5 huge stars for Buried Angels. Camilla Lackberg's Patrik Hedstrom series was my first and still favorite crime series. It's been awhile since I read one of her books and Buried Angels reminds me so much why I love this series. In 1974, a family vanishes from their home at a boy's school on an island. The only one left is one year old Ebba. The case has never been solved. Many years later Ebba and her husband Tobias return after the loss of their child to refurbish the island home. An arson attempt on the house while they are there brings Patrik Hedstrom to investigate.

The novel switches between short chapters on the history of Ebba's family and the present case. Lackberg always does an excellent job blending the past and the present. As usual, there are lots of characters and threads and Lackberg merges them all beautifully in the end. There are many characters that are in all of Lackberg's books, so I think they are best appreciated when read in order to appreciate the back stories. This is #8 and I have loved everyone of the books. This is a perfect series for an introduction to crime fiction and is the first that I always recommend.