Karin Fossum





Karin Fossum

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born
in Sandefjord, Norway
November 06, 1954

gender
female

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About this author

Karin Fossum is a Norwegian author of crime fiction,often known there as the "Norwegian queen of crime". She lives in Oslo. Fossum was initially a poet, with her first collection published in 1974 when she was just 20. It won the Tarjei Vesaas' Debutant Prize. She is the author of the internationally successful Inspector Konrad Sejer series of crime novels, which have been translated into over 16 languages. She won the Glass key award for her novel "Don't Look Back", which also won the Riverton Prize, and she was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger in 2005 for "Calling Out For You".

Series:
* Inspector Konrad Sejer


Average rating: 3.70 · 13,165 ratings · 1,716 reviews · 21 distinct works · Similar authors
Don't Look Back
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 3,164 ratings — published 1996 — 40 editions
The Indian Bride
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 2,087 ratings — published 2000 — 28 editions
He Who Fears the Wolf
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 1,508 ratings — published 1997 — 29 editions
Black Seconds
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 1,464 ratings — published 2002 — 22 editions
When the Devil Holds the Ca...
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3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 1,191 ratings — published 1998 — 25 editions
The Water's Edge
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3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 988 ratings — published 2007 — 24 editions
The Caller
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 900 ratings — published 2009 — 18 editions
Bad Intentions
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 672 ratings — published 2008 — 17 editions
Broken
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3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 469 ratings — published 2006 — 14 editions
de Gales Hus: Roman
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions
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“We're not really afraid to die. We're only afraid of being forgotten. We know that we'll be forgotten, and the idea is unbearable, don't you agree? As time passes we become infrequent visitors in the minds of those left behind. The ones who clear out the house & divide up the belongings. Throw away the rubbish. And forget. If we knew that every evening someone lit a candle and sat down to think – thought about is if only for a few seconds – then we could depart this earth in peace. No-one will light a candle for me. Who would do that?”
Karin Fossum

“Today everything must be easy and it mustn't take time ... ready meals. Powdered hot chocolate and instant coffee ... Living takes time. We need to give each other time.”
Karin Fossum, Broken

“If we don't believe in the Devil, we won't be able to recognize him when he suddenly shows up.”
Karin Fossum, When the Devil Holds the Candle

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