The Water's Edge - Softcover

Fossum, Karin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099521296 ISBN 13: 9780099521297

Publisher: Vintage, 2010

Synopsis

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 off in a hurry. Near the end of their walk they make a terrible discovery: lying in a cluster of trees is the lifeless body of a young boy. It is a moment that will change their lives for ever.

Inspector Sejer is called to the scene, but can find no immediate cause of death. As the weeks go by, the appeal for the man seen in the woods to come forward remains unanswered. A once peaceful community is deeply shaken and the children lose the sense of complete freedom they had enjoyed. Then a second boy goes missing.

About this title

About the Author

Karin Fossum has won numerous awards, including the Glass Key Award for the best Nordic crime novel, an honour shared with Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Her highly acclaimed Inspector Sejer series has been published in more than thirty countries.

From the Back Cover

'A chilling story of small-town obsession and death' Seattle Times 'Absorbing...terrifying' Washington Post

'It's difficult to out-creep Karin Fossum' Time Out

A middle-aged couple out walking in the woods discover the body of a half-naked boy. To Kristine's horror her husband, Reinhardt, begins to take photographs of the body on his mobile phone but this proves only the beginning of his obsession with the case. Inspector Sejer is called to the scene but he can find no immediate cause of death, nor can he uncover the identity of the agitated man the couple saw moments before their discovery. Then a second boy goes missing and the once peaceful community is left deeply shaken.

'An exceptionally fine story, Fossum's real narrative appeal, readily apparent in Charlotte Barslund's translation, rests on her ability to see the humanity in even the most wretched soul' New York Times

'If you're in search of an antidote to the in-your-face energy of American crime fiction, this quiet, slender, bracingly bleak tale could well be it' Sunday Times

Edition details

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0099521296
• ISBN 13: 9780099521297
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 240