The Water's Edge - Couverture rigide

Fossum, Karin

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0151014213 ISBN 13 : 9780151014217

Editeur : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009

Synopsis

Amarried couple, Reinhardt and Kristine Ris, are out for a Sunday walk when they discover the body of a boy and see the figure of a man limping away. They alert the police, but not before Reinhardt, to Kristine’s horror, kneels down and takes photographs of the dead child with his cell phone. Inspectors Konrad Sejer and Jakob Skarre begin to make inquiries in the little town of Solberglia. But then another boy disappears, and an explanation seems more remote than ever. Meanwhile, the Ris’s marriage starts to unravel as Reinhardt becomes obsessed with the tragic events and his own part in them.

A riveting portrayal of a community—its insiders, its outsiders, its fissures, and its secrets—from Norway’s "Queen of Crime," Karin Fossum.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

'A chilling story of small-town obsession and death' Seattle Times 'Absorbing...terrifying' Washington Post

'It's difficult to out-creep Karin Fossum' Time Out

A middle-aged couple out walking in the woods discover the body of a half-naked boy. To Kristine's horror her husband, Reinhardt, begins to take photographs of the body 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, nor can he uncover the identity of 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.

'An exceptionally fine story, Fossum's real narrative appeal, readily apparent in Charlotte Barslund's translation, rests on her ability to see the humanity in even the most wretched soul' New York Times

'If you're in search of an antidote to the in-your-face energy of American crime fiction, this quiet, slender, bracingly bleak tale could well be it' Sunday Times

Revue de presse

PRAISE FOR KARIN FOSSUM

"With sharp psychological insight and a fine grasp on police procedure, Fossum is easily one of the best new imports the genre has to offer."—The Baltimore Sun

"In spare, incisive prose, Fossum turns a conventional police procedural into a sensitive examination of troubled minds and a disturbing look at the way society views them . . . A superb writer of psychological suspense."—The New York Times

“The Story The latest novel from Norwegian author Fossum to feature Inspector Sejer begins when a couple out on a Sunday hike discover the body of a child. TV Pitch Imagine the shambling, gray-haired, unflappable Sejer as the Norwegian Columbo. Lowdown Foosum's concise, elegant writing perfectly captures the panic of a small town gripped by a heinous crime." -- Entertainment Weekly

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0151014213
• ISBN 13: 9780151014217
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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