He Who Fears the Wolf: 2 (Inspector Sejer Mysteries) - Softcover

Fossum, Karin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156030497 ISBN 13: 9780156030496

Publisher: Harpervia, 2006

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:

PRAISE FOR DON'T LOOK BACK
"You should be as delighted as I am to welcome to American book-shelves Inspector Konrad Sejer."-CHICAGO TRIBUNE

"Sejer belongs alongside the likes of Adam Dagliesh and Inspector Morse-a gifted detective and troubled man, whom I am grateful to have met and look forward to knowing better."
-THE BOSTON GLOBE

"A superb writer of psychological suspense"
--Marilyn Stasio"New York Times" (07/10/2005)

"Easily one of the best new imports the genre has to offer"
--Baltimore Sun (07/31/2005)

"Fossum raises interesting questions throughout...That she doesn't pretend to have all the answers only adds to the force of her story."
-- (07/15/2005)

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: Harpervia
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0156030497
• ISBN 13: 9780156030496
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304