by Karin Fossum
bookshelves: spring-2010, mystery-thriller, published-1996 Read from March 07 to 10, 2010 Opening: Ragnhild opened the door cautiously and peered out.Solid and engrossing. Don't Look Back heralds the arrival of an exotic new crime series featuring Inspector Sejer, a smart and enigmatic hero, ...
DONT LOOK BACK by Karin Fossum is the second book in the series featuring Inspector Konrad Sejer of Oslo, Norway. Although this happened to be the first book to be translated into English.The book opens with an ongoing search for a missing 6 year old girl called Ragnhild, which later develops into a...
The Book Report: Herein we're introduced to Inspector Konrad Sejer, homicide detective in a Norwegian city, as he solves the murder of the popular, universally beloved young athlete and all-around good girl Annie Holland. Sejer can't crack the shell of acclaim and plaudits that surround the dead gir...
Karin Fossum's English debut features older, widowed Inspector Konrad Sejer who is trying to solve a murder that took place in a small Norwegian village. Very well done police procedural. Sucked me in from the first page. Great plot, suspense, and characters. Will definitely continue on with the...
I plan on giving all of my Karin Fossum reviews the same statement because I don't even want the hint of a spoiler on this woman's fantastic work. Fossum's writing gave me my love of Scandanavian mystery writers and I seek those writings out. Hands down,though, Fossum's work is the best nordic noir ...
Ragnhild opened the door cautiously and peered out.Solid and engrossing.
"Don't Look Back" is a well plotted, expertly populated, and cleverly (almost tragically) bookended mystery that introduces Inspector Konrad Sejer and his assistant Jacob Skarre. Fossum elevates her novels above the norm by showing the missteps in police work as much as the achievements; it's a won...
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