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Drowned Boy
Drowned Boy | Karin Fossum
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A new addition to the captivating Inspector Sejer series, the first since "The Caller, "from Norway s finest crime writerCarmen and Nicolai failed to resuscitate their son, Tommy, after finding him floating in their backyardpond. When Inspector Skarre arrives on the scene, Carmen reports that Tommy, a healthy toddler with Down syndrome, wandered into the garden while Nicolai was working in the basement and she was cleaning the house. Skarre senses something is off with Carmen s story and consults his trusted colleague, the famed Inspector Sejer. An autopsy reveals Tommy s lungs to be full of soap.When Sejer and Skarre revisit the couple, Carmen, an epileptic, changes her story, confessing that she d been knocked unconscious by aseizurewhile bathing Tommy. When she came to, she found him drowned in the tub and, horrified and frightened, threw him into the pond.But Skarre and Sejer s doubtis not appeasedand the case is reopened. What more could Carmen be hiding? And what lengths will shetake to cover her guilt? As Carmen s own family starts to doubt her, Skarre and Sejer work to find the truth. "
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Pageturner1
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a sad story of how perfection is a mental illness and a baby suffers for it.
the ending was expected but left you wanting to hear more.
i will have to read some more of #karinfossum books.
#foodandlit #norway

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Pageturner1
Drowned Boy | Karin Fossum
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My Norwegian author for May. #karinfossum #norwegian #norway #foodandlit

any other suggestions?

AnneCecilie What kind of recommendations would you like? 3y
Pageturner1 @AnneCecilie any other authors from Norway 3y
SamAnne Oh! My #foodandlit choice this month is Black Seconds by her! 3y
AnneCecilie I‘m made a list a couple of weeks ago, I‘ll tag you in that. 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I've got one of her books on my list. I felt the need to try Nordic Noir. 3y
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ColleenLindsay
The Drowned Boy | Karin Fossum
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I really wanted to love this book because I've enjoyed others of Karin Fossum's. But it was an awkward read, with dreadful dialogue that I think may have been a result of bad translation. A bigger hurdle to overcome was knowing pretty much from the first chapter what would happen. There was simply no mystery in this mystery.

minkyb I understand your thoughts, but for me, I get so wrapped up in the life of the main character that l guess I have different expectations of the series. 8y
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ColleenLindsay
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A little 96 degree heat dome isn't gonna stop me from getting a giant iced cold brew and starting a new mystery for #24in48!

flyfarther79 It's 97 here but supposed to be 108 by the afternoon! Stay cool & happy reading! 8y
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