He Who Fears The Wolf - Hardcover

Fossum, Karin; David, Felicity

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151010919 ISBN 13: 9780151010912

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005

Synopsis

Inspector Sejer is hard at work again, investigating the brutal murder of a woman who lived alone in the middle of the woods. The chief suspect is another loner, a schizophrenic recently escaped from a mental institution. The only witness is a twelve-year-old boy, overweight, obsessed with archery, and a resident at a home for delinquents. When a demented man robs a nearby bank and accidentally takes the suspect hostage, the three misfits are drawn into an uneasy alliance.

Shrewdly, patiently, as is his way, Inspector Sejer confronts a case where the strangeness of the crime is matched only by the strangeness of the criminals, and where small-town prejudices warp every piece of information he tries to collect. Fossum once again provides extraordinary insight into marginalized lives and richly evokes the atmosphere she captured so brilliantly in Don't Look Back.

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Review:

"If you like the Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell, you'll also enjoy the work of Karin Fossum. He Who Fears the Wolf is distinguished by a humane approach to its troubled characters" (Independent)

"The psychological insight which she showed [in Don't Look Back] is even more strongly in evidence... It makes fascinating reading" (Telegraph)

"Fossum's presentation of her characters is marked by an intelligence and compassion that is not often found in the pages of crime fiction" (Donna Leon Sunday Times)

"Fossum's highly atmospheric and involving books are among the best being produced in the genre today... Like the best of Ruth Rendell, this is a dark and unsettling novel" (Barry Forshaw Crime Time)

From the Publisher:

'As yet, the crime novels of Karin Fossum are something of a well-kept secret, known to a growing band of aficionados but not to the larger crime readership. In fact, Fossum's highly atmospheric and involving books are among the best being produced in the genre today. Don't Look Back was a psychological thriller that was both economical and forceful, and He Who fears the Wolf is an even more persuasive piece of writing. Like the best of Ruth Rendell, this is a dark and unsettling novel...' Barry Forshaw, Crime Time

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0151010919
• ISBN 13: 9780151010912
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 271