Inspektor Konrad Sejer, pragmatyczny i empatyczny detektyw z Oslo, staje w obliczu mrocznych tajemnic ludzkiej psychiki oraz problemów społecznych Norwegii. Każda sprawa odsłania złożone motywacje i długo skrywane sekrety, wciągając czytelników w wir emocji i napięcia. Opowieści łączą intrygujące śledztwa z głębokimi portretami postaci, które pozostają w pamięci na długo po zakończeniu lektury.
On a cold April day, Eva Magnus and her little daughter discover a dead man floating in the river. But Eva doesn't call the police, she instead tries to block out the sight of the dead man in terror. Why? When the police find the man, who has been stabbed to death, the investigation ends up on the desk of Criminal Inspector Konrad Sejer. At the same time, he is unraveling a murder of a prostitute that happened only a few days earlier. Sejer soon sees several connections between the murders. Among other things, one name returns — Eva Magnus.
Don't Look Back heralds the arrival of an exotic new crime series featuring Inspector Sejer, a smart and enigmatic hero, tough but fair. The setting is a small, idyllic village at the foot of Norway's Kollen Mountain, where neighbors know neighbors and children play happily in the streets. But when the body of a teenage girl is found by the lake at the mountaintop, the town's tranquillity is shattered forever. Annie was strong, intelligent, and loved by everyone. What went so terribly wrong? Doggedly, yet subtly, Inspector Sejer uncovers layer upon layer of distrust and lies beneath the town's seemingly perfect facade. Critically acclaimed across Europe, Karin Fossum's Inspector Sejer novels are masterfully constructed, psychologically convincing, and compulsively readable, and are now available in the United States for the first time.
A twelve-year-old boy runs into his local police station claiming to have seen
a brutally dismembered corpse. Errki's doctor refuses to believe that he could
have committed such an horrific act and, for the first time since his wife's
death, Inspector Sejer finds himself intrigued by another woman.
Andreas's disappearance is a mystery to all, including his inseparable friend
Zipp. But as much as the police question him, its not easy for Zipp to come
forward with details of the last time he saw his friend: following an old
woman into her home, brandishing his knife. Zipp waited anxiously outside but
Andreas failed to reappear.
Inspector Sejer investigates a series of chilling murders that disrupt the peace of a once idyllic town. As he delves deeper into the case, he uncovers the dark secrets and hidden tensions among the townspeople, revealing how easily a good community can descend into chaos. The novel masterfully explores themes of morality and the fragility of human nature against a backdrop of suspense and intrigue.
Czarne sekundy to kolejny na polskim rynku i długo wyczekiwany tom przyg�d
inspektora Sejera, autorstwa Karin Fossum, jednej z najpopularniejszych
autorek kryminał�w na świecie, nazywanej norweską kr�lową zbrodni.Seria o
przygodach inspektora Sejera wydawana jest w kilkunastu krajach i od lat
uznawana za jedną z najciekawszych serii kryminalnych. To pozycja obowiązkowa
dla wszystkich miłośnik�w kryminału.Nie tylko skandynawskiego. Ida Joner
jedzie swoim nowiutkim rowerem kupić słodycze. Sympatyczna, szczęśliwa
dziewczynka niedługo będzie świętować dziesiąte urodziny.
Zab�jstwo Harriet KrohnAutorka stawia pytanie: jak daleko można się posunąć,
aby zmienić swoje życie i jak można dalej żyć z brzemieniem popełnionej
zbrodni. To pozycja obowiązkowa dla wszystkich miłośnik�w kryminału. Nie tylko
skandynawskiego!Mroczny i intensywny portret mordercy nakreślony niezwykle
analitycznym pi�rem norweskiej kr�lowej zbrodni. Bezrobotny Charles Olav Torp,
Charlo, jest winny swemu dawnemu koledze 200 000 koron. Nie ma też dobrego
kontaktu ze swoją ukochaną c�rką, Julie. Problemy trzeba jednak
rozwiązywać.Aby zwr�cić sw�j dług i spełnić wielkie marzenie c�rki, Charlo
popełnia okrutne morderstwo. Jego życie zmienia się na lepsze, a przyszłość
wyglądałaby obiecująco, gdyby nie istniał Konrad Sejer.
Charles Olav Torp konnte es selbst nicht begreifen: Harriet Krohn lag vor ihm auf dem Boden ihrer Wohnung, tot. Im Grunde war es ihre eigene Schuld, sie hätte nur stillhalten müssen. Wenn das hier alles gutgehen sollte, durfte Torp jetzt keine Fehler mehr machen … Karin Fossum, eine der erfolgreichsten skandinavischen Krimiautorinnen, präsentiert einen neuen Fall für Kommissar Sejer – eine abgründige Geschichte von Schuld und Sühne und das Porträt eines beunruhigend alltäglichen Mörders zugleich.
A couple out walking in the woods discover the dead body of a half-naked boy. To Kristine's horror her husband begins to take photographs of the corpse on his mobile phone, but this proves only the beginning of his obsession with the case. Inspector Sejer is called to the scene but he can find no immediate cause of death. And who was the agitated man the couple saw moments before their discovery? Then, a second boy goes missing, and the once peaceful community is left deeply shaken. Is there a killer within their midst?
Fossum's work delves into the intricacies of fractured lives, blending a deep emotional resonance with poetic language. The narrative captures the essence of human vulnerability and the complexities of personal struggles, offering readers a poignant exploration of resilience and despair. Through vivid storytelling, the author invites reflection on the impact of trauma and the search for healing.
Inspector Sejer investigates the delivery of a threatening postcard that coincides with the discovery of a child who was found covered in blood but unharmed in her stroller.
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...
In this tense and twisty latest from Norway’s maven of crime, time shifts between Inspector Sejer’s interrogation of the accused Ragna Reigel and the shocking events that led up to her arrest. How did this lonely, quiet woman come to kill a man—or did she? How did a lonely, quiet woman come to kill a man—or did she? Ragna Riegel is a soft-spoken woman of routines. She must have order in her life, and she does, until one day she finds a letter in her mailbox with her name on the envelope and a clear threat written in block capitals on the sheet inside. With the arrival of the letter, and eventually others like it, Ragna’s carefully constructed life begins to unravel into a nightmare—threatened by an unknown enemy, paranoid and unable to sleep, her isolation becomes all the more extreme. Ragna’s distress does culminate in a death, but she is the perpetrator rather than the victim.The Whisperer shifts between Inspector Sejer’s interrogation of Ragna and the shocking events that led up to her arrest. Sejer thinks it is an open-and-shut case, but is it? Compelling and unnerving, The Whisperer probes plausible madness in everyday life and asks us to question assumptions even in its final moments.
