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Loading... Don't Look Back (original 1996; edition 2005)by Karin Fossum, Felicity David (Translator)
Work InformationDon't Look Back by Karin Fossum (1996)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. a child disappears and is returned, a young woman killed leads to revelation of murder of younger child, the little girl is picked up again==weirdly indeterminate I've read all of Karin Fossum's Inspector Sejer series and always found that they were nearly perfect physiological suspense. The author paints such a coherent picture of not only the crime but also of her beautiful country, Norway. Inspector Sejer comes across as a secretive...almost reclusive character but a brilliant and relentless investigator...one that won't stop until the crime is solved. The ending of this one is a bit disturbing but it's a throughout enjoyable read for the mystery & suspense enthusiast. I like mysteries set in other countries. I like mysteries with chief investigators who are reflect on themselves. But: this book was too sad. I won't read another in this series. The final scene, curiously, is the same as the first, as if to say: not much has changed. We perhaps view the scene a little differently but I was still alarmed. The chief suspect, but not the culprit, lies in the final scene. The village is suffocated by this sense of "everyone knows everyone else" and yet the lonliness is palpable. The chief inspector regrets, perhaps, his openness with his partner. All of it: too sad. I love Norway and detective novels so enjoyed Don't Look Back, a nicely paced murder mystery that shows the sinister side of a quiet community. (There's more on my blog, here.) no reviews | add a review
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HTML: Meet Inspector Sejer: smart and enigmatic, tough but fair. At the foot of the imposing Kollen Mountain lies a small, idyllic village, where neighbors know neighbors and children play happily in the streets. But when the body of a teenage girl is found by the lake at the mountaintop, the town's tranquility is shattered forever. Annie was strong, intelligent, and loved by everyone. What went so terribly wrong? Doggedly, yet subtly, Inspector Sejer uncovers layer upon layer of distrust and lies beneath the town's seemingly perfect façade. No library descriptions found. |
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