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In the Darkness: An Inspector Sejer Novel

In the Darkness: An Inspector Sejer Novel

by JamesAnderson (Translator), KarinFossum (Author)

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    Paperback 2012

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Synopsis

Eva is walking by the river one afternoon when a body floats to the surface of the icy water. She tells her daughter to wait patiently while she calls the police, but when she reaches the phone box Eva dials another number altogether. The dead man, Egil, has been missing for months, and it doesn't take long for Inspector Sejer and his team to establish that he was the victim of a very violent killer. But the trail has gone cold. It's as puzzling as another unsolved case on Sejer's desk: the murder of a prostitute who was found dead just before Egil went missing. While Sejer is trying to piece together the fragments of a seemingly impossible case, Eva gets a phone call late one night. A stranger speaks and then swiftly hangs up. Eva looks out into the darkness and listens. All is quiet. Gripping and thought-provoking, In the Darkness is Karin Fossum's first novel featuring the iconic Inspector Sejer. The prizewinning series has been published around the world to great acclaim.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 320
 Publisher: Harvill Secker
Published: 19 Jul 2012
ISBN 10: 1846555256
ISBN 13: 9781846555251
Book Overview: The first ever Inspector Sejer novel by Karin Fossum, who Jo Nesbo has called 'A truly great writer'

Media Reviews
A compelling read -- Sean Farrell Irish Sunday Independent Vintage Fossum -- Henry Sutton Daily Mirror The latest offering from the Norwegian queen of crime is a novel of mighty power. In The Darkness, the first Inspector Sejer novel, is intricately crafted with undeniable pedigree. -- Ruth Dugdall In the Darkness had me hooked from the start. Fossum's writing is insightful and descriptive without being showy. There are no tricks or cliff hangers, just confident storytelling, refreshingly free from sudden bursts of implausibility. Her characters feel like real people, living in a real world, where money is tight and motivations are murky. -- Julie Corbin It is Karin Fossum's wry observations of human frailty and the warmth with which she portrays even her flawed characters - that make this book such a pleasure to read. It's rare for me to find a book that I love so much I can't put it down, but this was one of them. -- Penny Hancock
Author Bio
Karin Fossum began her writing career in 1974. She 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.