Synopses & Reviews
A new addition to the captivating Inspector Sejer series, the first since The Caller, from Norway’s finest crime writer Carmen and Nicolai failed to resuscitate their son, Tommy, after finding him floating in their backyard pond. When Inspector Skarre arrives on the scene, Carmen reports that Tommy, a healthy toddler with Down syndrome, wandered into the garden while Nicolai was working in the basement and she was cleaning the house. Skarre senses something is off with Carmen’s story and consults his trusted colleague, the famed Inspector Sejer. An autopsy reveals Tommy’s lungs to be full of soap.
When Sejer and Skarre revisit the couple, Carmen, an epileptic, changes her story, confessing that she’d been knocked unconscious by a seizure while bathing Tommy. When she came to, she found him drowned in the tub and, horrified and frightened, threw him into the pond.
But Skarre and Sejer’s doubt is not appeased and the case is reopened. What more could Carmen be hiding? And what lengths will she take to cover her guilt? As Carmen’s own family starts to doubt her, Skarre and Sejer work to find the truth.
Review
“Indriðason fills the void that remains after youve read Stieg Larssons novels.”—USA Today
“A superb series...Expertly handled.”—Chicago Sun-Times
"Genuinely fascinating...A deeply compelling procedural that should provide Indriðason an even wider audience than he already has found."—Booklist (starred)
"Another deftly modulated murder puzzle from Indridason with terrific character portraits, many twists and a satisfying "aha!" moment."—Kirkus
"Fans of old-school sleuthing and new-school crime thrillers alike will relish this terrific read with its modern heroine but old-fashioned, meticulous approach."—Library Journal
“Outrage is further evidence that Indridason is one of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation.”—The Sunday Times (UK)
Outstanding Praise for Arnaldur Indriðason:
“Whats Icelandic for ‘We have ourselves a winner?”—Newsday
“Mesmerizing.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Indriðason keeps readers guessing until the very last page.”—The Washington Post Book World
“Arnaldur Indriðason is already an international literary phenom. I can't wait for the next.”—Harlan Coben
“A commanding new voice...puts Iceland on the map as a major destination for enthusiasts of Nordic crime fiction.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
“Arnaldur Indriðason and Stieg Larsson produced two of the best crime novels this year."—The London Times
“Henning Mankell and Arnaldur Indriðason are two of the great names in Nordic crime fiction.”—The Canberra Times (Australia)
"Every one of these writers is good [Hakan Nesser, Kjell Eriksson, Ake Edwardson, Helene Tursten, Karin Fossum], but in my book, Arnaldur Indriðason is even better."—Joe Queenen, Los Angeles Times
“A haunting and elegant novel...a writer of astonishing gravitas and talent."—John Lescroart
Review
“When a young boy is found drowned in a pond near his home, it is explained away as an accident. Insp. Konrad Sejer suspects there is more to the story, however. As the mother, Carmen, changes her story to fit new evidence and the father spirals down into depression, Sejer pursues the evidence, even as it looks like the truth may never be known. The story is unraveled slowly, intermingling Sejer’s dogged investigation with diary entries written by the young mother. The real strength of the book lies in the characters Fossum has crafted. Sejer is not the typical unhappy, unhealthy Scandinavian detective; instead, he’s a widower who is kind to his suspects and colleagues alike. Verdict: Fossom’s twelfth Sejer installment doesn’t disappoint. Her writing style keeps the reader guessing to the final page. This title will appeal to mystery readers of all stripes.” —
Library Journal “You really should at least be reading, if not collecting, the works of Karin Fossum. Not only is she the queen of Scandinavian detective fiction (or Nordic noir) she is one of the prime novelists working today in the mystery genre.” — Bookgasm
