The waters edge inspector sejer mysteries by karin fossum and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This ebook includes a sample chapter of bad intentions. Below is a list of karin fossums books in order of when they were released in their. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the waters edge. It was situated on a hilltop above loch bonna and those pupils whose classrooms faced north often daydreamed as they watched the blue water. No one can thoroughly chill the blood the way karin fossum can. The waters edge inspector sejer mysteries book 8 kindle edition by fossum, karin, charlotte barslund, kirby, jane.
The first book from karin fossum in the inspector sejer series, this novel was originally translated into english on the 19th of july, 2012. Like karin fossums other novels this novel takes place in a small regional town in norway, where a sexual assault and death of a young boy in the woods, then the disappearance of a second boy are investigated by police team sejer and skarre. The waters edge focuses on paedophilia, parental neglect and abuse and marital strife. The waters edge by karin fossum penguin books australia. The thing i particularly love about karin fossums books is the way that she explores the notion of the sad, the stupid, the moments in which things go awry. Sejer and his partner jacob skarre are called to investigate a childs disappearance, and find. Her first english translation was her second novel, 1996s dont look back, which was released in english in 2002. If this type of book appeals to you then any book by karin fossum will be a pleasure to read. The waters edge by karin fossum 2009, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Youve read this story dozens of times, but fossum black seconds, 2008, etc.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the waters edge inspector sejer mysteries book 8. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. We can also recommend the man in the window by k o dahl. A couple out walking in the woods discover the dead body of a halfnaked boy. To my mind, theres something profoundly more sobering about the notion of momentary mistake or misjudgement rather than the automatic presumption of evil. Karin fossums inspector sejer novels in chronological.
The waters edge was the book that i heard a ton about from several different blogs and it finally came in through my library. Karin fossum made her debut as a novelist in 1995 with in the darkness. It would not be translated and published in english until 2012. Read the waters edge by karin fossum available from rakuten kobo. Translated from the norwegian by charlotte barslund. The waters edge by karin fossum is a character driven novel about the search for a pedophile after the body of a school aged boy is discovered with evidence of abuse. The mark of the great writer is the ability to draw strong characters. Karin fossum has received various awards which include. The waters edge, marvelous novel by karin fossum, really stands apart in modern crime fiction. The waters edge by karin fossum i read another book by norwegian author karin fossum a few weeks back and enjoyed it. Written with more psychological depth than in previous sejer novels, fossum offers much food for thought in the waters edge, taking a more active position than in other works where the crime speaks for itself.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while. Readers may be eerily educated as well as entertained by this novel. The readers gets into the heads of everyone and may find himherself commiserating as much with the criminals as the victims of the crime. A few redherrings squirrel through the pages of this well crafted, smart, and haunting police procedural as well. Later in the year 2000, karin fossum won the brage prize for the novel elskede poona. What other book might you compare the waters edge to and why. The waters edge read online free book by karin fossum in. The room stirred mixed feelings in them, it had to do with the way it smelled, an indeterminate mix of food, green soap and childrens bodies. Karin fossum born 6 november 1954 is a norwegian author of crime fiction, often referred to as the norwegian queen of crime.
The waters edge by karin fossum, 9780099555049, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Karin fossums books are striking in the way that they include as much detail, if not more, in the portraits of their villains as their protagonists. Buy the waters edge by karin fossum, in very good condition. The sixth book in the inspector konrad sejer series, 2009.
The waters edge inspector sejer mysteries book 8 ebook. The waters edge is less suspenseful than previous books, but is overwhelmingly creepy. Inspectors sejer wonderful series character and skarre begin to make inquiries into the quiet small town of huseby. Karin fossum brings her usual cool empathy to this apparently simple tale of a married couple out for a sunday afternoon walk in the forest, who discover the body of a young boy. The waters edge by karin fossum, charlotte barslund.
The man drives off in a white car and when they continue their walk they find the body of a young boy naked from the waist down. Karin fossums critically acclaimed novels have won numerous prizes. The waters edge has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. A long, gentle hill sloped down from the main road to the loch known as loch bonna. The waters edge takes the reader into ever deeper inner conversations by all of its characters, including the principal, revealed criminal, which produce some startling revelations. Shortly before they come across the dead body of a halfnaked small boy, reinhardt and kristine ris, a couple in their thirties, see by the forest barrier a tall shifty man.
This ebook includes a sample chapter of the murder of harriet krohn. At the edge of the water was a beach with sharp stones and a steep drop further out. The waters edge ebook by karin fossum rakuten kobo. Alex meyer led sejer and skarre to edwins classroom. Slender book with very short chapters tackles very unpleasant subject, pedophilia. This tragic mystery illustrates the unknown territory of the criminal mind and the tenuous nature of police work, the fragile threads. The waters edge is a riveting portrayal of a community in turmoil from karin fossum, norways queen of crime. Karin fossums inspector sejer mysteries are usually wellcrafted pageturners.