Karin Fossum

"Sensitive and shocking." -- Wall Street Journal "In the end, the novel isn't about willful murder or even accidental death, but the psychological aftershocks for the living." -- New York Times Book Review "Fossum's descriptive prose is a reminder, for criminals and readers alike, that the details that damn us are likely to be the ones that escaped us." -- Washington Post Carmen and Nicolai found their son, Tommy, floating in their garden pond, but it was too late to save him. Inspector Skarre arrives on the scene, and Carmen says that Tommy, a healthy toddler with Down syndrome, was playing alone and drowned. But an autopsy reveals that Tommy's lungs are full of soap, prompting Skarre and his trusted colleague Inspector Sejer to revisit the couple. When they return, Carmen, an epileptic, changes her story: she had a seizure while bathing Tommy, came to, and found him dead in the tub. Terrified, she threw him into the pond. But Skarre and Sejer are skeptical. What could Carmen be hiding? And what lengths will she take to cover her guilt? " The Drowned Boy] will keep readers guessing. Grade: A-." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer "Simple but gripping story, balanced, believable and compassionate." -- Guardian

â?? He was sitting playing on his blanket, then all of a sudden he was gone.â?? A 16-month-old boy is found drowned in a pond right by his home. Chief Inspector Sejer is called to the scene as there is something troubling about the motherâ??s story. As even her own family turns against her, Sejer is determined to get to the truth.

"Tantalizing." -- Washington Post "One of the standouts of the Nordic thriller boom." -- New York Magazine "No one can thoroughly chill the blood the way Karin Fossum can." -- Los Angeles Times "A truly great writer and explorer of the human mind." -- Jo Nesb "The queen of Norwegian crime fiction . . . Prolific and brilliant." --Men's Journal Charlo Torp, a newly recovered gambler, makes his way through the slush to Harriet Krohn's apartment, flowers in hand. Determined to pay off his debts, Charlo plans to steal the old woman's antique silver collection. But he didn't expect her to put up a fight. The following morning, Inspector Sejer is called to the scene to investigate. Harriet is dead, her silver missing, and the only clue in the apartment is an abandoned bouquet. When Charlo sees the news, he knows he should be relieved, but he's heard of Sejer's amazing record -- the detective has solved every case he's ever been assigned to. Told through the eyes of a killer, The Murder of Harriet Krohn poses the question: How far would you go to turn your life around, and could you live with yourself afterward?

Karin Fossum debuterte med dikt, i 2013 kom diktsamlingen «Natten er et annet land». «Vi som er døde» skildrer livskampen og reflekterer over de forskjellige utgangspunktene som blir et menneske til del. I titteldiktet følges vi helt fram til etter døden. /Men den svarte natta er vår/Da veier vi ingenting/Da stiger vi opp/fra graven,/flakker omkring i mørket /og blinker som kornmo /over åkrene.

But the police are catching up with him, and Inspector Konrad Sejer has never lost a case yet. Told through the eyes of a killer, The Murder of Harriet Krohn poses the question: how far would you go to turn your life around, and could you live with yourself afterwards?

"One of the standouts of the Nordic thriller boom." --New York Magazine Riktor doesn't like the way the policeman storms into his home without even knocking. He doesn't like the arrogant way he walks around the house, taking note of its contents. The policeman doesn't bother to explain why he's there, and Riktor is too afraid to ask. He knows he's guilty of a terrible crime and he's sure the policeman has found him out. But when the policeman finally does arrest him, it's for something totally unexpected. Riktor doesn't have a clear conscience, but the crime he's being accused of is one he certainly didn't commit. Imprisoned and desperate to break out, he fights to clear his name without further incriminating himself, in a gripping standalone novel from "a truly great writer" (Jo Nesb ).

