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In the Darkness
In the Darkness | Karin Fossum
Eva is walking by the river with her seven-year-old daughter when they catch sight of a man's body in the water. Eva tells her daughter to wait while she calls the police, but when she reaches the phone box she doesn't call them. 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 - the man was the victim of a very violent killer. But the trail has gone cold. Until, one night, Eva receives a phone call...
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gradcat
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Mehso-so

I can‘t say that I‘m all that impressed with this (first in a series) Inspector Sejer novel. The saving grace here is that I know (or at least reviews would seem to suggest) that the series gets better. I am looking for an author to fill the gap left by Henning Mankell (Wallander) and Jo Nesbo (Harry Hole) in my Scandinavian mystery reading.
The reveal is told by a character involved in the crime, and at length, and ad nauseam. I don‘t ⬇️

gradcat (Cont.) particularly like that device, and it could have been done better to boot. Also, for some strange reason, I kept feeling as if the time was the 1890s, instead of the 1990s...can‘t really explain that last. Anyway, I will try another in the hopes of the series improving. (edited) 5y
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BarbaraBB
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Pickpick

The first in the Inspector Sejer series. Easy read, page turning. And Nordic, always good. #sejer #nordicliterature

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Errrka24
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Still waiting...

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SarahK
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Mehso-so

The first in Fossum's Inspector Sejer series. There are definitely better ones later on.