When the Devil Holds the Candle

Inspector Sejer #3

Karin Fossum, Felicity David

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English

Arrow
02 January 2014

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & Mystery

Series: Inspector Sejer

A brilliantly taut, atmospheric thriller starring Inspector Sejer from Norway's 'Queen of Crime'

Andreas's disappearance is a mystery to all, including his inseparable friend Zipp. But as much as the police question him, its not easy for Zipp to come forward with details of the last time he saw his friend- following an old woman into her home, brandishing his knife. Zipp waited anxiously outside but Andreas failed to reappear.

Inspector Sejer and his colleague Skarre are baffled but while the confusion in the outside world continues, a chilling and heart-stopping drama is unfolding inside the old woman's home. In a plot in the tradition of Stephen King, Fossum deploys her trademark skill of looking realistically, terrifyingly, into the minds of criminal and victim. Appearances aren't always to be believed, and people are not always what they seem.

By: Karin Fossum
Translated by: Felicity David
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 255g
ISBN: 9780099565482
ISBN 10: 009956548X
Series: Inspector Sejer
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 02 January 2014
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 When the Devil Holds the Candle: Inspector Sejer #3

Like the best Rendell...she tackles the reasons people commit crimes and the devastating effect it has on the protagonists' lives * Good Book Guide * Explores the process of scapegoating, and the awful human cost of false accusations ... may well bring the half-Swedish Ruth Rendell irresistibly to mind -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent * Fossum's elucidation of the criminally degenerate mind is first-rate * Mail on Sunday * An engrossing pyschological thriller * Sunday Telegraph *