The Hidden Child: A Novel

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4 Stars ā€¢ In "The Hidden Child," Erica Falck finds a Nazi medal among her mother's things, sparking an investigation into her family's past. This leads to the murder of a retired teacher, intertwining with Detective Patrik Hedström's case. The story alternates between WWII and the present, revealing secrets of espionage, romance, and murder linked to Nazi activities in Sweden

kspenmoll I love this series! 2w

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The Hidden Child (Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck, Book 5) | Camilla Läckberg

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I just loved the story in this book. A great storyline that involved a current storyline and a storyline during the war involving Erica‘s mother. Glad to see more of Erica in this book, and also good to get more of the other characters. Great to see Mellberg in a new light. A quite complex storyline which allowed for plenty of theorising by the reader and that‘s what I love in books in this genre. Totally recommend this book! š¨ #NordicNoir

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Andrew65 Book 10/11 finished for #MidYearRush and met my third target, to read 4 #NordicNlir books, which is a great achievement given the length of the books. @Clwojick 5y

Andrew65 Good for Sweden for #ReadingEurope2020 A small part of the book is also set in Norway @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle 5y

Librarybelle I have this author on my to read list! 5y

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Andrew65 @Librarybelle I‘ve now read 5 and enjoyed them. 5y

EadieB @Andrew65 Nice review! I like her books the best too! 5y

Andrew65 @EadieB Thanks, this was the best one so far. I like a bit of history in my books. 5y

EadieB @Andrew65 Yes! The history part was interesting! 5y

gradcat @Andrew65 I‘m glad you liked this one...I also liked it. Great review! ā™�ļø¸ (edited) 5y

Andrew65 @gradcat Thanks, it‘s a good series. š�° 5y

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Andrew65

The Hidden Child | Camilla Läckberg

Started book 5 in the Patrick Hedstrom series. #NordicNoir

Providing I finish this before the end of Monday I will meet one of my goals for #MidYearRush, by reading four #NordicNoir books during the Readathon.

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AnneCecilie

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An old man is found murdered in his home. Patrik Hedström is on paternity leave, so his colleagues have to solve it without him.

At the same time Erica Falck finds some things after her mother, like her diaries and a Nazi medal, and starts looking into that. We have in the other books heard about how cold and distant her mother had been, so I liked following Erica on her journey to find out more about her mother.

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AnneCecilie I have some thoughts about the translation of the title that I‘ll leave here. I see that at least one of the English titles is the tagged one which might lead the thoughts to the hidden children. A reference to children, mainly Jewish, that were hidden during WWII. But the original title should be translated into The German Child. I‘m not sure if this was a thing anywhere else, I didn‘t even know it was a thing in Sweden since they (edited) 5y

AnneCecilie were neutral during the war. In Norway, this is term that was used on children that had a Norwegian mother and a German soldier father. After the war these kids had it though since their mothers had been sleeping with the enemy. Their mothers had it though too, some had their head shaved so everyone knew what they had been up to, some even lost their Norwegian citizenships and were sent to Germany. So to me the original title gives me (edited) 5y

AnneCecilie connotation to something completely different than the translated title. Was this a thing anywhere else after the war? 5y

Andrew65 Looking forward to this one, just finished book 4 in the early hours of this morning. Still playing catch up! 5y

EadieB @AnneCeilie Thanks for the clarification on the translation of the title. It does give a new perspective of the story. 5y

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My reading after day 1 of #24B4Monday

I read a chapter in S&S and 120p in the tagged book.

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Andrew65 A good start. š‘¸š‘¸š‘¸ 5y

Cheti What's this app? 5y

AnneCecilie @Cheti It‘s no app, it‘s the clock on my phone. 5y

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AnneCecilie

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Finally made it to the balcony to read outside. I can‘t remember the last time I did that.

Catching up on #NordicNoir now that the library is open again and I can borrow books. This is the book that should have been finished in early May.

Crazeedi Well you're ahead of me so you're doing good! Isnt it awesome to sit on one's porch?!ā¯¤ 5y

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EadieB

Hidden Child | Camilla Läckberg

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Erica Falcon finds a Nazi medal among her late mother‘s things. She decides to investigate where it came from. She visits a history teacher who was a friend of her mother. She gets no answers and 2 days later he is found dead. Her husband, Det. Patrik Hedstrom, is on paternity leave but does get involved with the murder investigation. Could her mother‘s secrets endanger their lives. Read this book to find out! Looking forward to next installment!

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Tove_Reads I liked this one, especially because it had to do with their own lives. (edited) 5y

EadieB @Tove_Reads I agree! This one was very good! 5y

EadieB #TheHiddenChild #CamillaLackberg #NordicNoir 5y

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Andrew65 Just finished book 2, which I really enjoyed, but quite a big read. 5y

EadieB @Andrew65 They all are a bit too long! 5y

Andrew65 @EadieB Just downloaded book 4. 5y

EadieB @Andrew65 Great! 5y

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EadieB I like that Mellberg is in love as he doesn't really do any work at his job and I like that he now has a dog. 5y

Tove_Reads This seems to be the best thing that has happened to him. 5y

Butterfinger Mellberg finally acted like a likeable character. He likes the dog. He likes the baby. I hope it works out for him. 5y

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EadieB I think it will get complicated with Patrik's ex-wife in the picture. 5y

