# Don't Look Back - Paperback

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by **Karin Fossum** (Author)

**_Don't Look Back_ is the second novel in _Los Angeles Times_ Book Prize-winning author Karin Fossum's Inspector Sejer mystery series.**  
  
**"Sejer belongs alongside the likes of Adam Dalgliesh and Inspector Morse--a gifted detective and troubled man."--_Boston Globe_**  
  
At the foot of the imposing Kollen Mountain lies a small, idyllic village, where neighbors know neighbors and children play happily in the streets. But when the body of a teenage girl is found by the lake at the mountaintop, the town's tranquility is shattered forever.  
  
Annie was strong, intelligent, and loved by everyone. What went so terribly wrong? Doggedly, yet subtly, Inspector Sejer uncovers layer upon layer of distrust and lies beneath the town's seemingly perfect façade.  
  
"Psychologically astute, subtly horrifying."--_New York Times Book Review_  
  
"Build\[s\] to a heart-stopping conclusion."--_Entertainment Weekly_  
  
  

### Front Jacket

In her novels, Norway's Queen of Crime, Karin Fossum evokes a world that is terrifyingly familiar. In Don't Look Back, we are introduced to the tough, ethical Inspector Sejer.

### Back Jacket

Sejer belongs alongside the likes of Adam Dalgliesh and Inspector Morse - a gifted detective and troubled man. -- _The Boston Globe_  
At the foot of the Kollen Mountain lies an idyllic Norwegian village, where neighbors know neighbors and children play happily in the streets. But when the naked body of a teenage girl is found by the lake, the town's tranquility is shattered forever. Annie was strong, intelligent, and loved by everyone. What went so terribly wrong?  
Inspector Sejer is called to investigate. Doggedly, yet subtly, he uncovers layer upon layer of distrust and lies beneath the seemingly perfect facade.  
"Relentlessly gripping." --_Los Angeles Times_  
"Fossum's novels starring Inspector Konrad Sejer have been critically acclaimed throughout Europe, and it's easy to see why." --_The Washington Post Book World_  
"Build\[s\] to a heart-stopping conclusion." --_Entertainment Weekly_  
**Karin Fossum** is the author of many novels and two collections of short stories. Her crime novels featuring Inspector Sejer have been widely acclaimed in Europe and translated into sixteen languages. She lives in Oslo.

**Number of Pages:** 312

**Dimensions:** 0.92 x 8.14 x 5.5 IN

**Publication Date:** June 01, 2005

## Details

- **Price:** 25.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Price Written on Book, Suspense, Thrillers

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