Product Description
The Drowned Boy
Author: Karin Fossum
Format: Paperback
The Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year 2016
'He'd just learnt to walk,' she said. 'He was sitting playing on his blanket, then all of a sudden he was gone.'
A 16-month-old boy is found drowned in a pond right by his home. Chief Inspector Sejer is called to the scene as there is something troubling about the mother's story. As even her own family turns against her, Sejer is determined to get to the truth.
About the Author
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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