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A parallel story concerns a stonecutter in the area in the 1920s who falls under the spell of his employer's daughter, Agnes.<ref>http://www.camillalackberg.com/stenhuggaren</ref><ref>http://www.booksivereadthisyear.com/the-stonecutter-camilla-lackberg/</ref><ref>http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/The_Stonecutter.html</ref> This sub-plot re Anders' forbidden affair with his boss' spoiled daughter, interweaves elegantly with the modern day mystery .<ref>http://sognisorrisi.blogspot.com/2010/06/book-of-week-stonecutter.html </ref><ref>http://randomjottings.typepad.com/random_jottings_of_an_ope/2010/06/the-stone-cutter-camilla-lackberg.html</ref><ref>http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/Titles/38435/the-stonecutter-camilla-lackberg-9780007253975</ref><ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-stone-cutter-by-camilla--lckberg-1924922.html</ref> Slow burning mystery full of homely cosiness? Some have criticised this tome for its overt nuclear-family framework. <ref>http://ceinwenn.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/the-stone-cutter-by-camilla-lackberg/</ref> Others might argue Läckberg’s works fuses everyday domiciliary minutiae with brutal serial killings using great skill: that her female characters rather than being facile are vanguards: Erika Falck combines investigative journalism with being a wife/mother, her sister Anna, coping with serious abuse.<ref>http://caledoniyya.com/2011/09/23/hollywood-hates-feminists-a-scandinavian-tragedy/</ref>Erica is being treated for serious post-postpartum depression.<ref>http://bookgarden.blogspot.com/2011/06/stonecutter-by-camilla-lackberg.html </ref> More oppressive than its immediate predecessor the pain of the relatives of the victim is more touching, the characters more noticeably human.<ref>http://jelis.unblog.fr/2009/10/21/le-tailleur-de-pierre-camilla-lackberg/ </ref> The ending is surprising but draws all the carefully woven strands of the story together into an exciting conclusion.<ref>http://dragonsandfairydust.co.uk/2011/01/02/the-stonecutter-by-camilla-lackberg/ </ref> The dark heart of Fjallbacka is reached inside to see if what beats still lives beneath its cold exterior.<ref>http://www.paperbackswap.com/Stone-Cutter-Tpb-Camilla-Lackberg/book/0007253982/ </ref> |
A parallel story concerns a stonecutter in the area in the 1920s who falls under the spell of his employer's daughter, Agnes.<ref>http://www.camillalackberg.com/stenhuggaren</ref><ref>http://www.booksivereadthisyear.com/the-stonecutter-camilla-lackberg/</ref><ref>http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/The_Stonecutter.html</ref> This sub-plot re Anders' forbidden affair with his boss' spoiled daughter, interweaves elegantly with the modern day mystery .<ref>http://sognisorrisi.blogspot.com/2010/06/book-of-week-stonecutter.html </ref><ref>http://randomjottings.typepad.com/random_jottings_of_an_ope/2010/06/the-stone-cutter-camilla-lackberg.html</ref><ref>http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/Titles/38435/the-stonecutter-camilla-lackberg-9780007253975</ref><ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-stone-cutter-by-camilla--lckberg-1924922.html</ref> Slow burning mystery full of homely cosiness? Some have criticised this tome for its overt nuclear-family framework. <ref>http://ceinwenn.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/the-stone-cutter-by-camilla-lackberg/</ref> Others might argue Läckberg’s works fuses everyday domiciliary minutiae with brutal serial killings using great skill: that her female characters rather than being facile are vanguards: Erika Falck combines investigative journalism with being a wife/mother, her sister Anna, coping with serious abuse.<ref>http://caledoniyya.com/2011/09/23/hollywood-hates-feminists-a-scandinavian-tragedy/</ref>Erica is being treated for serious post-postpartum depression.<ref>http://bookgarden.blogspot.com/2011/06/stonecutter-by-camilla-lackberg.html </ref> More oppressive than its immediate predecessor the pain of the relatives of the victim is more touching, the characters more noticeably human.<ref>http://jelis.unblog.fr/2009/10/21/le-tailleur-de-pierre-camilla-lackberg/ </ref> The ending is surprising but draws all the carefully woven strands of the story together into an exciting conclusion.<ref>http://dragonsandfairydust.co.uk/2011/01/02/the-stonecutter-by-camilla-lackberg/ </ref> The dark heart of Fjallbacka is reached inside to see if what beats still lives beneath its cold exterior.<ref>http://www.paperbackswap.com/Stone-Cutter-Tpb-Camilla-Lackberg/book/0007253982/ </ref> |
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==The Plot== |
==The Plot== |
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The remote resort of Fjällbacka has seen its share of disaster , though perhaps none worse than that of the young child found in a fisherman′s net.<ref>http://www.harpercollins.ca/books/The-Stonecutter-Camilla-Lackberg/ </ref> But the gruesome post-mortem shows that this is no case of accidental drowning; not by a long chalk.<ref>http://www.camillalackberg.com/the-stonecutter-5</ref>The death of Sara, an eight-year-old girl is no less shocking for Patrik Hedström having just become a father.<ref>http://popgoesfiction.blogspot.com/2010/11/stonecutter-by-camilla-lackberg.html</ref>This is a child both he and his partner Erica knew well.<ref>http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-stonecutter-camilla-lackberg/1105608159?ean=9781615735501&workid=1105608159.</ref> It is his grim task to discover who could be behind the methodical murder |
The remote resort of Fjällbacka has seen its share of disaster , though perhaps none worse than that of the young child found in a fisherman′s net.<ref>http://www.harpercollins.ca/books/The-Stonecutter-Camilla-Lackberg/ </ref> But the gruesome post-mortem shows that this is no case of accidental drowning; not by a long chalk.<ref>http://www.camillalackberg.com/the-stonecutter-5</ref>The death of Sara, an eight-year-old girl is no less shocking for Patrik Hedström having just become a father.<ref>http://popgoesfiction.blogspot.com/2010/11/stonecutter-by-camilla-lackberg.html</ref>This is a child both he and his partner Erica knew well.<ref>http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-stonecutter-camilla-lackberg/1105608159?ean=9781615735501&workid=1105608159.</ref> It is his grim task to discover who could be behind the methodical murder.<ref> http://reactionstoreading.com/2011/08/02/review-the-stonecutter-by-camilla-lackberg/</ref> <ref> http://www.seekbooks.com.au/featuredbook1.asp?bookid=9780007253975</ref> What he does not know is how this case will reach into the dark heart of Fjällbacka and the town′s past, and tear aside its idyllic façade, perhaps forever.<ref>http://www.readings.com.au/product/9780007253982/camilla-lackberg-the-stonecutter </ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 00:33, 19 December 2011
The Stone Cutter (Swedish: Stenhuggaren) is a 2005 novel, a psychological thriller by Camilla Läckberg.[1] It was translated by Steven T. Murray in 2010.