The debut mystery novel in the Inspector Sejer Series from Norway's award-winning author of Hell Fire and The Whisperer. Eva Magnus and her daughter are out walking by the river when they make a grisly discovery: a man's body floating on the water's surface. Eva goes to call the police, but when she reaches the phone, she dials another number altogether for her own reasons. But when the police find the body anyway, Inspector Sejer and his team quickly determine that the man, Egil, died from a violent attack. But Egil himself had been missing for months, and the trail to his killer is all but vanished. It's just as puzzling as another unsolved case on Sejer's desk: the murder of a prostitute, found dead just before Egil went missing. And as Sejer tries to piece together these two impossible cases, it soon appears that the two murders are connected. And if the Inspector can't figure out the culprit behind the crimes, someone else is going to pay with their life. "No one can thoroughly chill the blood the way Karin Fossum can." --Los Angeles Times

Riktor doesn't like the way the policeman comes straight into the house without knocking. He doesn't like the arrogant way he observes his home. The policeman doesn't tell him why he's there, and Riktor doesn't ask. Riktor doesn't have a clear conscience, but this is a crime he certainly didn't commit.

Konrad Sejer er tilbage! I Carmen Zita og døden er han yderst nærværende, ikke bare som den sindige og let melankolske efterforsker, men også som mennesket Konrad Sejer, som har sit at slås med. Helbredet er ikke, hvad det har været, og på væggen i stuen hænger billedet af hans elskede Elise, som han hver dag deler tanker med, og hunden Frank Robert, en kinesisk Shar-Pei, er altid ved hans side. Og hver aften afsluttes som vanlig med en whiskysjus og en enkelt cigaret. Denne gang løber Sejer ind i en sag, som ved første øjekast kunne ligne en ulykke. Det er kollegaen Jacob Skarre, som er først på åstedet. En lille dreng bliver fundet druknet i en sø kun få meter fra huset, hvor han boede sammen med forældrene. Faren opholdt sig i kælderen. Moren var ved at ordne vasketøj ude på badeværelset. Et øjebliks uopmærksomhed og det værst tænkelige er sket. Moren fandt ham inde ved bådebroen. De unge forældre er sønderknuste. Det er uklart, hvordan han havnede i vandet. Han kan selv være gået ud i søen. Eller var det alligevel ikke sådan, det skete? Skarre undrer sig; der er noget med den unge mor, og han lufter sine anelser for Sejer. Efterforskningen bliver sat i gang, og den unge mor, Carmen, viser sig at være noget for sig selv. Selvoptaget, forkælet og pyntesyg. Det handler om det, der kaldes pludselig uventet død hos spædbarn, hvor man ikke finder nogen sikker dødsårsag. I sådanne sager findes der ofte hverken tekniske beviser eller andre vidner end forældrene, hvorfor sagerne bliver arkiveret som netop det. Tragiske ulykker. Selv om meget tyder på at mørketallene er store, og at disse statistikker skjuler de værst tænkelige forbrydelser. Roman har alt hvad man forventer sig af en krimi fra Karin Fossum; en frygtelig ulykke, gode og spændende portrætter af de involverede, et godt politiarbejde med en uventet udvikling.

Errki's doctor refuses to believe that he could have committed such an horrific act and, for the first time since his wife's death, Inspector Sejer finds himself intrigued by another woman. The second novel in the Inspector Sejer series displays all of Karin Fossum's acclaimed plotting and characterisation.

Gunder Jomann, a quiet, middle-aged man from a peaceful Norwegian community, thinks his life has been made complete when he returns from a trip to India a married man.

As the suspense builds, and the list of suspects grows, Sejer's determination to discover the truth leads him to peel away layer upon layer of distrust and lies in this tiny community where apparently normal family ties hide dark secrets.

Andreas's disappearance is a mystery to all, including his inseparable friend Zipp. 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.

Nine-year-old Ida Joner gets on her brand-new bike and sets off to buy sweets. As the family being to search for Ida, Helga's worst nightmare becomes reality. As the police are called in, hundreds of volunteers comb the neighbourhood, but there are no traces of the little girl, or her bike.

