It’s always been my life’s dream to write detective novels. It first came true in 2003 when my first book The Ice Princess was published in Sweden and now, my seventh book, The Lighthouse Keeper has reached the shelves in Sweden at the same time as the rights to my books have been sold to over 30 countries worldwide. Here on my website you can find out about me, my books, and Fjällbacka, the place where I grew up and the scene of all my murders. Most of the characters in my books are fictional, but some are real people living in the area, and I’ll be telling you more about them in these pages. Happy reading! Camilla Läckberg

Camilla’s books are set in Fjällbacka, the coastal village where Camilla was born and raised. In northern Bohuslän, about 140 km north of Göteborg, lies the little community of Fjällbacka. Already a fishing village in the 17th century, Fjällbacka is now an idyll that’s steeped in history. Its name derives from the imposing rocky outcrop that the village encircles. Thousands of tourists visit Fjällbacka in the summer. For the rest of the year, there’s about 1,000 permanent residents. Fjällbacka might be small, but there are still hotels, cafés and shops. The best way to get to Fjällbacka without a car is by train to Uddevalla. You can also take a train to Dingle and from there take a bus to Fjällbacka, or alternatively fly to Trollhättan and make your way from there.

Crime-writers’ school – the seven steps I get lots of questions about my writing, many of them asking for advice. Unfortunately there are no miracle tips I can give. The most important thing is to make sure that you sit down and start writing, not that each sentence is perfectly composed. A wise person once said that writing is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration, and I can personally vouch for the truth of that! So don’t get in a stew over how the words fall – just make sure THAT they fall. Let the words just flow. In other words: write, write, write! Here, I’d like to present my own seven-part crime-writers’ school. Each part contains tips and exercises as well as some pointers for books that you might find inspiring. Good luck!

Tyskungen

Why has Erica Falck’s mother kept an old Nazi medal? The question won’t stop bothering her daughter, and in the end she decides to visit a retired history teacher in order to learn more. But the man acts strangely and is unable to give her any straight answers. Two days later, he’s dead. After much hesitation Erica begins to read her mother’s wartime diary and discovers that she went through some truly horrible experiences; dramatic and sad events that will help explain why she was never able to bond with her daughters. It is also revealed that her mother was associated with the same group of youths as the murdered man during the Second World War. Is it possible that Erica’s visit set a chain of events into motion that finally lead to his death? And who would be prepared to go to such lengths only to prevent old truths from coming out?

In Tyskungen (The German Child) Camilla Läckberg skilfully weaves together a contemporary story with the moving tale of a young woman’s experiences in the 1940s.

Before THE GERMAN CHILD was published in April of 2007 a huge marketing campaign with an appropriate fifties theme had been set in motion. The author was fetchingly clad in a fifties style dress and looked the spitting image of a Swedish housewife. Postcards and decorative plates in the same fifties style were also made especially for the occasion. This book-themed campaign was extremely well received by Swedish readers and the novel shot straight to the top of the bestseller charts in June of 2007. If you want to learn more about the book, please visit Camilla’s Swedish publishing house Forum: www.forum.se

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Please address all queries about Camilla Läckberg and her books to Nordin Agency for further assistance. E-mail: info@nordinagency.se Phone: +46-8-571 685 25 Address: Nordin Agency, P.O. Box 4244, 203 13 Malmö, Sweden For questions regarding sponsoring and press, please contact Christina Saliba at Weber Shandwick. E-mail: christina.saliba@webershandwick.se Phone: +46-70-341 46 54. For more information in Swedish about Camilla Läckberg please visit Camilla's Swedish website: www.camillalackberg.se .