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Os Diários Secretos (2007)

by Camilla Läckberg(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

9722050478 (ISBN13: 9789722050470)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Dom Quixote

series

Fjällbacka

review 1: The fifth installment in the Camilla series of books and this one is a real favourite of ours due to the history and weaving in of past and present. The best and strongest in the series for the subject matter and the complex yet fascinating story.A horrible secret from the past slowly comes to light - about a young man who fled the Germans and came to Sweden looking to start over. Turns out the murder victim was making regular payments to someone for some reason.could it be that he wanted a secret kept hidden? A secret held by friends in the 40s that Erica’s mum may have been a part of? Fjällbacka takes on a really dark tone in the latest Camilla Lackberg novel and it delves into the shady world of Naziism and Sweden’s role in the 2WW which has levels of intrigue and... more darkness that none of the previous novels have had in such abundance.The links between this latest cloud on the Fjällbacka horizon is enhanced since it is Erica’s mother who is, at at least seems to be, at the centre of it all and it is Erica who goes investigating to try and find out he truth. Having read about the 2WW and learned a little about the Swedish standpoint and war issues at first hand, I was intrigued to read about the moral crisis that people may have had years ago and how they dealt with having a war criminal in their midst.It also made us think of how we would have reacted in their circumstance and the good and bad about wanting some kind of retribution for the past. The story of Neo-Nazis with the calm and remote backdrop of Fjällbacka really made the issue stand out as it is not the place you would associate with any of the war issues at all. Very effective and very chilling.
review 2: Taking place in Sweden, Erika Falck is a young married mother and a crime writer who becomes involved in a mystery about her own birth mother. One day, she finds a Nazi Iron cross and a bloody dress among her mother's hidden treasures along with several diaries. Intrigued, she sets out to find the truth about her enigmatic, cold hearted mother, and why she was not like that in her youth.Erik is a retired history teacher with a passion for Nazi was artifacts, and Erika goes to him to find out about the medal. Before she can find out anything, Erik is murdered, and her husband who is on maternity leave taking care of their baby while she works on her latest novel becomes involved in the murder case. This is the first book I have read which takes place in Sweden and it was well translated and easy to read. As the tale unfolds, the story becomes more engrossing and Erika faces danger as she delves into her mothers past. less

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