THE SCENT OF ALMONDS AND OTHER STORIES is a collection of short stories from the No.1 international bestseller Camilla Lackberg. Perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.
Four unmissable stories set in the Swedish fishing village of Fjallbacka and told in Camilla Lackberg's distinctive voice.
THE SCENT OF ALMONDS
A snowstorm traps a family in a hotel on a tiny island off Fjallbacka and then a body is discovered in the library.
AN ELEGANT DEATH
Two sisters witness a murder in a fashion boutique.
DREAMING OF ELISABETH
Malin is trapped on a boat with a man she is beginning to fear
THE WIDOWS' CAFE
Marianne is serving up a dangerous concoction at the Widows' Cafe.
Showcasing Camilla's acclaimed talent for combining heart-stopping plots with heart-warming characters, this collection of tales will thrill and delight in equal measure.
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(HarperCollins, 26 February 2015, first published 2013, ebook, 192 pages, Around the Year in 52 Books 2019, a book related to food, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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I'm a huge fan of Lackberg and love her Fjallbacka novels. I had high hopes for this collection of stories, all set in Fjallbacka. Some of my favourite characters including Patrick and Erica from the books feature. I enjoyed these stories though not quite as much as I'd hoped. The title story is good but I thought it was a bit too long. The best stories were Dreaming of Elisabeth and The Widow's Café, both of these blew me away. These two pieces are worth the price for the whole collection. What I liked about the stories is that except for the title story they weren't really crime stories which I was expecting so I got a chance to see a different side of one of my favourite writers.