“The drowning of sixteen-month-old Tommy Brandt sets the mournful tone for Fossum’s powerful and disturbing eleventh Insp. Konrad Sejer mystery (after The Caller). Tommy’s hysterical mother, Carmen Zita, insists that the toddler wandered away from her on a hot day after she suffered an epileptic seizure; she later found his body in a pond near the house that she shares with the child’s reticent father, Nicolai. Sejer assumes at first that the drowning is just a tragic accident, but the mother’s odd demeanor—she’s so eager to move on—makes him suspect foul play. The subsequent autopsy proves that Tommy, who had Down syndrome but was otherwise healthy and happy, was indeed murdered. Fossum explores the aftershocks of the boy’s death for Carmen and Nicolai in a riveting tale that’s more psychological study than police procedural.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Norway’s Inspector Konrad Sejer, back from his hiatus (I Can See in the Dark, 2014, etc.) and feeling his mortality more acutely than ever, leads the inquiry into the death of a toddler with Down syndrome. It might not even seem like a suspicious death. Carmen Cesilie Zita, whose father owns the fast-food place where her husband, Nicolai Brandt, works, has gone and left their sixteen-month-old son, Tommy, alone in the room (Nicolai’s in the basement repairing a bicycle) just long enough for him to stagger outside and tumble into a pond 50 meters away. But Sejer’s friend and colleague Jacob Skarre thinks there’s something off about Carmen, who weeps copiously but seems curiously detached and eager to get on with her life, getting rid of all Tommy’s clothing and furniture with undue haste and asking Nicolai if they can get a dog now. The grieving father tells Sejer, “that’s just how she is all the time . . . She’s just pretending.” There’s little enough the police can do with a witness so artlessly determined to shrug them off, and readers who’ve followed Sejer’s cases will know better than to expect a triumph of sweetness and light. Instead, they’ll be asked to agonize along with Tommy’s parents about whether it would have been better if Carmen had had an abortion and asked to hope along with Sejer that he isn’t quite as decrepit as his mysterious spells of dizziness would suggest. Minimalist but compelling work from the author who seems to have inherited the late Ruth Rendell’s gift of spinning the darkest complications out of what might seem like nothing at all.” —Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
Author of Jar City and Hypothermia
An Inspector Erlendur Novel
Arnaldur Indrioason is universally recognized as one of the top Scandinavian crime novelists writing today, and in Outrage he is at the top of his form.
Haunted by personal demons, Detective Erlendur decides to take a short leave of absence, putting his female assistant, Elinborg, in charge while he is gone. When a disturbing case lands on her desk, Elinborg is quickly thrust into a world of violent crime. The murdered man turns out to be a serial rapist, and Elinborg must overcome her feelings of disgust for the victim if she wants to catch his killer before he strikes again.
With exceptional prose, heart-pounding suspense, and a mystery that is not solved until the last page, Indrioason fans everywhere will be thrilled to return to Reykjavik in this outstanding crime novel.
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Synopsis
Author of Jar City and HypothermiaAn Inspector Erlendur Novel
Arnaldur Indriðason is universally recognized as one of the top Scandinavian crime novelists writing today, and in Outrage he is at the top of his form.
Haunted by personal demons, Detective Erlendur decides to take a short leave of absence, putting his female assistant, Elínborg, in charge while he is gone. When a disturbing case lands on her desk, Elínborg is quickly thrust into a world of violent crime. The murdered man turns out to be a serial rapist, and Elínborg must overcome her feelings of disgust for the victim if she wants to catch his killer before he strikes again.
With exceptional prose, heart-pounding suspense, and a mystery that is not solved until the last page, Indriðason fans everywhere will be thrilled to return to Reykjavik in this outstanding crime novel.
Synopsis
A brand new addition to the captivating Inspector Sejer series from Norway’s finest crime writer
About the Author
Arnaldur Indridason won the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Silence of the Grave and is the only author to win the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel two years in a row, for Jar City and Silence of the Grave. The film of Jar City, now available from Netflix, was Icelands entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, and the film of his next book, Silence of the Grave, is currently in production with the same director. The recent film Contraband, starring Mark Wahlberg, is based on an Icelandic film written by Indridason, who lives in Reykjavik, Iceland.