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The Stonecutter
The Stonecutter: A Novel | Camilla Läckberg
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Critics are raving about this deliciously chilling new thriller from Scandanavian crime-writing sensation Camilla Läckberg.Named by major media outlets, such as USA TODAY, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, as a main successor to Stieg Larsson, Swedish author Läckberg is on the rise. Her new novel, which The Washington Post has already named as one of their “Ten Books We Love This Year” and praised as “richly textured and downright breathtaking,” continues the story of local detective Patrik Hedström and his girlfriend, Erica Falck, the beloved crime-solving duo whose first child has just been born. But while they celebrate this new life, a suspicious drowning claims a little girl they knew well. As the murder’s implications widen, Patrik’s investigation threatens to tear apart the rural fishing village of Fjällbacka, where a secret lurks that spans generations. A deeply satisfying third installment in her internationally bestselling series, The Stonecutter will establish Läckberg for the U.S. audience once and for all. As USA TODAY says, “If you haven’t yet read the equally entrancing Ice Princess and The Preacher, what are you waiting for?”
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DarkMina
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I am posting a book every day from my TBR collection.

Day 17

#tbrpile #bookstoread

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Andrew65
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6th book finished during #NutsinMay Readathon.
This was a very big book, but I really enjoyed the story. Loved the way past events were linked to the modern day murder of a child. Worked out who the culprit was before the end but this didn‘t spoil the enjoyment of the book at all. Like the central characters and plotting in this series, and look forward to continuing the series. I still would like more of Erika in this series, like the first book.

EadieB @Andrew65 Great review! 4y
Andrew65 @EadieB Thanks 😊 4y
Crazeedi Great job Andrew! 4y
Andrew65 @Crazeedi Thanks 😊 4y
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Andrew65
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Started reading The Stonecutter during the #NutsInMayReadathon.
#Nordicnoir

EadieB @Andrew65 I like her books the best. 4y
Andrew65 @EadieB I‘d agree, by a long way. Still longer than they need to be but more of a normal reading style we‘re used to. 4y
EadieB @Andrew65 I agree they don‘t need to be as long as they are! 4y
Tove_Reads She is 4+ for me now. Kepler has it in all grittiness past her. @Eadie 4y
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EadieB
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#TheStoneCutter #CamillaLackberg

Fjallbacka Sweden A little girl is found in a fisherman‘s net. The drowning is found to be murder. The mother is a personal friend of Erica who lives with Patrik Hedstrom, a local police officer. Another interesting book by Lackberg. Only complaint is that book is too long. Characters and plot are unique. Suspects are many and hard to flesh out. A surprise ending has me looking forward to next book. Recommended!

Andrew65 Good review, and overall great to hear. 5y
Crazeedi Can't wait to read! 5y
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Butterfinger
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Many unlikeable characters: narcissistic, petulant, selfish, and abusive people. It makes me wonder if this town is truly inhabited by these cretins. Where are the therapists?

I'm very glad that ADHD and the autism spectrum had some of the limelight. Kudos to Lachberg in shining a light on the socially-clumsy ones.

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AnneCecilie I liked the book and it was more action packed than the previous two. I just hope that the Erica we got to know in the first book will be back soon. 5y
Butterfinger So many unlikeable characters. I'm glad Patric continues having integrity when he deals with the narcissistic fools. 5y
EadieB I like Lackberg's books but they are still a bit too long for my liking but definitely better than Jussi Alser-Olsen's books. 5y
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AnneCecilie I‘m not a huge fan of Läckberg‘s time jumps, even if we could see the beginning of Martin‘s relationship in the last book. I don‘t think anyone knew about Mellberg‘s son. 5y
Butterfinger It doesn't phase me. We still see the characters' natures. I'm like @AnneCecilie I hope Erica starts to feel better with being a mother. 5y
EadieB Lackberg starts these plots but will elaborate them in future books, I suppose. 5y
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AnneCecilie I don‘t know. I hope she doesn‘t have to do time in prison. I also hope her kids will be OK (edited) 5y
Butterfinger I'm glad she finally took a stand and documented the abuse. Surely, the investigation will show self- defense. 5y
EadieB I guess the next book will deal with Anna's story and murder of her husband. Used sort of like a cliffhanger to make you want to read the next book. 5y
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AnneCecilie Nothing much. But it did show how hard it can be to be police in small places when an acquaintance is suspect of a crime. And how it‘s hard to believe the worst in people you know. It also gave us a valid reason for disliking Kaj besides the neighbor quarrel 5y
Butterfinger Why do these books have side plots? I suppose it is to make it realistic. Sebastian didn't have a reason to be in the story except to add to the pedophilia line. Losing her son and knowing her husband's truth on the same day is awful. 5y
EadieB I think Kaj was added in the story as a pedophile in order to give us a red herring suspect for a child's murder. 5y
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AnneCecilie Ernst was unprofessional in this situation. Hen never should have left the suspect in the interrogation room with an open window and I think an unlocked door. Who wouldn‘t try to escape when given the chance. Of all the stupid things Ernst has done up til now in the books, this was in a league of its own. 5y
Butterfinger Ernst is not a capable detective at all. He only cared about his image and how he would appear as better than Patric. I'm revolted. 5y
EadieB It's about time that they got rid of Ernst. He didn't seem too bright to me. It will be interesting to how they treat the new female policewoman. 5y
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Butterfinger Charlotte had to deal with a lot. She had already been through so much. I think Lachberg only introduced her as Erica's friend in order for Erica to have a reason to be part of the story. 5y
EadieB I think Charlotte will be referenced as Erica's friend who lost her child but I don' think she will be a lasting character in the books. 5y
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AnneCecilie
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A young girl is found dead in the sea by a fisherman. Hedström is put one case and together with his colleagues, they need to find out who did. Is it anyone in the family? What about the neighbors, and espresso their son? Is it a complete stranger. The action is on from the in this third book isn‘t in Fjällbacka.

