ANU/Canberra Times meet the author series 2014
Meet the ‘rock star of Nordic Noir’ Camilla Läckberg

Easter, 1974. A family vanishes without a trace from the island of Valöoutsideof Fjällbacka. The dinner table has been exquisitely set, but every one except the one year-old daughter Ebba is gone. Are they victims of acrime or have they voluntarily disappeared?

Years later Ebba returns to the island and the old summer camp where her father ruled a boarding school with an iron hand.She and her husband Tobias have recently lost their three year-old son, and in an attempt to overcome their grief they have decided to renovate the house and open a B&B.

Erica Falck’s interest is piqued she has researched the tragic and mysterious history of the family, and looks forward to meeting Ebba.

But the couple have barely settled in before they are subjected to an attempt of arson. And when they begin to remove the floor boards in the dining room,they find dried blood underneath…

Camilla Läckberg started out her career as an economist, but changed direction after taking acreative writing course. Her first novel The Ice Princess was published in 2003 and since then her novels have continued to enjoy critical acclaim and immense popularity. Camilla grew up in Fjallbacka, and now lives with her husband and children in Stockholm. She was voted Woman of the Year in Sweden in 2012.

Books will be available for sale and signings will take place after the event at the University Co-op stand.

This event is supported by the Embassy of Sweden and the ANU Centre for European Studies.