The Gallows Bird by Camilla Läckberg (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Gallows Bird by Camilla Läckberg, a psychological thriller that follows detective Patrik Hedström in a race against time to solve a spate of murders in his hometown on the Swedish coast before the killer can strike again. Meanwhile, the crew of a reality TV show has descended upon the town and is wreaking their own brand of havoc upon it, while Patrik’s partner Erika Falck prepares for their wedding. Camilla Läckberg is an award-winning Swedish crime writer. Her novels, which have received critical praise for their realism and attention to detail, have been translated into over 25 languages and adapted for television.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: BrightSummaries.com
• Release date: Sep 22, 2017
• ISBN: 9782806296092

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Swedish novelist

Born in Fjällbacka (Sweden) in 1974.

Notable works:

The Ice Princess (2003), novel

The Gallows Bird (2006), novel

The Hidden Child (2007), novel

Camilla Läckberg is a Swedish writer who was born in Fjällbacka, a Swedish coastal town which she uses as the setting for most of her novels, in 1974. She is the author of nearly a dozen crime novels, which have all enjoyed great success, both in Sweden and abroad. She received the Swedish People’s Literature Award in 2006, and her novel The Ice Princess won France's Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for Best International Crime Novel in 2008. All of her novels paint a picture of life in Fjällbacka, and follow the recurring characters of Erica Falck and her partner, police commissioner Patrik Hedström. Her novels are characterised by the emphasis they place on human relationships, and in particular, on