The Water's Edge

Karin Fossum, Charlotte Barslund

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English

Vintage
01 August 2012

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Series: Inspector Sejer

Inspector Sejer must track down a sinister figure who fled from the scene of a terrible crime in this brilliant psychological thriller from the Norwegian 'Queen of Crime'

A couple out walking in the woods discover the dead body of a half-naked boy.

To Kristine's horror her husband begins to take photographs of the corpse 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. And who was 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.

Is there a killer within their midst?

By: Karin Fossum
Translated by: Charlotte Barslund
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 170g
ISBN: 9780099555049
ISBN 10: 0099555042
Series: Inspector Sejer
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 August 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Karin Fossum began her writing career in 1974. She 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.

Reviews for The Water's Edge

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. -- The Sunday Times <br><br> As a portrait of a community possessed by suspicion, The Water's Edge can scarcely be bettered. -- Independent <br><br> It's heart-rending, sometimes cold, forensic writing; she pushes you into tight, uncomfortable corners. She's good. -- Scotsman