Isprinsessan
After the sudden death of her parents, author Erica Falck returns to her childhood home in the small west coast community of Fjällbacka. When Alex Wijkner, one of Erica’s childhood friends, is found murdered, she is drawn into a web of deception, lies and hidden secrets. Something that happened 25 years earlier still casts its ugly shadow over Alex and the people around her. At first reluctantly, but then with ever growing curiosity, Erica decides to find out who is willing to take such drastic measures in order to prevent old truths from coming out. At the same time she has to deal with personal problems, a budding romance and the feeling that, at the age of 35, she doesn’t really know what she wants to do with her life…
THE ICE PRINCESS is the first book in Camilla Läckberg’s internationally successful Fjällbacka series. It has sold in over 390 000 copies in Sweden since its publication in 2002. In Autumn 2007 THE ICE PRINCESS made its Swedish television debut with around 500 000 viewers tuning in to see the mini-series. Please visit Camilla’s Swedish publishing house Forum to learn more about the books and its author: www.forum.se
Läckberg skillfully details how horrific secrets are never completely buried and how silence can kill the soul. A parallel between the town's downward spiral and the fate of one of Fjällbacka's wealthiest families adds texture. –Publishers Weekly
Heart-stopping and heart-warming, The Ice Princess is a master class in Scandinavian crime writing. –Val McDermid
Women making their debuts continue to sparkle on the Swedish crime scene. The latest example is Camilla Läckberg, who surprises with an amazingly mature, carefully imagined and exciting criminal novel. (…) On the whole, Läckberg stands out as the best first-time offender of the year so far. – Johan Wopenka, Mystery Magazine Jury
Skilful plot by Läckberg – A debut novel that doesn’t just deserve a passing grade, but rather an A+. –Hans-Eric Åhmna, Skaraborgs läns tidning
The plot is simply superb, in an almost Agatha Christie-style. The cast of characters emerge with clarity and feel quite genuine. -- Secrets come out in the 331-page book that bring about more things than murder. I read it in one go. A book that you can’t put down. –Birgitta Alenius, Sala Allehanda
Camilla Läckberg is a more than welcome addition to the growing ranks of Scandinavian crime writers translated into English. With its sharp emotional nuances and psychological insight, The Ice Princess builds in suspense as the author turns her clear eye on the buried secrets and contemporary relationships of a small, isolated community. I predict that Fjällbacka and its crimes and people will soon be as popular here as they are in her native Sweden. –Perter Robinson
A Swedish murder mystery with a backdrop cold enough to make you put on a jumper! A Must Read. –Daily Telegraph
Chilly, deceptive and lucid, just like the icy environment it describes. –Literary Review
Set in winter in the coastal town of Fjallbacka, the novel uses the offseason quiet in the small village—many of the houses are empty—to create a chilling atmosphere in which silence drives suspense. This excellent thriller is a must-read for fans of Scandinavian crime literature and will especially appeal to those who enjoy Asa Larsson’s Rebecka Martinsson novels, as Rebecka and Erica are of a similar age and both return to the remote villages of their childhoods. –Booklist Starred Review
A welcome new voice in crime fiction. –Woman & Home