Critically acclaimed across europe, karin fossum s novels evoke a world that is terrifyingly familiar. She is twotime winner of the prestigious riverton award and. A guide to karin fossums inspector sejer crime fiction lover. Inspector sejer, a tough, nononsense policeman whose own life is tinged by sadness, is called in to investigate. When a naked body is found by the lake at the top of the. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Edgar allan poe created the detective story with the murders in the rue morgue in 1841. Although dont look back is her second novel in the series, i did not find it difficult to pick up in the story line. The times called karin fossum norways foremost coldclimate crime writer and selected her as one of its 50 best crime writers. Don t look back heralds the arrival of an exotic new crime series featuring inspector sejer, a smart and enigmatic hero, tough but fair.
Her first english translation was her second novel, 1996s dont look back, which was released in english in 2002. She won the glass key award for her novel dont look back, which also won the riverton prize, and she was shortlisted for. The author is a talented writer im so glad i discovered. In it features the introduction to this eponymous inspector, as he attempts to uncover the case of a dead man found floating upon the icy waters of a river. Dont look back is the first of fossums police procedurals to be published in the usa. The characters are offbeat and individual, and the crime wellhidden, surrounded by secrets. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
Dont look back inspector sejer mysteries book 2 kindle. At the foot of the imposing kollen mountain lies a small, idyllic village, where neighbors know neighbors and children play happily in the. The novel is the first book of fossum which was translated into english. Dont look back this is a wonderful murder mystery that i thoroughly enjoyed reading konrad sejer is a brilliant detective with fine character traits. Don t look back introduces the tough, ethical inspector sejer to british readers. Its a pretty great book, particularly if you like police procedurals. Praise for dont look back theres no mistaking this psychologically astute, subtly horrifying crime study for a cozy village mystery or its soulful detective for one of those brainy european sleuths who make a parlor game of homicide. This was the first karin fossum book ive read and i enjoyed it so much im going to give the others a go. Even if that allows you to guess at the contours of the plot and perhaps a certain amount of the theme, it doesn t give fossum her due. Buy dont look back inspector sejer 2 by karin fossum from amazons fiction books store.
She won the glass key award for her novel don t look back, which also won the riverton prize, and she was shortlisted for. Karin fossums inspector sejer novels in chronological order. Below is a list of karin fossums inspector sejer books in order of when they were released in english. Mar 08, 2004 don t look back by karin fossum is the second in a series by the norwegian author although the first ive read, featuring inspector konrad sejer. But theres no mistaking this psychologically astute, subtly horrifying crime study for a cozy village mystery, or its soulful detective. But when a naked body is found by the lake at the top of the mountain, its seeming tranquillity i.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Below is a list of karin fossums books in order of when they were released in their. Dont look back by karin fossum penguin books australia. But when the body of a teenage girl is found by the lake at the mountaintop, the towns tranquillity is.
Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. Dont look back by karin fossum, 9780099565468, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In dont look back, a sixyearold child, ragnhild goes missing after a sleepover at her friends place. Karin fossum s inspector sejer novels in chronological order. Karin fossum made her debut as a novelist in 1995 with in the darkness. Karin fossum audio books, best sellers, author bio. Critically acclaimed across europe, karin fossums novels evoke a world that is terrifyingly familiar. Don t look back, the first of karin fossum s police procedurals to be published in the united states, is set in a picturesque norwegian village at the foot of a mountain, in a valley at the edge of the sea. Buy a cheap copy of don t look back book by karin fossum. A glib elevator pitch for don t look back might be. Don t look back this is a wonderful murder mystery that i thoroughly enjoyed reading konrad sejer is a brilliant detective with fine character traits. Don t expect a jo nesbo copy, the book develops in a totally different manner with an emphasis on the nuances of character and how people might differ from ones first impression. Dont look back inspector sejer book 2 kindle edition by karin fossum author format.
But when a naked body is found by the lake at the top of the mountain, its seeming tranquillity is disturbed forever. Karin fossum is the author of the internationally successful inspector konrad sejer crime series. In this outing, sejer starts by investigating the disappearance of a six year old girl, but soon finds himself in charge of a murder investigation. Dont look back introduces the tough, ethical inspector sejer to british readers.
