Predikanten
An early summer morning, a little boy sets off to play at King's Crevice in Fjällbacka. His games come to an abrupt end when he finds the body of a naked young woman staring up at him. The police are called to the scene. They soon realise that the woman has been murdered. The mystery becomes even more perplexing when they find out what lies underneath the woman's body, namely the skeletons of two other women who have been reported missing since the late 1970s…
Predikanten (The Preacher) is a superb crime novel that skilfully weaves the past together with the present. The characters are shaped with great psychological insight, the Free Church milieu is thrillingly described and highly topical, and the excellent plot is full of surprises.
In summer of 2004, when THE PREACHER arrived in Swedish bookstores Camilla had begun her climb to the top. With Forum as her new publishing house she stepped on to the Swedish crime-writers scene, head held high. Without a doubt, this novel, selling almost 500 000 copies in Sweden alone, is an impressive work. It has already been featured as a two part mini-series on TV and continues to find readers all over the world. If you want to learn more about the book, please visit Camilla’s Swedish publishing house Forum: www.forum.se
With Predikanten (The Preacher), Läckberg not only takes a giant step forwards - it is one of the best Swedish crime novels of the year. Läckberg has a completely new approach, mainly in that the motive for murder is as original as it is surprising - and actually believable from a psychological point of view. On that particular point her second novel maintains international class. Predikanten (The Preacher) is an unusually powerful mystery and I am impressed with the maturity and self-assurance that Läckberg already displays. One more novel of this quality and she will be counted among the top ranks of female Swedish crime authors.
JOHAN WOPENKA, JURY
This is Camilla´s second book and she already seems to be a fully-fledged crime writer, at least on a par with Liza Marklund. It is excellent excitement and above all, excellent character portrayals in which the policemen also have families and domestic situations. A real mystery gem.
VECKO-REVYN
Predikanten (The Preacher) is a superb detective novel, an intelligent book about people and relationships and hopefully the start of a very promising new Swedish detective novel series.
BO LUNDIN, SYDSVENSKA DAGBLADET
An entertaining storyteller [who] keeps us guessing
INDEPENDENT
It’s worth keeping an eye on Camilla Läckberg, whose second novel, The Preacher, is a cracker … the plotting is immaculate and the villain proves to be thoroughly and inventively unpleasant
INDEPENDENT
Both chilling and thrilling
SUN
Läckberg is an expert at mixing scenes of domestic cosiness with blood-curdling horror … a must for white-knuckle junkies
GUARDIAN
A welcome addition to the swelling ranks of Scandinavian crime writers … a good, solid read
IRISH INDEPENDENT