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A review by cj_mo_2222
The Girl in the Woods by Camilla Läckberg
4.0
4.5 stars
I am a big fan of this series and have read all of the previous books. That helps when keeping track of all of the characters introduced in the story since I am familiar with all of the main characters. The book mainly focuses on a current case of a missing little girl, alternating with a prior case of another missing child that didn't end well. In addition, there is a flashback to 1671 with a local woman being accused of being a witch that has a surprising tie to the events occurring in the present day. The book also includes two currently relevant subplots of Syrian refugees settling in Sweden, and two outsiders being bullied by the popular teenagers in the town. Both play an important part of the main plot.
Erica is working on a true crime book of the older case and her research is useful to her husband Patrik, a detective working on the current missing child case. As always, I enjoyed their characters individually and together. I enjoy the scenes with Erica and her sister as well as Patrik and the other detectives. Some of the descriptions of the crimes and events which take place in both the present and the past are disturbing to read. I was able to get through them and couldn't wait to find out what really happened in the past cases and the present and how they were tied together.
I am always eager to read the next book in this wonderfully written series and although it could be a while, I'm already looking forward to the next one.
I am a big fan of this series and have read all of the previous books. That helps when keeping track of all of the characters introduced in the story since I am familiar with all of the main characters. The book mainly focuses on a current case of a missing little girl, alternating with a prior case of another missing child that didn't end well. In addition, there is a flashback to 1671 with a local woman being accused of being a witch that has a surprising tie to the events occurring in the present day. The book also includes two currently relevant subplots of Syrian refugees settling in Sweden, and two outsiders being bullied by the popular teenagers in the town. Both play an important part of the main plot.
Erica is working on a true crime book of the older case and her research is useful to her husband Patrik, a detective working on the current missing child case. As always, I enjoyed their characters individually and together. I enjoy the scenes with Erica and her sister as well as Patrik and the other detectives. Some of the descriptions of the crimes and events which take place in both the present and the past are disturbing to read. I was able to get through them and couldn't wait to find out what really happened in the past cases and the present and how they were tied together.
I am always eager to read the next book in this wonderfully written series and although it could be a while, I'm already looking forward to the next one.