Jean Edith Camilla Läckberg Sköld (Swedish pronunciation: [kaˈmɪ̂lːa ˈlɛ̂kːbærj]; born August 30, 1974) is a Swedish crime writer. As of the early-2010s, her work has been translated into more than 40 languages in 60 countries. She has been called “the rock star of Nordic noir.”
Books in order of publication (In English & Swedish):
2003’s Isprinsessan, translated into English as The Ice Princess by Steven T. Murray in 2008. First in the Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck series.
2004’s Predikanten, translated into English as The Preacher by Steven T. Murray in 2009. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #2.
2005’s Stenhuggaren, translated into English as The Stone Cutter by Steven T. Murray in 2008. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #3.
2006’s Olycksfågeln, translated into English as The Gallows Bird a.k.a. The Stranger by Steven T. Murray in 2011. The paperback version seems to be called The Stranger; the film is called The Jinx, Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #4.
2007’s Tyskungen, translated into English as The Hidden Child by Tiina Nunnally in 2011. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #5.
Also published in 2007 was Snöstorm och mandeldoft, a novella translated into English as The Scent of Almonds; included in 2013’s Mord och mandeldoft.
2008’s Sjöjungfrun, translated into English as The Drowning by Tiina Nunnally in 2012. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #6.
Läckberg also published in 2008 Smaker från Fjällbacka, a cookbook that was translated into English as Flavours from Fjällbacka.
2009’s Fyrvaktaren, translated into English as The Lost Boy by Tiina Nunnally in 2013. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #7.
2011’s Änglamakerskan, translated into English as The Angel Maker’s Wife, a.k.a. Buried Angels, by Tiina Nunnally in 2014. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #8.
2011 also saw Fest, mat och kärlek translated into English as Feast, Food & Love.
Also published in 2011 was Super Charlie, translated into English as Super Charlie. Subject of the book is Läckberg’s son Charlie.
2013’s Mord och mandeldoft, translated into English as The Scent of Almonds and Other Stories by Tiina Nunnally in 2015.
2014’s Lejontämjaren, translated into English as The Ice Child by Tiina Nunnally in 2016. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #9.
2017’s Häxan, translated into English as The Girl in the Woods. Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck #10.
2019 The Golden Cage
2020 Silver Tears
2022 – Gökungen
2022 – Kult
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