Karin Fossum
Karin Fossum made her literary debut in Norway in 1974. The author of poetry, short stories and one non-crime novel, it is with her Inspector Sejer mysteries that Fossum has won greatest acclaim. The series has been published in sixteen languages.
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The Water's Edge
Paperback | 272 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-952129-7 (0-09-952129-6)
September 28, 2010 | $12.99
Inspector Sejer must track down a sinister figure who fled from the scene of a terrible crime.
Walking through the woods one warm September day, Reinhardt and Kristine Ris pass a man who is in a state of agitation. Unusually in a small town, he does not return Kristine’s smile and drives...
Written by Karin Fossum
Paperback | 272 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-952129-7 (0-09-952129-6)
September 28, 2010 | $12.99
Inspector Sejer must track down a sinister figure who fled from the scene of a terrible crime.
Walking through the woods one warm September day, Reinhardt and Kristine Ris pass a man who is in a state of agitation. Unusually in a small town, he does not return Kristine’s smile and drives...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Bad Intentions
Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-292-2 (1-84655-292-3)
August 24, 2010 | $25.00
When a body surfaces in a lake, Inspector Sejer must uncover a dark secret of betrayal and paranoia.
Early one September three friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin by Dead Water Lake. With only a pale moon to light their way, they row across the water in the middle of...
Written by Karin Fossum
Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-292-2 (1-84655-292-3)
August 24, 2010 | $25.00
When a body surfaces in a lake, Inspector Sejer must uncover a dark secret of betrayal and paranoia.
Early one September three friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin by Dead Water Lake. With only a pale moon to light their way, they row across the water in the middle of...
Broken
Paperback | 272 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction
978-0-09-950736-9 (0-09-950736-6)
August 4, 2009 | $12.99
A gripping novel set on the boundary between fact and fiction.
A woman wakes one night to find that a strange man has walked into her bedroom. She lies there in terrified silence unable to move. The woman is an author and the man one of her prospective characters. So desperate is...
Written by Karin Fossum
Paperback | 272 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction
978-0-09-950736-9 (0-09-950736-6)
August 4, 2009 | $12.99
A gripping novel set on the boundary between fact and fiction.
A woman wakes one night to find that a strange man has walked into her bedroom. She lies there in terrified silence unable to move. The woman is an author and the man one of her prospective characters. So desperate is...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Water's Edge
Trade Paperback | 240 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-170-3 (1-84655-170-6)
August 4, 2009 | $24.95
Inspector Sejer must track down a sinister figure who fled from the scene of a terrible crime.
Walking through the woods one warm September day, Reinhardt and Kristine Ris pass a man who is in a state of agitation. Unusually in a small town, he does not return Kristine’s smile and drives...
Written by Karin Fossum
Trade Paperback | 240 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-170-3 (1-84655-170-6)
August 4, 2009 | $24.95
Inspector Sejer must track down a sinister figure who fled from the scene of a terrible crime.
Walking through the woods one warm September day, Reinhardt and Kristine Ris pass a man who is in a state of agitation. Unusually in a small town, he does not return Kristine’s smile and drives...
Also available as a
paperback.
Broken
Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-061-4 (1-84655-061-0)
July 2, 2008 | $24.95
A gripping novel set on the boundary between fact and fiction.
A woman wakes one night to find that a strange man has walked into her bedroom. She lies there in terrified silence unable to move. The woman is an author and the man one of her prospective characters. So desperate is...
Written by Karin Fossum
Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-061-4 (1-84655-061-0)
July 2, 2008 | $24.95
A gripping novel set on the boundary between fact and fiction.
A woman wakes one night to find that a strange man has walked into her bedroom. She lies there in terrified silence unable to move. The woman is an author and the man one of her prospective characters. So desperate is...
Also available as a
paperback.
Black Seconds
Paperback | 272 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-950172-5 (0-09-950172-4)
June 3, 2008 | $10.99
A little girl has vanished without a trace. Inspector Sejer must find her before it’s too late — another gripping novel in Karin Fossum’s acclaimed mystery series.
Ida Joner gets on her brand-new bike and sets off to buy sweets. A good-natured, happy girl, she is looking forward to her tenth birthday...
Written by Karin Fossum
Paperback | 272 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-950172-5 (0-09-950172-4)
June 3, 2008 | $10.99
A little girl has vanished without a trace. Inspector Sejer must find her before it’s too late — another gripping novel in Karin Fossum’s acclaimed mystery series.
Ida Joner gets on her brand-new bike and sets off to buy sweets. A good-natured, happy girl, she is looking forward to her tenth birthday...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Black Seconds
Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-018-8 (1-84655-018-1)
August 7, 2007 | $24.95
A little girl has vanished without a trace. Inspector Sejer must find her before it’s too late — another gripping novel in Karin Fossum’s acclaimed mystery series.
Ida Joner gets on her brand-new bike and sets off to buy sweets. A good-natured, happy girl, she is looking forward to her tenth birthday...
Written by Karin Fossum
Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-018-8 (1-84655-018-1)
August 7, 2007 | $24.95
A little girl has vanished without a trace. Inspector Sejer must find her before it’s too late — another gripping novel in Karin Fossum’s acclaimed mystery series.
Ida Joner gets on her brand-new bike and sets off to buy sweets. A good-natured, happy girl, she is looking forward to her tenth birthday...
Also available as a
paperback.
Calling Out for You
Paperback | 256 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-947466-1 (0-09-947466-2)
August 1, 2006 | $10.99
Inspector Konrad Sejer is on the trail of a violent killer in small-town Norway.
Gunder Jomann, a quiet, middle-aged man from a peaceful Norwegian community, thinks his life has been made complete when he returns from a trip to India a married man. But on the day his Indian bride is due...
Written by Karin Fossum
Paperback | 256 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-947466-1 (0-09-947466-2)
August 1, 2006 | $10.99
Inspector Konrad Sejer is on the trail of a violent killer in small-town Norway.
Gunder Jomann, a quiet, middle-aged man from a peaceful Norwegian community, thinks his life has been made complete when he returns from a trip to India a married man. But on the day his Indian bride is due...
When the Devil Holds the Candle
Paperback | 256 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-946112-8 (0-09-946112-9)
August 1, 2005 | $10.99
A psychological thriller, where the line between victim and killer is fine, and easily crossed.
Teenage troublemakers, Zipp and Andreas, unwittingly commit murder when they accidentally kill a baby in the course of a petty crime. Unaware, the pair move onto their next crime. Having followed an elderly lady home, Andreas enters...
Written by Karin Fossum
Paperback | 256 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-946112-8 (0-09-946112-9)
August 1, 2005 | $10.99
A psychological thriller, where the line between victim and killer is fine, and easily crossed.
Teenage troublemakers, Zipp and Andreas, unwittingly commit murder when they accidentally kill a baby in the course of a petty crime. Unaware, the pair move onto their next crime. Having followed an elderly lady home, Andreas enters...
He Who Fears the Wolf
Paperback | 256 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-945522-6 (0-09-945522-6)
February 28, 2005 | $12.99
In this second Inspector Sejer mystery, a young boy runs into the local police station, wild-eyed and breathless, to report the discovery of a horribly maimed body outside an isolated house in the woods. Yet there was another person in the woods that day — standing nearby, hidden within the trees...
Written by Karin Fossum
Paperback | 256 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-945522-6 (0-09-945522-6)
February 28, 2005 | $12.99
In this second Inspector Sejer mystery, a young boy runs into the local police station, wild-eyed and breathless, to report the discovery of a horribly maimed body outside an isolated house in the woods. Yet there was another person in the woods that day — standing nearby, hidden within the trees...
