The Scent of Almonds and Other Stories - Softcover

VV., AA.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007479077 ISBN 13: 9780007479078

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

THE SCENT OF ALMONDS AND OTHER STORIES is a collection of short stories from the No.1 international bestseller Camilla Lackberg. Perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.

Four unmissable stories set in the Swedish fishing village of Fjallbacka and told in Camilla Lackberg's distinctive voice.

THE SCENT OF ALMONDS
A snowstorm traps a family in a hotel on a tiny island off Fjallbacka – and then a body is discovered in the library.

AN ELEGANT DEATH
Two sisters witness a murder in a fashion boutique.

DREAMING OF ELISABETH
Malin is trapped on a boat with a man she is beginning to fear...

THE WIDOWS' CAFE
Marianne is serving up a dangerous concoction at the Widows' Cafe.

Showcasing Camilla's acclaimed talent for combining heart-stopping plots with heart-warming characters, this collection of tales will thrill and delight in equal measure.

About this title

Review:

Praise for Camilla Lackberg:

‘The hottest female writer in Sweden’ Independent

‘Heart-stopping and heart-warming ... a masterclass in Scandinavian crime writing’ Val McDermid

‘Pacy ... with flashing insight into the dark places of the psyche’ Sunday Times

‘Lackberg is an expert at mixing scenes of domestic cosiness with blood-curdling horror’ Guardian

‘Both chilling and thrilling’ Sun

From the Author:

Born in 1974, Camilla Lackberg graduated from Gothenburg University of Economics, before moving to Stockholm where she worked for a few years as an economist. However, a course in creative crime writing became the trigger to a drastic change of career. Her first six novels all became Swedish No 1 bestsellers. She lives in a suburb of Stockholm with her three children.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0007479077
• ISBN 13: 9780007479078
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192