''The Drowning'' is a 2008 novel by

Camilla Läckberg Jean Edith Camilla Läckberg Eriksson (; born August 30, 1974) is a Swedish crime writer. As of the early-2010s, her work has been translated into more than 40 languages in 60 countries. She has been called "the rock star of Nordic noir." Writ ...

. Its Swedish title is "Sjöjungfrun," literally translated in English as "The Mermaid". Like

Margaret Atwood Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, and inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of non-fiction, nin ...

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The Blind Assassin ''The Blind Assassin'' is a novel by the Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. It was first published by McClelland and Stewart in 2000. The book is set in the fictional Ontario town of Port Ticonderoga and in Toronto. It is narrated from the present ...

'', ''The Drowning'' contains a novel within a novel: 'The Mermaid' is that story.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Drowning, The Novels by Camilla Läckberg 2008 Swedish novels Swedish crime novels Novels set in Sweden