That I did not see anyone else in reviews point this out is weird to me. Up to the point the baby’s mother was revealed I was still into the mystery, but these just completely threw me out of it. Even if they for some unfathomable reason did not do an autopsy, don’t tell me the detectives in charge were too dumb or lazy to look through the nurse’s office where the baby was found?! Like, the folder with baby’s info was in an unlocked, top drawer. 4,077 likes, 101 comments - Abby Crime by the Book (crimebythebook) on Instagram: 'Today is my 5 YEAR () anniversary working at penguinrandomhouse & I’m. So the whole “whose baby was it” is completely pointless. Don’t tell me they didn’t do an autopsy for Birgitta? Any autopsy would’ve shown that she just gave birth (on my doctor friend’s authority). And here it’s either the biggest plot hole of the book, or the cops were just utterly incompetent.

Besides the mystery of what happened to the villagers, another unknown was who gave birth to the child the cops found. While the plot was predictable I didn’t mind it much. After writing about an investigation into a town that was mysteriously depopulated 60 years ago ( The Lost Village, 2021), Swedish author Sten returns for another surgical excavation of the past, this time of her troubled heroine’s family. The characters were a bit bland and the atmosphere more spooky than scary, which is fine. by Camilla Sten translated by Alexandra Fleming RELEASE DATE: March 29, 2022. 'The Lost Village' by Camilla Sten is a gripping mystery novel that follows the story of Alice Lindstedt and her team as they investigate the disappearance of the inhabitants of. Unfortunately, it turned out not as good as the premis was. The Lost Village is Camilla's internationally bestselling novel that is heavily reminiscent of the works by other Nordic crime writers such as Yrsa Sigurdardottir and Johan Theorin, while its plotline is similar to that of the infamous American horror b-movie, Blair Witch Project. Nothing special but the mystery was somewhat interesting.

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