The Stonecutter. Camilla Lackberg

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      CAMILLA LACKBERG

       The Stonecutter

      Translated from the Swedish

       by Steven T. Murray

      Copyright

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      First published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2010

      Copyright © Camilla Lackberg 2005

      Published by agreement with Nordin Agency, Sweden

      English translation © Steven T. Murray 2008

      Camilla Lackberg asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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      Source ISBN: 9780007253975

       Ebook Edition © MARCH 2010 ISBN: 9780007351855

       Version: 2017-10-18

      To Ulle All possible happiness

      Table of Contents

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Dedication

       Chapter 1

       Chapter 2

       Chapter 3

       Chapter 4

       Chapter 5

       Chapter 6

       Chapter 7

       Chapter 8

       Chapter 9

       Chapter 10

       Chapter 11

       Chapter 12

       Chapter 13

       Chapter 14

       Chapter 15

       Chapter 16

       Chapter 17

       Chapter 18

       Chapter 19

       Chapter 20

       Chapter 21

       Chapter 22

       Chapter 23

       Chapter 24

       Chapter 25

       Chapter 26

       Chapter 27

       Chapter 28

       Chapter 29

       Chapter 30

       Chapter 31

       Chapter 32

       Chapter 33

       Chapter 34

       The Stranger

       Keep Reading

       About the Author

       By the Same Author

       About the Publisher

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