Synopses & Reviews
Either somebody just slid an ice cube down your back or youre reading the opening pages of When the Devil Holds the Candle.”O, The Oprah Magazine
So chillingly told . . . that we can only marvel at the authors skill.”Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
A purse is snatched, with tragic consequences, and a local delinquent disappears. Unaware of the connection between these developments, Inspector Sejer, unflappable as ever, and his colleague Jacob Skarre begin to dig below the tranquil surface of a small towns life, in the third installment of Karin Fossums acclaimed mystery series.
PRAISE FOR INSPECTOR SEJER
Inspector Sejer is a great addition to the detectives league.”The Dallas Morning News
Sejer belongs alongside the likes of Adam Dalgliesh and Inspector Morsea gifted detective and troubled man, whom I am grateful to have met and look forward to knowing better.”The Boston Globe
Theres no mistaking this . . . soulful detective for one of those brainy European sleuths who make a parlor game of homicide.”The New York Times Book Review
KARIN FOSSUMs novels featuring Inspector Sejer have been translated into sixteen languages. She lives in a small town in southeastern Norway.
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"This is not your usual police procedural -- Fossum's third Sejer novel ... is psyhcological suspense at its best."
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"A stunning exploration of social isolation... Masterfully plotted."
(Curled Up with a Good Book.com, Sep 1 2006 )
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PRAISE FOR WHEN THE DEVIL HOLDS THE CANDLE"Either somebody just slid an ice cube down your back or youre reading the opening pages of When the Devil Holds the Candle, a psychological tour de force."O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE"The story is so chillingly told that we can only marvel at the authors skill at illustrating how a random sequence of events can cause so many lives to intersect in so many horrifying ways."THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
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"[I]t is an impossible book to put down, a psychological thriller that will haunt you long after the final page has been turned."
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"A stunning exploration of social isolation... Masterfully plotted."
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"Fossum . . . writes like Ruth Rendell with the gloves off."
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"[T]he story is so chillingly told that we can only marvel at the author's skill at illustrating how a random sequence of events can cause so many lives to intersect in so many horrifying ways."
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"Either somebody just slid an ice cube down your back or you're reading the opening pages of When the Devil Holds the Candle...a psychological tour de force."
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"Skillful characterization and revealing detail lift Fossum's third mystery to be published in the U.S featuring thoughtful and intelligent Insp. Konrad Sejer."
Synopsis
When two teenagers steal a purse from a stroller, it results in an infants death. Unaware of the enormity of their crime, Zipp and Andreas are intent on committing another. They follow an elderly woman home, and Andreas enters her house with his switchblade. In the dark, Zipp waits for his friend to come out.Inspector Konrad Sejer and his colleague Jacob Skarre see no connection between the infants death and the reported disappearance of a local delinquent. And so while the confusion outside mounts, the heart-stopping truth unfolds inside the old womans home.Unflappable as ever, Sejer digs below the surface of small- town tranquility in an effort to understand how and why violence destroys everyday lives.
About the Author
KARIN FOSSUM is the author of the internationally successful Inspector Konrad Sejer crime series. Her recent honors include a Gumshoe Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for mystery/thriller. She lives in Norway.