When Inspector Konrad Sejer leaves home for the police station, he has no way of knowing that the two cases that will soon take over his life are developing while he walks along the downtown streets toward his desk. Already, a troubled young boy has rushed into another station to report the discovery of the body of an elderly murder victim and to say that he spotted an escaped mental patient on the property. And because he fails to follow his hunch about a suspicious looking man walking toward him and the bank that is just opening for business, Sejer narrowly misses stopping the bank robbery that he almost witnesses with his own eyes.
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Sunday, September 16, 2007
He Who Fears the Wolf
My reading has taken an unexpected (for me) twist in the last three weeks considering that I was completely unaware of Karin Fossum’s existence until mid-August. About that time, I read a review of the latest of her books to be published in the U.S. , The Indian Bride, and was intrigued enough by the review to grab a copy of the book from my local library that same week. Now, just three weeks later, I’ve read all four the Fossum books that are available in this country, and I can’t wait for others to arrive.
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What's the first book in this series? I would like to read all the books, but I hate to start in the middle of a series. TIA.
ReplyDeleteSusan, I've tried to figure that out without much success. There have been only four published in the U.S. but I think there are something like seven in the series (I may be wrong about that recollection). The Indian Bride is the latest one published here, but it was the first that I read. I think that Don't Look Back was the first one published here, followed by He Who Fears the Wolf and When the Devil Holds the Candle.
ReplyDeleteI'm like you and much prefer to read a series in order...I was way off this time.
LOL - I may just have to read the series out of order then *gasp*
ReplyDeleteThere's not a whole lot of real continuity in the books, Susan, so it didn't bother me too much. But I never do it this way by choice...
ReplyDelete-Don't Look Back
ReplyDelete-He Who Fears the Wolf
-When the Devil Holds the Candle
-Indian Bride..aka..Calling out to you
-Black Seconds
Found this order on an author site so hope it helps.
I don't usually do well reading translated novels but this series seems worth trying and luckily my library has all. I will add Fossum to my reading list.
Thanks, Elizabeth. This series sounds so good, Sam, I'm definitely going to check it out.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it great to discover a new series? It's my favorite, even above just discovering a new author you love who doesn't have a series.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info on that new title, Elizabeth. Did her website say if it's been published in the U.S. yet?
ReplyDeleteSusan - I hope that you enjoy the series as much as I did.
ReplyDeleteDewey - I don't know what it is about series, but I can become instantly hooked on them. I think that series appeal to the same part of my personality that "collecting" appeals to...it's almost like completing a collection when you read all the books in a series. Weird, I know.
Sounds fascinating! Darnit, too many books on that ever-blossoming wishlist...
ReplyDeleteI was just going by my Canadian info. We are lucky that we can often get the British additions and don't have to wait for USA publication.
ReplyDeleteThe best of both worlds. *grin*
It's kind of a nice "problem" to have though, isn't it, Heather? :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's what I was afraid of, Elizabeth. I'll have to keep my eyes open here, hoping that it shows up soon.
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