Tove_Reads I hope the book will still focus on other things than family life. I do understand that she wants to write about this important issue, but it gets old fast. 5y

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EadieB Patrik's mom takes over too much when she comes to visit. I think Erica's finds it very annoying and I don't thing Erica will take much more from her. 5y

Tove_Reads I hope they‘ll get along better, but she really is an annoying mil. 5y

Butterfinger @EadieB @Tove_Reads I hope they have a better relationship, but she should have told Erica about the diaries. 5y

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EadieB I think Elsy's friends should have told Elsy that Hans had died and was not coming back. 5y

Tove_Reads @EadieB Totally agree! 5y

Butterfinger @EadieB @Tove_Reads the old murder was so sad. I can understand why Axel became unglued, but Frans was jealous. I certainly disliked Frans's father. 5y

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EadieB I think it has already begun to change Erica and we will notice more in future books. 5y

Tove_Reads I think it was really important, since her mother‘s coldness really bothered her. I hope it makes her feel more confident 5y

Butterfinger @EadieB @Tove_Reads I am so glad they can understand why their mother seemed to be such a hard woman. Erica was always troubled by it. The diaries were so important. 5y

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EadieB I think it's going to pose a problem for everyone very soon. 5y

Tove_Reads I wonder if she‘ll disappear from the books. It‘s hard to predict who‘s to stay. 5y

Butterfinger @EadieB @Tove_Reads a very strange relationship, but it did lead Erica to her mother's diaries. 5y

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EadieB I found it rather interesting but don't know how it's going to work out with him meeting his ex-wife! 5y

Tove_Reads He was working quite a lot, so it didn‘t really feel like he was staying at home with his child. 5y

Butterfinger @EadieB @Tove_Reads he certainly tried, but I am glad he told his ex-wife how much he loved his life with Erica. With Erica being a true crime author and Patrick a detective, their children will certainly be immersed in police work. 5y

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The Hidden Child: A Novel | Camilla Läckberg

Day 4 - #SameBookDifferentCover #BiblioMaynia
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I‘m listening to this audio! Very good book!

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Cool!!!! 5y

EadieB @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks! 5y

OriginalCyn620 Both covers are good! 5y

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EadieB @OriginalCyn620 I like them too! 5y

kspenmoll Sounds good! 5y

EadieB @kspenmoll It is good but it is the 5th book in the series! 5y

suvata Love her writing 5y

EadieB @suvata Me too! 5y

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Tove_Reads

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I enjoyed the book! My fave in the series this far. Erica is working while P is taking care of their daughter. She starts researching her troubled mother‘s past only to find out family secrets and the reason her mother never really loved her. The historical part takes us back to the 40s, which means Nazis. Has Mellberg finally gone soft and fallen in love? P‘s ex-wife is back in town. Naturally the ending gives clues to the next book.

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Tove_Reads #NordicNoir #Murder2020 53/72 (edited) 5y

Andrew65 Sounds great. š 5y

EadieB @Tove_Reads Sounds good! 5y

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The Hidden Child (Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck, Book 5) | Camilla Läckberg

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Picked up these for me from my building‘s book exchange yesterday along with some gifts for others. Are any required reading or should I just put them back? My step daughter‘s are half Swedish so I am trying to read more books by Swedish authors such as Lackberg. The Weldon one had a short story that looked interesting and to be honest I only picked up the Moriarty one because her sister is a writer I enjoy.

Crazeedi Hmmm, I haven't read any but they look rather interesting! 6y

CarolynM I'm not keen on Scandi noir, but I know that Camilla Lackberg is very popular with a lot of people who do like it. 6y

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Cconnolly

The Hidden Child | Camilla Läckberg

Searched for available audiobooks from my library narrated by Simon Vance. This one was, so I‘m giving it a go while on my lunchtime walk by the office.

sprainedbrain I love his narration! 7y

Cconnolly @sprainedbrain , I struggle with sticking with audiobooks, but he does draw me in! I went back to the office by the way, might stop at the brewery some night 7y

sprainedbrain @Cconnolly I figured you went back. š‚ 7y

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Hidden Child | Camilla Läckberg

Today's author spotlight: (Jean Edith) Camilla Läckberg (Eriksson)! The 43-year-old was born in Fjällbacka, Sweden. Her books are translated into 40+ languages and found in 60 countries. Every one of her books have been #1 bestsellers in Sweden, and she was Europe's best-selling female author in 2010. She's sold more books than Stieg Larsson. She is engaged, for a third time, to MMA fighter and author Simon Sköld. #AuthorPotpourri #TheMoreYouKnow

Kaye Look at that beautiful silver hair. š® 7y

Lisaw13 I love her books! 7y

Buddys_Momma She‘s very strikingā€”love her hair. Books sound interesting, will check them out! 7y

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rwmg Intriguing. Engaged to the same guy 3 times. Why? 7y

Velvetfur I love her hair, so beautiful! What genre are her books though? 7y

MrBook @rwmg Oh, didn't realize the ambiguity of how I composed that, lol. He'll be her third husband. @Velvetfur Mystery/crime fiction! (edited) 7y

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Bevita

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Read this 528-page book at the beach in two days. It was not what I expected, more of a murder mystery. But fun to read and I loved that the author is described as "the most profitable native author in Swedish history." Take that, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo! 5 out of 5.

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A heartbreaking revelation about a deep secret mixed with murder & new love. One of my favorite books in the series!

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