLING CONSPIRACY AWAIT DCI EWERT GRENS.'A powerful, multilayered novel' Guard...
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The Secret Chamber
Patrick WoodheadPeople have been disappearing in what the explorer Stanley called the black heart of Africa the impenetrable forests of northern Congo. But when a brilliant young English doctor v...
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The Ice Princess
Camilla Läckberg“A topnotch thriller, one of the best of the genre” (Minneapolis Star Tribune) from international crimewriting sensation Camilla Läckberg tells the story of brutal murders in a sma...
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Dead Joker
Anne HoltFrom Norway’s bestselling female crime writer, this Edgarnominated mystery series features the whipsmart detective Hanne Wilhelmsen, “a character who's going to get in your head an...
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El nido del cuco
Camilla LäckbergTras cinco años desde La bruja, por fin la esperadísima nueva entrega de la serie de Fjällbacka.Dos sucesos terribles sin una conexión lógica sacuden Fjällbacka. Encuentran a ...
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The School for Scandal and Other Plays
Richard Sheridan & Eric RumpThe three plays collected in this volume demonstrate Sheridan's unerring ability to create unrivalled comedy out of ingenious plots, witty repartee, farcical situations and flamboy...
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The Vinland Sagas
Leifur EirickssonThe Saga of the Greenlanders and Eirik the Red’s Saga contain the first ever descriptions of North America, a bountiful land of grapes and vines, discovered by Vikings five centuri...
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El mentalista
Camilla Läckberg & Henrik FexeusLa primera novela de Camilla Läckberg y Henrik Fexeus.Atrévete a descubrir la verdad.En un parque de atracciones a las afueras de Estocolmo aparece el cuerpo de una joven asesinada...
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Pen 33
Anders Roslund, Börge Hellström & Elizabeth Clark WesselTHE FIRST IN THE MILLIONSELLING DCI EWERT GRENS SERIES, WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY 2005 FOR BEST SCANDINAVIAN CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR, AND AS HARDHITTING A CRIME NOVEL AS YOU WILL EVE...
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La buena hija
Karin SlaughterLa nueva y deslumbrante novela de una de las autoras más vendidas del panorama literario internacional: un thriller absorbente que mezcla el suspense psicológico con la investigaci...
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The Hidden Child
Camilla LäckbergCrime writer Erica Falck is shocked to discover a Nazi medal among her late mother’s possessions. Haunted by a childhood of neglect, she resolves to dig deep into her family’s past...
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The Golden Cage
Camilla Läckberg & Neil SmithAn overthetop psychological thriller that tells the story of the scorned wife of a billionaire and her delicious plot to get revenge and bring him to his kneesa "sexy, deliciously ...
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The Saga of the Volsungs
Jesse ByockThe epic Viking Age stories that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien and Wagner's Ring cycleWritten in thirteenthcentury Iceland but based on ancient Norse poetry cycles, The Saga of the Vol...
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Early Irish Myths and Sagas
Jeffrey GantzFirst written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, th...
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The Stonecutter
Camilla LäckbergCritics are raving about this deliciously chilling new thriller from Scandanavian crimewriting sensation Camilla Läckberg.Named by major media outlets, such as USA TODAY, The New Y...
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Eyrbyggja Saga
Hermann Palsson & Paul EdwardsAn Icelandic saga which mixes realism with wild gothic imagination and history with eerie tales of hauntings. It dramatizes a 13th century view of the past, from the pagan anarchy ...
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The Earliest English Poems
Michael AlexanderAngloSaxon poetry was produced between 700 and 1000 AD for an audience that delighted in technical accomplishment, and the durable works of Old English verse spring from the source...
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Seven Viking Romances
Penguin Books LtdCombining traditional myth, oral history and reworked European legend to depict an ancient realm of heroism and wonder, the seven tales collected here are among the most fantastica...
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The Lost Boy
Camilla LäckbergDetective Patrik Hedstrom is no stranger to tragedy. A murder case concerning Fjällbacka’s dead financial director, Mats Sverin, is a grim but useful distraction from his recent fa...
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Beowulf
Michael AlexanderPart of a new series Legends from the Ancient North, Beowulf is one of the classic books that influenced JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings'So the company of men le...
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Three Dog Night
Elsebeth EgholmIt's the coldest winter in memory as exconvict Peter Boutrup moves to remote, rural Denmark to start a new life.But when a young woman goes missing on New Year's Eve and Peter dis...
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A Narrow Door
Joanne HarrisAn electrifying tale of psychological suspense and revenge at an elite boarding school where secrets run deep."A dark world of emotional complexity and betrayal, where twist follow...
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The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki
Jesse ByockComposed in medieval Iceland, Hrolf's Saga is one of the greatest of all mythiclegendary sagas, relating halffantastical events that were said to have occurred in fifthcentury Denm...
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The Sagas of the Icelanders
Jane SmileyIn Iceland, the age of the Vikings is also known as the Saga Age. A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world’s great literary treasures – as epic as Homer,...
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The Drowning
Camilla LäckbergChristian Thydell’s dream has come true: his debut novel, The Mermaid, has been published to rave reviews. So why is he as distant and unhappy as ever?When crime writer Erica Falck...
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Hms Marathon
A E Langsford1942: The Mediterranean. The war at sea is at its most intense. Operation Stonehenge gets under way a convoy laden with desperately needed fuel, food and ammunition for the besieg...
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Three Minutes
Anders Roslund, Börge Hellström & Elizabeth Clark WesselINFILTRATOROnetime Swedish government agent Piet Hoffmann is on the run from the life prison sentence he escaped: living under a false identity with his family in Calí, Colombia.IN...
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The Nibelungenlied
A. HattoWritten by an unknown author in the twelfth century, this powerful tale of murder and revenge reaches back to the earliest epochs of German antiquity, transforming centuriesold leg...
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Moving Target
Ross KempFormer Special Reconnaissance Regiment Sergeant Nick Kane always stands by his friends. So when an old comrade is leaned on by gangsters, Nick's only too happy to help. But Nick qu...
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Flores cortadas
Karin SlaughterKarin Slaughter, autora aclamada internacionalmente, regresa con un thriller psicológico sofisticado y escalofriante en el que, mezclando turbios secretos, fría venganza y una ines...
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Mujeres que no perdonan
Camilla LäckbergCamilla Läckberg, una de las autoras de novela negra más leídas del mundo, con 28 millones de ejemplares vendidos en 60 países, se aleja de sus series de Fjällbacka y Faye y nos re...
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This Much is True
Jane Sanderson'The best book I have read in a long, long time' Amazon reviewThe twisty, gripping novel about a shocking secret at the heart of a family, and a mother desperate to keep it hidden...
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Roxana
Daniel Defoe & David BlewettBeautiful, proud Roxana is terrified of being poor. When her foolish husband leaves her penniless with five children, she must choose between being a virtuous beggar or a rich whor...
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Blind Goddess
Anne HoltThe first book in Edgarnominated Anne Holt’s international bestselling mystery series featuring detective Hanne Wilhelmsen, last seen in 1222.A smalltime drug dealer is found batte...
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The Prose Edda
Jesse ByockThe Prose Edda is the most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for Norse mythology. Written in Iceland a century after the close of the V...
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The Saga of Grettir the Strong
Örnólfur ThorssonComposed at the end of the fourteenth century by an unknown author, The Saga of Grettir the Strong is one of the last great Icelandic sagas. It relates the tale of Grettir, an elev...