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The Water's Edge
Karin Fossum
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Description for The Water's Edge
Paperback. 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. Translator(s): Barslund, Charlotte. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099555049
SKU
V9780099555049
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Karin Fossum
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
As a portrait of a community possessed by suspicion, The Water's Edge can scarcely be bettered
Independent
It's heart-rending, sometimes cold, forensic writing; she ... Read more
The Sunday Times
As a portrait of a community possessed by suspicion, The Water's Edge can scarcely be bettered
Independent
It's heart-rending, sometimes cold, forensic writing; she ... Read more