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Series | Pegasus Crime |
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Subject | Popular Fiction-Contemporary Thrillers |
Genre | Crime |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | Publish Date: (4 Mar 2010) |
Pages | 480 pages |
ISBN | 0007305931 |
Preceded by | The Preacher |
Followed by | The Gallows Bird |
A parallel story concerns a stonecutter in the area in the 1920s who falls under the spell of his employer's daughter, Agnes.[2][3][4] This sub-plot re Anders' forbidden affair with his boss' spoiled daughter, interweaves elegantly with the modern day mystery .[5][6][7][8] Slow burning mystery full of homely cosiness? Some have criticised this tome for its overt nuclear-family framework. [9] Others might argue Läckberg’s works fuses everyday domiciliary minutiae with brutal serial killings using great skill: that her female characters rather than being facile are vanguards: Erika Falck combines investigative journalism with being a wife/mother, her sister Anna, coping with serious abuse.[10]Erica is being treated for serious post-postpartum depression.[11] More oppressive than its immediate predecessor the pain of the relatives of the victim is more touching, the characters more noticeably human.[12] The ending is surprising but draws all the carefully woven strands of the story together into an exciting conclusion.[13] The dark heart of Fjallbacka is reached inside to see if what beats still lives beneath its cold exterior.[14]
The Plot
The remote resort of Fjällbacka has seen its share of disaster , though perhaps none worse than that of the young child found in a fisherman′s net.[15] But the gruesome post-mortem shows that this is no case of accidental drowning; not by a long chalk.[16]The death of Sara, an eight-year-old girl is no less shocking for Patrik Hedström having just become a father.[17]This is a child both he and his partner Erica knew well.[18] It is his grim task to discover who could be behind the methodical murder.[19] [20] What he does not know is how this case will reach into the dark heart of Fjällbacka and the town′s past, and tear aside its idyllic façade, perhaps forever.[21]
References
- ^ "[1]",Publication Date: 4/7/2008
- ^ http://www.camillalackberg.com/stenhuggaren
- ^ http://www.booksivereadthisyear.com/the-stonecutter-camilla-lackberg/
- ^ http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/The_Stonecutter.html
- ^ http://sognisorrisi.blogspot.com/2010/06/book-of-week-stonecutter.html
- ^ http://randomjottings.typepad.com/random_jottings_of_an_ope/2010/06/the-stone-cutter-camilla-lackberg.html
- ^ http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/Titles/38435/the-stonecutter-camilla-lackberg-9780007253975
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-stone-cutter-by-camilla--lckberg-1924922.html
- ^ http://ceinwenn.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/the-stone-cutter-by-camilla-lackberg/
- ^ http://caledoniyya.com/2011/09/23/hollywood-hates-feminists-a-scandinavian-tragedy/
- ^ http://bookgarden.blogspot.com/2011/06/stonecutter-by-camilla-lackberg.html
- ^ http://jelis.unblog.fr/2009/10/21/le-tailleur-de-pierre-camilla-lackberg/
- ^ http://dragonsandfairydust.co.uk/2011/01/02/the-stonecutter-by-camilla-lackberg/
- ^ http://www.paperbackswap.com/Stone-Cutter-Tpb-Camilla-Lackberg/book/0007253982/
- ^ http://www.harpercollins.ca/books/The-Stonecutter-Camilla-Lackberg/
- ^ http://www.camillalackberg.com/the-stonecutter-5
- ^ http://popgoesfiction.blogspot.com/2010/11/stonecutter-by-camilla-lackberg.html
- ^ http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-stonecutter-camilla-lackberg/1105608159?ean=9781615735501&workid=1105608159.
- ^ http://reactionstoreading.com/2011/08/02/review-the-stonecutter-by-camilla-lackberg/
- ^ http://www.seekbooks.com.au/featuredbook1.asp?bookid=9780007253975
- ^ http://www.readings.com.au/product/9780007253982/camilla-lackberg-the-stonecutter