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I'd pretty much sworn off of detective novels, but two things made me pick up a few of Karen Fossum's crime novels: the Norwegian settings and the promise of a good psychological thriller in the tradition of Ruth Rendell or Minette Walters. In a nutshell, the books were what I'd expected. He Who Fears the Wolf was the one I liked the best of the three I read (the other were Don't Look Back and When the Devil Holds the Candle).
One thing that is quite notable about Fossum is that she gets inside ...more
One thing that is quite notable about Fossum is that she gets inside ...more
09/00/08
TITLE/AUTHOR: HE WHO FEARS THE WOLF by Karin Fossum
RATING: 4/B
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Crime Fiction/1997 Norway & 2003 English translation/387 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: #3 Inspector Konrad Sejer
TIME/PLACE: 1990's, Norway
CHARACTERS: Inspector Konrad Sejer
FIRST LINES:A dazzling ray of light slanted in through the trees.
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08/04/08 rec via pbs bookray/ring
I am so sorry for not posting sooner I finished this book awhile back (maybe in Sept?) and it got set aside. I loved it. The book ...more
TITLE/AUTHOR: HE WHO FEARS THE WOLF by Karin Fossum
RATING: 4/B
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Crime Fiction/1997 Norway & 2003 English translation/387 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: #3 Inspector Konrad Sejer
TIME/PLACE: 1990's, Norway
CHARACTERS: Inspector Konrad Sejer
FIRST LINES:A dazzling ray of light slanted in through the trees.
COMMENTS:
08/04/08 rec via pbs bookray/ring
I am so sorry for not posting sooner I finished this book awhile back (maybe in Sept?) and it got set aside. I loved it. The book ...more
An unusually interweaving story and psychological study in one - brilliantly crafted and creative.
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