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Patrik (police officer) and Erica (writer) have reconnected, had a child and are moving headlong into matrimony.<ref>{{cite web|title=Matrimony|url=http://eurocrime.blogspot.com/2011/08/review-gallows-bird-by-camilla-lackberg.html }}</ref> Problems sidelined when a chaotic alcohol-fuelled party ends with the death of an unpopular contestant on the TV show.<ref>{{cite web|title=Party Alcohol|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-gallows-bird-by-camilla-l228ckberg-trans-steven-t-murray-2238062.html }}</ref> A woman is found dead, apparently the victim of a car crash: the first in a spate of seemingly inexplicable accidents in Tanumshede. <ref>{{cite web|title=Accident|url=http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/Titles/38436/the-gallows-bird-camilla-lackberg-9780007254002 }}</ref>The car reeks of alcohol and the assumption is that it is a drink drive accident.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accident|url=http://randomjottings.typepad.com/random_jottings_of_an_ope/2011/04/the-gallows-bird-camilla-lackberg.html }}</ref> It becomes clear there's a serial assassin in the vicinity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Murderer/plural|url=http://www.abebooks.com/9780007254002/Gallows-Bird-L%C3%A4ckberg-Camilla-0007254008/plp }}</ref> As cameras shadow the stars' every move, relations with the locals are strained to breaking point. <ref>{{cite web|title=Lovereading/colley|url=http://www.lovereading.co.uk/book/6305/The-Gallows-Bird-by-Camilla-Lackberg.html }}</ref> This novel develops the characters developed in the earlier volumes to great effect; some consider it the most sophisticated work. |
Patrik (police officer) and Erica (writer) have reconnected, had a child and are moving headlong into matrimony.<ref>{{cite web|title=Matrimony|url=http://eurocrime.blogspot.com/2011/08/review-gallows-bird-by-camilla-lackberg.html }}</ref> Problems sidelined when a chaotic alcohol-fuelled party ends with the death of an unpopular contestant on the TV show.<ref>{{cite web|title=Party Alcohol|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-gallows-bird-by-camilla-l228ckberg-trans-steven-t-murray-2238062.html }}</ref> A woman is found dead, apparently the victim of a car crash: the first in a spate of seemingly inexplicable accidents in Tanumshede. <ref>{{cite web|title=Accident|url=http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/Titles/38436/the-gallows-bird-camilla-lackberg-9780007254002 }}</ref>The car reeks of alcohol and the assumption is that it is a drink drive accident.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accident|url=http://randomjottings.typepad.com/random_jottings_of_an_ope/2011/04/the-gallows-bird-camilla-lackberg.html }}</ref> It becomes clear there's a serial assassin in the vicinity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Murderer/plural|url=http://www.abebooks.com/9780007254002/Gallows-Bird-L%C3%A4ckberg-Camilla-0007254008/plp }}</ref> As cameras shadow the stars' every move, relations with the locals are strained to breaking point. <ref>{{cite web|title=Lovereading/colley|url=http://www.lovereading.co.uk/book/6305/The-Gallows-Bird-by-Camilla-Lackberg.html }}</ref> This novel develops the characters developed in the earlier volumes to great effect; some consider it the most sophisticated work. |
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<ref>{{cite web|title=superior literature|url=http://www.paperbackswap.com/Camilla-Lackberg/author/ }} </ref> A piece of evidence reveals that a pair of seemingly disparate homicides are linked, a pattern emerges of similar homicides spread over many years- in different regions of Sweden; slowly Patrick realises that these cases are more closely linked than he realises.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sweden literature|url=http://randomjottings.typepad.com/random_jottings_of_an_ope/lackberg/ }} </ref> |
<ref>{{cite web|title=superior literature|url=http://www.paperbackswap.com/Camilla-Lackberg/author/ }} </ref> A piece of evidence reveals that a pair of seemingly disparate homicides are linked, a pattern emerges of similar homicides spread over many years- in different regions of Sweden; slowly Patrick realises that these cases are more closely linked than he realises.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sweden literature|url=http://randomjottings.typepad.com/random_jottings_of_an_ope/lackberg/ }} </ref> This is a pleasant and not difficult to read parable-in so far as a murder mystery can be 'pleasant.' The characters are real enough – undulating, fallible, seem alive - the sub-plot about Patrik and Erica, their new child, the marriage, and so on, give thematic harmony to readers who follow the series and add depth to the characters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gallows-bird literature|url=http://scandinavianbooks.com/crime-book/camilla-lackberg-2.html}} </ref> |
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| Author | Camilla Läckberg |
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| Translator | Steven T. Murray |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Popular Fiction-Contemporary Thrillers |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | Harpercollins |
Published in English | (March 2011) |
| Pages | 378 pages |
| ISBN | 0007254008 |
| Preceded by | The Stonecutter |
| Followed by | Flavours from Fjällbacka |
The Gallows Bird (Swedish: Olycksfågeln) is a 2006 novel by Camilla Läckberg, translated by Steven T. Murray in 2011. It is the fourth psychological thriller from this No. 1 bestselling Swedish crime writer.[1]
Synopsis
Patrik (police officer) and Erica (writer) have reconnected, had a child and are moving headlong into matrimony.[2] Problems sidelined when a chaotic alcohol-fuelled party ends with the death of an unpopular contestant on the TV show.[3] A woman is found dead, apparently the victim of a car crash: the first in a spate of seemingly inexplicable accidents in Tanumshede. [4]The car reeks of alcohol and the assumption is that it is a drink drive accident.[5] It becomes clear there's a serial assassin in the vicinity.[6] As cameras shadow the stars' every move, relations with the locals are strained to breaking point. [7] This novel develops the characters developed in the earlier volumes to great effect; some consider it the most sophisticated work. [8] A piece of evidence reveals that a pair of seemingly disparate homicides are linked, a pattern emerges of similar homicides spread over many years- in different regions of Sweden; slowly Patrick realises that these cases are more closely linked than he realises.[9] This is a pleasant and not difficult to read parable-in so far as a murder mystery can be 'pleasant.' The characters are real enough – undulating, fallible, seem alive - the sub-plot about Patrik and Erica, their new child, the marriage, and so on, give thematic harmony to readers who follow the series and add depth to the characters.[10]
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