The Stonecutter

The first thjing I noticed about this book was the sticker placed on the cover, presumabl;y by the booksellers, saying "If you like Jo Nesbo you'll love this." And the books by Jo Nesbo have stickers saying "The next Stieg L:arsson". I'm not sure what these cvomparisons are supposed to achieve, exce......more

I got me somethin' to say about mystery books. Over the past several years I've been reading more and more in the way of mysteries, and there are a few things I've noticed along the way. Although there are plenty of mysteries written and published in France, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Russia, and cetera, h......more

I just loooooove Lackberg's style... I've bought the whole Hedstrom series and I can't wait to start reading The stranger... Absolutely beutiful story... So many twists and turns... Right when you think you have figured everything out another secret is revealed and turns your world upside down... I'......more

I think this is one of the rare crime books I've read that my focus wasn't on who the killer was.The depth of the characters and the thorough psychological analysis gave a singural feeling to this book.In my opinion it portays greatly how important the family is in the growing process of a human and......more

My copy of this novel bears what must be the most vacuous, inane review quote of all time, and from the Washington Post, no less: "One day, we might be identifying Agatha Christie as 'the British Camilla Lackberg.'" Either someone was given a massive bribe or they were knocking back too much of the h......more