The Drowned Boy

by Karin Fossum

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Pub Date Jun 04 2015 | Archive Date Jun 05 2015

Random House UK, Vintage Publishing | Vintage Digital

General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers

Description

‘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.

‘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...

A Note From the Publisher

UK edition – available to read worldwide excluding US and PH.

Advance Praise

Fossum shows us how the crime novel can be more than sheer entertainment… Well-written and gripping - Dagbladet

Karin Fossum is among our foremost authors, regardless of genre. This because of her unique ability to create real people and her deep understanding of the human soul. She has always mastered this, but never better than in The Drowned Boy - Drammens Tidende

Among Fossum’s finest novels…a strong literary quality and quivering suspense - Dagsavisen

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‘A superb writer of psychological suspense’ - New York Times. What makes Karin special is the way she builds the tension: in small steps, an ordinary life can lead to the stuff of nightmare

'A truly great writer and explorer of the human mind' - Jo Nesbo. A star of the 'domestic crime' genre: fans include Ruth Rendell, Colin Dexter, Donna Leon and Val McDermid

Classic Fossum: a shocking family tragedy, solid police work and a surprising turn of events