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The brand new psychological crime novel in the award-winning Inspector Sejer series, books beloved for their deep insight into the human mind A mother and child are found dead in an old caravan on a remote piece of land. There is a bloody footprint at the scene. Meanwhile, another mother confesses to her son that he is adopted. The man who abandoned them, now the focus of the boy's obsession, is not his real father. Chief Inspector Sejer is tasked with investigating the murder - and soon receives important information about the two families...

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There's always something dark hovering on the edge of the page, something about getting what you wish for and the crushing irony when that gift proves your undoing New York Times Book Review Superb... less a police procedural than a portrait of a society in crisis... the slow, deliberate revelation of the story behind the crime is dramatic and heartbreaking Publishers Weekly Fossum traces the parallels between the mothers and sons so patiently, precisely, and compassionately that even fans who know all too well what's bound to happen when their paths converge will be shocked into fresh grief themselves Kirkus Reviews One of Karin Fossum's best crime stories... Fossum expertly captures the nuances of everyday life and the way in which people struggle to make sense of life... Karin Fossum is in a class of her own as a crime writer Dagsavisen, Norway The opening scene showcases Fossum at her best - the dank camper van, the heat and the brutal murders. The detailed, subdued tone; the grotesque in the middle of the everyday Dagbladet, Norway

A contemporary Patricia Highsmith Irish Times Fossum writes humane thrillers which perturb and chill Observer Fossum's intelligence compassion...is not often found in the pages of crime fiction -- Donna Leon Sunday Times A superb writer of psychological suspense New York Times There's always something dark hovering on the edge of the page, something about getting what you wish for and the crushing irony when that gift proves your undoing New York Times Book Review

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Karin Fossum's critically acclaimed novels have won numerous prizes. She is two-time winner of the prestigious Riverton Award and has also won the Glass Key Award for the best Nordic crime novel, an honour shared with Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo, as well as the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Her highly acclaimed Inspector Sejer series has been published in more than forty countries.

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