Bibliograph

He who fears the wolf, Karin Fossum ; translated from the Norwegian by Felicity David

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He who fears the wolf, Karin Fossum ; translated from the Norwegian by Felicity David

Language

eng

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Literary Form

fiction

Main title

He who fears the wolf

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dictionaries

Oclc number

759581196

Responsibility statement

Karin Fossum ; translated from the Norwegian by Felicity David

Summary

Inspector Sejer is investigating the brutal murder of a woman who lived alone in the middle of the woods. The chief suspect is another loner, a schizophrenic recently escaped from a mental institution. The only witness is a twelve-year-old boy, overweight, obsessed with archery, and a resident at a home for delinquents. When a demented man robs a nearby bank and accidentally takes the suspect hostage, the three mistfits are drawn into an uneasy alliance. Shrewdly, patiently, Inspector Sejer confronts a case where the strangeness of the crime is matched only by the strangeness of the criminals, and where small-town prejudices warp every piece of information he tries to collect

Target audience

adult

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