The Ice Princess: A Novel by Lackberg, Camilla - 2010

Pegasus, 2010. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine+. BCE. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 393 p. Audience: General/trade.

For the first time in English, the psychological thriller debut of No 1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg. 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, at first, that she has taken her own life. Erica conceives a memoir about the beautiful but remote Alex, one that will help to overcome her writer's block as well as answer questions about their own past. 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 this small town with a deeply disturbing past!  This is one twisted tale and will keep you guessing!