The Stonecutter - Hardcover

Läckberg, Camilla

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410451089 ISBN 13: 9781410451088

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2012

Synopsis

The mysterious drowning of a little girl threatens to tear apart the resort town of Fjallbacka, as Patrik Hedstrom's investigation begins to uncover dark secrets of past generations. (suspense).

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

“One of those mysteries that ruin a vacation. Take it to the beach and your eyes will be so locked on its pages, you’ll never know there’s an ocean in front of you. . . . Richly textured and downright breathtaking.”
       —Washington Post (AudioFile)

“Equal parts atmospheric and suspenseful. It winds its way along two paths . . . that the two stories will eventually converge, with shocking consequences, is testament to Camilla Läckberg’s incomparable storytelling skills. If you have not yet read the equally entrancing The Ice Princess and The Preacher, what are you waiting for?”
       —USA Today (Publishers Weekly)

“Narrator David Thorn distinguishes the bevy of characters and deftly pronounces their unfamiliar names.”
       —AudioFile (Library Bookwatch)

“The extreme darkness of the human spirit—a quality that marks Läckberg’s novel and the work of many other Swedish crime writers—is expertly portrayed in this audio edition by narrator David Thorn, who previously read earlier installments in the author’s . . . series.”
       —Publishers Weekly (Bookreporter)

“Smoothly performed by David Thorn. . . . Stonecutter is a gripping novel of the dark side of human nature, unforgettable to the very end.”
       —Library Bookwatch (Library Journal)

“The Stonecutter is one of those rare books that you will be unable to read fast enough, yet you also will want to savor slowly so you can delay the ending.”
       —Bookreporter (Booklist)

“Narrator David Thorn makes the Swedish names accessible in a way print does not. His tongue glides over the unfamiliar pronunciations, leaving the listener engaged in the story, which stretches back to the 1920s. Even the red herrings take you somewhere you need to go. . . . This is a must purchase.”
       Library Journal

(Dee's Book Blog)

Thorn is a master of building and lessening suspense by altering pacing and inflections, allowing characters’ inner dialogues to clearly contrast with their spoken words. As the plot draws to a conclusion, Thorn outdoes himself voicing the murderer’s reactions to being caught, convicted, and imprisoned. Another winner from Läckberg.”
       Booklist

(Chaos Is A Friend of Mine Blog)

“[David Thorn] managed to maintain the continuity of the narration through-out and it was an easy listen.”
      —Dee’s Book Blog

“Listening to the audio book was great fun. . . . I highly recommend . . . especially for fans of Nordic crime novels.”
      —Chaos Is A Friend of Mine Blog

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1410451089
• ISBN 13: 9781410451088
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 637