There should be a law against ending a book on a cliffhanger like this. I‘m glad I‘ll be reading the next book next month.

AnneCecilie I must also say that it‘s been a long time since I read about so many unlikable characters, they‘re egocentric and in my opinion a little crazy. I also missed the Erica we meet in the first book. #NordicNoir 5y
Buechersuechtling Oh, I am absolutely with you when it comes to cliffhangers of whatever kind. 🙂 5y
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Butterfinger I think many of Lachberg's characters are narcissistic or think more of their reputation more than their families. 5y
Andrew65 @AnneCecilie That was the character I enjoyed most too. 5y
AnneCecilie @Butterfinger Yes, but I still think that several characters in this book was more extreme than in the previous ones. 5y
AnneCecilie @Andrew65 I hope Erica from the 1st book, will be back in the next book 5y
Andrew65 @AnneCecilie 🤞🤞🤞 5y
Tove_Reads Yeah, the mothering thing was fine in one book, but gets old quickly. For the sake of the story they need to get a nanny or something. 5y
Tove_Reads I also hope the next book won‘t be a year later or something like that. She tends to do that. It would be the worst thing after this ending. 5y
AnneCecilie @Tove_Reads In one way I can understand why she shows Erica the way she did after the birth. Camilla herself suffered from depressions after giving birth to one of her kids and she probably want to put some focus on it. That everything is not perfect for every new mother. But as a reader, after having Erica moody in book 2 as well, it get to be a little too much. 5y
AnneCecilie @Tove_Reads me too. After the cliffhanger, I want the fourth book to start right where she ended this one. 5y
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AnneCecilie
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#WeeklyForcast

📚 Read The Stonecutter for #NordicNoir. Discussion on the 8th
📚 Read Purge by Oksanen. I‘m going to a talk with Oksanen later in the month and I haven‘t read anything by her before

🎧 Finish the third Department Q book
🎧 Start the fourth Department Q book

Tove_Reads Did you like them? I don‘t like Oksanen‘s books at all. Of course she‘s massively popular here. 5y
Cinfhen Lots of #NordicNoir 5y
AnneCecilie @Tove_Reads I haven‘t read anything before so Purge will be my first on. I think she‘s popular in Norway too. 5y
Tove_Reads Hah, just now I realized it was the weekly forecast 5y
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AnneCecilie
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#BookReport

📚 Finished The Secret of Chimneys
📚 Read Sweet Sorrow
📚 Might start The Stonecutter later today

🎧 Still listening to the third book in the Department Q series, but I have less than 4 hrs left

Cinfhen 💕🙌🻠5y
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Tove_Reads
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Now we‘re talking! Action all the way, no slow parts. Great story, lots going on. I figured out who did it and there were a couple of side plots that didn‘t add anything to the story, unless it‘ll be used in later books. I‘m really enjoying getting to know the people in Fjällbacka! After the intriguing ending I immediately want to continue with the next book in the series! 4,5 stars #NordicNoir

EadieB @Tove_Reads Still finishing up February books. 5y
Andrew65 @EadieB Me too, way behind! 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 Can't do March in February or tomorrow, today! @Tove_Reads 5y
AnneCecilie I‘ll start this later today or tomorrow. So glad to see you liked it. 5y
Crazeedi @Tove_Reads @EadieB @Andrew65 @AnneCecilie I'm way behind too. Going to do my best to catch up 5y
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Tove_Reads
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About 100 pages in and enjoying it so far! Läckberg never lets the reader off easy. There‘s always something that has radically moved forward since the last book and things that have happened and you as a reader just have to deal with these things. I find this to be quite rare. #NordicNoir

Nute I wonder if I would be challenged by that approach. So often as a reader we want specific solutions and particular endings. You have me intrigued with your comment. Stacking! 5y
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Susanita
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Tonight was the long-awaited first meeting of the library's #mysterybookclub after the summer hiatus. We discussed the tagged book, and the general consensus was that the core mystery part was good but there was entirely too much happening on the periphery for no good reason. While at the library, I checked out something for #litsyatoz in addition to the #bookclub selection for October.

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crhealey
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Powering through a new mystery series is so easy when you live within walking distance of the library! #weekendreading

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Susanita
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I liked this book but didn't love it (lukewarm pick). The mystery is compelling, but many of the characters are OTT mean and nasty. There's also the dreaded "she heard screaming--it was her own" trope. Timeline jumps added to the story, but some of the subplot threads seemed to be there just so they could be picked up later in the series. While I did like the main characters, I'm content to leave the rest unread. #mysterybookclub #litsyatoz (L)

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krismlars
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I really did like this book, but there were several things that annoyed me. Like, it's apparently normal in Sweden to leave an infant outside by itself in a stroller in cold and rainy weather. The two main characters in the series are great, so I'll probably read #4.

RachaelViolet I just finished it & seriously wondered why on earth they left them out in the strollers, I thought that must have been an error in translation...so strange 8y
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krismlars
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I don't want this extended #biblioweekend to be over!

GlitteryOtters Me either! *keeps reading even though it is 1 AM on Tuesday* 8y
krismlars I was able to put my book down early last night, but only because I was getting up early for a workout. 8y
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krismlars
The Stonecutter: A Novel | Camilla Läckberg

I don't want this extended #biblioweekend to be over!

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krismlars
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It's been a while since I've read a good mystery. I ran a 7K here in Denver this morning, and my plan for the rest of the day is to nap and read. #biblioweekend