Monday, October 12, 2015

The Hidden Child

Patrik Hedstrom is on the first day of his paternity leave from his job with the police.  While out walking his one year old daughter, he happens on police cars going to the scene of a dead body.   Despite his misgivings, he goes to the scene.  It turns out that Patrik's wife, Erica, had been to the house to get some information about a Nazi medal her mother owned from the victim.  The police determine that the victim has been murdered.

Three months later, an elderly woman dies in suspicious circumstances.  As a young girl she was friends with the first victim.  Erica had visited this woman earlier in a quest to know more about her mother.  Erica is interested to learn that both victims were friends of her mother.  While she continues to research into her mother's past, the police continue with their investigation into the two deaths.  Even though Patrik is supposed to be on leave, his colleagues ask for his expertise.

It is while Erica is in the cemetery visiting her parents' graves that an inspiration comes to her.  To confirm her idea, she needs the help of Patrik and his boss.  Family secrets will be revealed, but will all of the truth come out?  Author Camilla Lackberg uses flashbacks to help fill in the plot of this page turner.  A well written murder mystery, which you will have difficulty putting down.

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