This was the first karin fossum book ive read and i enjoyed it so much im. Dont look back is the second book in the inspector sejer series set in rural norway. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. I normally guess the ending long before i reach the final page. Dont look back 2002 he who fears the wolf 2003 when the devil holds the candle. Don t look back is the second in the inspector sejer series, and the first that was published in translation. Nov 28, 2006 ultimately, dont look back, by karin fossum, is a fastmoving, wellpaced crime thriller that had me guessing all the way through, which is rather rare for me. Jan 28, 2014 don t look back by karin fossum, 9780099565468, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
This is the first book ive read by this author and wont be the last. Karin fossum is known as the queen of nordic noir and i was quite excited to read her books, especially the series featuring inspector konrad sejer. Publication date 2005 publisher harcourt collection. Dont look back, shows just how well fossum deserves her cont inental fame. Im a recent fan of author karin fossums insp konrad sejer mysteries, having read and enjoyed the indian bride.
She is the author of the internationally successful inspector konrad sejer series of crime novels, which have been translated into 25 languages and honoured with several awards. Don t look back karin fossum, author, felicity david, translator. The first book from karin fossum in the inspector sejer series, this novel was originally translated into english on the 19th of july, 2012. Don t look back introduces the tough, ethical inspector sejer to british readers for the first time. Buy dont look back by karin fossum from waterstones today. Dont look back ebook by karin fossum 9780547538846. At the foot of the imposing kollen mountain lies a small, idy. An inspector sejer mystery by karin fossum, plus links to a book excerpt from dont look back. Dont look back heralds the arrival of an exotic new crime series featuring inspector sejer, a smart. Even when the crime is solved, in fossums world there are no winners. I will definitely be exploring other books by karin fossum and can recommend this one. Scanning bookstore shelves, its easy to believe that anglosaxons have a monopoly on the mystery genre. Dont look back karin fossum haftad 9780099565468 bokus.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dont look back inspector sejer mysteries book 2. See all books authored by karin fossum, including dont look back, and in the darkness, and more on. Read don t look back by karin fossum available from rakuten kobo. Dont look back karin fossum, author, felicity david, translator. Characters come to life in norwegian murder mystery dont. Karin fossum books list of books by author karin fossum. Dont look back inspector sejer, book 2 by karin fossum. Read dont look back by karin fossum available from rakuten kobo. Although she has published two volumes of poetry and two books of short stories, she is most famous for her eight inspector sejer mysteries all but the first translated into. Dont look back by karin fossum, felicity david kirkus. I find the scandinavian authors fascinating their way of.
The first english translation would be 1996s dont look back, which came out in 2002. Karin fossums dont look back the times called karin fossum norways foremost coldclimate crime writer and selected her as one of its 50 best crime writers. See all 8 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The prose is straightforward, clear and concise and the dialogue is realistic. It would not be translated and published in english until 2012.
Her crime novels featuring inspector sejer have been translated into sixteen languages. Get an answer for what is a summary of the book dont look back with a few details for my class. Dont look back introduces the tough, ethical inspector sejer to british readers for the first time. Karin fossum is the author of many novels and two collections of short stories. The quietly nasty surprises begin when nice young raymond lake, who has downs syndrome, picks up little ragnhild album and takes her to his incapacitated fathers farm to visit the rabbits. Buy a cheap copy of dont look back book by karin fossum. Dont look back inspector sejer mysteries book 2 kindle edition by fossum, karin, david, felicity, uk, random house. Review of dont look back by karin fossum 1996, swedish. Sejer is another member of the scandinavian police forcestrong, hardened, immensely attractive. Ultimately, dont look back, by karin fossum, is a fastmoving, wellpaced crime thriller that had me guessing all the way through, which is rather rare for me. Its really interesting and educational to read and understand the inch by inch method to solving mysteries. The setting is a small, idyllic village at the foot of norways kollen mountain, where neighbors know neighbors and children play.
Beneath the imposing kollen mountain lies a small village where the children run in and out of one anothers houses and play unafraid in the streets. Murder strikes a placid norwegian village in this deceptively understated novel, the first of veteran fossums to appear in the us. Though its the very first sejer novel written, its the most recent one to appear in english. The american debut of a critically acclaimed scandinavian crime series, featuring a quiet, cryptic hero named konrad sejer. When a naked body is found by the lake at the top of the mountain, its seeming. But the sleepy village is like a pond through which not enough water runs beneath the surface it is beginning to stagnate. Dont look back heralds the arrival of an exotic new crime series featuring inspector sejer, a smart and enigmatic hero, tough but fair. The comparison to mankell is fair, but i found that i missed something of the feel for place and culture that i find in his books.
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