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Name: The lost boy
Author: Camilla Läckberg

Detective Patrik Hedstrom investigates the death of Fjällbacka’s financial director, Mats Sverin, whose near‑immunity from suspicion hides a troubled past. When Sverin’s high school sweetheart, Nathalie, returns with her child, her own secrets threaten to surface. As the case stalls, the only question that matters is how far a mother will go to protect her child.

First publish date: 2016

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural

Authors: Camilla Läckberg

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