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  • Location: Valön

The Scent of Almonds

The Scent of Almonds

Why a Booktrail?

2000s: It’s almost Christmas and so an island retreat sounds nice, doesn’t it?

  • ISBN: B00KFDR69A
  • Genre: Crime, novella

What you need to know before your trail

It’s less than a week until Christmas and policeman Martin Mohlin is begrudgingly accompanying his girlfriend to a family reunion on the tiny island of Valön outside of Fjällbacka. The connection to the mainland is cut off by a snowstorm and when the domineering patriarch Ruben collapses during Christmas dinner, Martin is forced to intervene. He soon establishes that Ruben was murdered and since they are completely isolated on the island, one of the family members must be murderer…

Travel Guide

Travel BookTrail style to Fjällbacka

Fjällbacka has become very popular now that Camilla is famous as tourists and keen readers flock to its shores. Not as peaceful as it once was perhaps but a beautiful small town feel that is remote, quiet and calm – but like the water which is nearby, there are currents underneath the smooth surface.

Valö

The island of Valö might sound like a nice escape from the small town with so many fictional murders. But it’s not meant to be…

To start your journey for real then we advise this fine website – visitsweden.com/Camilla-Lackbergs-Fjallbacka/ where Camilla shows off the place she was born and which inspired her crime novels.

Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Taste of Almonds

Destination : Fjällbacka  Author/Guide: Camilla Lackberg  Departure Time: 2000s

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