When the Devil Holds the Candle (Inspector Sejer, 20)

When the Devil Holds the Candle (Inspector Sejer, 20)

by Felicity David (Translator), Felicity David (Translator), Karin Fossum (Author)

Synopsis

Andreas's disappearance is a mystery to all, including his inseparable friend Zipp. But as much as the police question him, its not easy for Zipp to come forward with details of the last time he saw his friend: following an old woman into her home, brandishing his knife. Zipp waited anxiously outside but Andreas failed to reappear. Inspector Sejer and his colleague Skarre are baffled but while the confusion in the outside world continues, a chilling and heart-stopping drama is unfolding inside the old woman's home. In a plot in the tradition of Stephen King, Fossum deploys her trademark skill of looking realistically, terrifyingly, into the minds of criminal and victim. Appearances aren't always to be believed, and people are not always what they seem.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 07 Nov 2013

ISBN 10: 009956548X
ISBN 13: 9780099565482
Book Overview: A brilliantly taut, atmospheric thriller starring Inspector Sejer from Norway's 'Queen of Crime'

Media Reviews
Like the best Rendell...she tackles the reasons people commit crimes and the devastating effect it has on the protagonists' lives * Good Book Guide *
Explores the process of scapegoating, and the awful human cost of false accusations ... may well bring the half-Swedish Ruth Rendell irresistibly to mind -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent *
Fossum's elucidation of the criminally degenerate mind is first-rate * Mail on Sunday *
An engrossing pyschological thriller * Sunday Telegraph *
Author Bio
Karin Fossum has won numerous awards, including the Glass Key Award for the best Nordic crime novel, an honour shared with Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Her highly acclaimed Inspector Sejer series has been published in more than thirty countries.