Karin Fossum

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Karin Fossum (born November 6, 1954, Sandefjord) is a Norwegian author of crime fiction, often known there as the "Norwegian queen of crime". She lives in Oslo. Fossum was initially a poet, with her first collection published in 1974 when she was just 20. It won the Tarjei Vesaas' Debutant Prize. She is the author of the internationally successful Inspector Konrad Sejer series of crime novels, which have been translated into over 16 languages. She won the Glass key award for her novel Don't Look Back, which also won the Riverton Prize, and she was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger in 2005 for Calling Out For You.

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The Inspector Sejer series (also featuring Inspector Jakob Skarre):

Other novels:

  • I et annet lys (1992)
  • Søylen (1994)
  • De gales hus - The House of the Insane (1999)
  • Jonas Eckel - Jonas Ekle (2003)
  • Natt til fjerde november - The Night of November 4th (2004)
  • Noveller i utvalg
  • Broken (2006 - English translation 2008)