Konrad Sejer er tilbake! I "Carmen Zita og døden" er han høyst nærværende, ikke bare som den sindige og skarpe etterforskeren, men også som mennesket Konrad Sejer som har sitt å slite med. Men på stueveggen henger bildet av hans elskede Elise som han hver dag deler noen tanker med, og hunden Frank Robert, en kinesisk Shar-Pei, er alltid ved hans side. Og hver kveld avsluttes som alltid med en tynn whisky og en enslig sigarett. Denne gang er det Skarre som er først på åstedet. Et lite barn har druknet i en dam. Et ubevoktet øyeblikk og så har det det aller verste skjedd. De unge foreldrene er sønderknuste, og alt ser ut til å være et uhell. Men Skarre stusser, det er noe med den unge moren, og han lufter sine anelser for Sejer. Etterforskning blir satt i gang som alltid ved brå død, og den unge moren, Carmen, viser seg å være noe for seg selv. Selvopptatt, grunn, forkjælet og pyntesyk. Denne romanen har alt man forventer av en krim fra Karin Fossum; en fryktelig ulykke, gode og spennende portretter av de innvolverte, et godt politiarbeid med en uventet utvikling. Og som vanlig er det litteratur på et høyt nivå.

"Pranks can have lethal consequences, even when they seem harmless to start with . . . A poison bonbon that ranks with the best of Ruth Rendell."--Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly One mild summer evening, a young couple are enjoying dinner while their daughter sleeps peacefully in her stroller under a tree. When her mother steps outside she is stunned: the child is covered in blood. Inspector Sejer is called to the hospital to meet the family. Mercifully, the child is unharmed, but the parents are deeply shaken, and Sejer spends the evening trying to understand why anyone would carry out such a sinister prank. Then, just before midnight, somebody rings his doorbell. No one is at the door, but the caller has left a small gray envelope on Sejer's mat. From his living room window, the inspector watches a figure disappear into the darkness. Inside the envelope Sejer finds a postcard bearing a short message: Hell begins now. "No one can thoroughly chill the blood the way Karin Fossum can . . . will put you away, no questions asked."--Los Angeles Times

Instead she phones her father, and makes no mention of her discovery. When the body is eventually found, it soon becomes clear to Inspector Sejer and his team that this was no accidental drowning â?? the man was the victim of a very violent killer.

One summer evening Lily and her husband are enjoying a meal while their baby daughter sleeps peacefully in her pram in the garden. But then Lily steps outside to find her baby soaked in blood. The distraught parents rush to the hospital where they discover that she is unharmed - the blood isn't hers.

A woman wakes one night to find that a strange man has walked into her bedroom. She lies there in terrified silence unable to move. The woman is an author and the man one of her prospective characters. So desperate is he to have his story told that he has resorted to breaking in to her house to make her tell it.

Ikke mange kriminalforfattere synes at have så uhindret adgang til menneskets sorte sider som norske Karin Fossum. Det beviser hun igen i "Jeg kan se i mørke", som er beretningen om den mandlige sygeplejer Riktor, der arbejder på et plejehjem. Udadtil er han en pligtopfyldende, høflig person, som ingen kan sætte en finger på, selv om han er lidt "sær". Men indadtil er han plejeren fra Helvede. Riktor følger altid sine laveste instinkter, og han føler sig i sin gode ret til at gøre det. Derfor piner han sine patinter, som er for gamle og senile til at afsløre ham: Han river dem i håret, skyller deres medicin ud i lokum, fortæller dem, at de skal dø. Men Riktor vil egentlig gerne ud af sin ensomhed. Derfor slutter han et mærkeligt venskab med den stærkt alkoholiserede Arnfinn, som han møder i en park. En dag ser Riktor Arnfinn stjæle penge fra Riktors pung. Uden at tøve slår han ham ihjel med en hammer og begraver ham under en rododendronbusk i baghaven. Få dage efter dukker politiet op. Men det er ikke Arnfinn, de leder efter. De anklager Riktor for et mord på en patient på plejehjemmet - et mord, han imidlertid ikke har begået. Karin Fossum er en mester i at beskrive gråzonerne i menneskesindet - også i læserens. For har Riktor egentlig ikke fortjent at blive dømt, ligegyldigt for hvad?