While her interest grows to an obsession, local detective Patrik Hedstrom is following his own suspicions about the case. Erica conceives a memoir about the beautiful but remote Alex, one that will answer questions about their lost friendship. Her wrists slashed, her body frozen in an ice cold bath, it seems that she has taken her own life. The death of her childhood friend, Alex, is just the beginning. Returning to her hometown after the funeral of her parents, writer Erica Falck finds a community on the brink of tragedy. 'A psychological thriller by No.1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Läckberg. But it’s not long before one thing becomes very clear: a deadly secret is at stake, and there’s someone out there who will do anything-even commit murder-to protect it.įans of Scandinavian greats Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell will devour Camilla Läckberg’s penetrating portrait of human nature at its darkest. As one horrifying fact after another comes to light, Erica and Patrik’s curiosity gives way to obsession-and their flirtation grows into uncontrollable attraction. Erica is bewildered: Why would a beautiful woman who had it all take her own life? Teaming up with police detective Patrik Hedström, Erica begins to uncover shocking events from Alex’s childhood. It’s Erica herself who finds Alex’s body-suspended in a bathtub of frozen water, her wrists slashed. Erica Falck returns to her tiny, remote hometown of Fjällbacka, Sweden, after her parents’ deaths only to encounter another tragedy: the suicide of her childhood best friend, Alex. In this electrifying tale of suspense from an international crime-writing sensation, a grisly death exposes the dark heart of a Scandinavian seaside village. “A top-notch thriller, one of the best of the genre” ( Minneapolis Star Tribune) from international crime-writing sensation Camilla Läckberg tells the story of brutal murders in a small Swedish fishing village, and the shattering, decades-old secrets that precipitated them.

The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg