Don't Look Back: Library Edition

from jnwelch

"There's supposed to be a sea serpent in the fjord here. It's a legend, a story from the old days. If you're out rowing and hear a splashing sound behind your boat, that's the sea serpent rising up from the depths. You should never look back, just be careful to keep on rowing. If you pretend to i...

from richardderus

The Book Report: Herein we're introduced to Inspector Konrad Sejer, homicide detective in a Norwegian city, as he solves the murder of the popular, universally beloved young athlete and all-around good girl Annie Holland. Sejer can't crack the shell of acclaim and plaudits that surround the dead ...

from DeltaQueen50

Don't Look Back by Karin Fossum is the second book in her Inspector Sejer series, although it is the first to be translated into English. Taking place in a small town in Norway, this is a case of everyone knowing both the victim, the witnesses and, perhaps even the murderer. Written in a very dif...

from vancouverdeb

Don't Look Back by Karin Fossum is a solid 4 star read. I so enjoyed the complexities and shades of gray of this thriller/ mystery. This is Karin Fossum's first book that was translated into English -and what a wonderful read! In this story we are introduced to Skarre and Sejer, the two Norwegian...

from msf59

Annie was fifteen. She was pretty, athletic and popular. No one would ever think of hurting her.. but someone did. Her body was found near a lake, shattering the tranquil setting of her sleepy hometown in Norway. Inspector Konrad Sejer, middle-aged, taciturn, is called in to investigate. Fossum i...