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He Who Fears the Wolf (Paperback)

by Karin Fossum (Author), Felicity David (Translator)

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Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: Mariner Books; Reprint edition (Jun 5 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0156030497
ISBN-13: 978-0156030496
Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.5 x 2.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 205 g

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #247,963 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In Fossum's impressive psychological police procedural, her second to be published in the U.S. to feature Insp. Konrad Sejer (after 2004's Don't Look Back), a troubled youngster claims to have seen escaped mental patient Errki Johrma, a schizophrenic rumored to have left a string of corpses in his wake, in the vicinity of a brutal murder. Sejer himself becomes a crucial witness to another crime—a daylight bank robbery that turns into a hostage situation. Blaming himself for not acting on his suspicions of the man who held up the bank, Sejer races to prevent further bloodshed. The gripping plot takes another sharp turn when the possible killer—Johrma—is identified as the robber's captive. Fossum succeeds in evoking sympathy for all her characters while maintaining the conventions of the fair-play whodunit. Her detective's shy, slow courtship of the psychiatrist responsible for Johrma's care is patiently and convincingly integrated into the plot. Fossum's harrowing journey inside Johrma's warped mind elevates this above the pack and bodes well for future efforts. (July 6)
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David Rintoul keeps listeners hooked on this second of Fossum's Norwegian crime novels to be translated into English. Inspector Sejer investigates two misdeeds, a bank robbery and the murder of a forest-dwelling old woman, when the two co-mingle. Each of the characters is a distinct individual in Rintoul's reading; he offers believable renderings of men, women, and even children. He is particularly adept at conveying various emotions in a moving, involving way that doesn't overdo. We are led, almost unknowingly, into the center of a psychological drama that grips us to the end. R.E.K. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Too Much Coincidence, Not Enough Sejer, Mar 12 2004

By	A. Ross (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: He Who Fears the Wolf: An Inspector Sejer Mystery (Paperback)

The latest Inspector Sejer novel to appear in English is just as suspenseful and moody as Don't Look Back, and yet isn't as strong. One reason for this is the relative absence of Det. Inspector Sejer and his junior partner, Skarre. The other reason is the the story is built upon the concordance of three disturbed minds and series of coincidences. It's a testament to Fossum's skill as a writer (not to mention Felicity David's translation) that the book is as gripping as it is.

The story starts off with the escape from an psychiatric asylum of Errki, a strange young man haunted by inner demons. He disappears into sparsely populated woods and is next seen at an old widow's farmstead, around the time of her murder. The woman's body and Errki's presence at the scene is reported to the local police by Kannick, a fat youth on walkabout from a nearby home for troublesome boys, who was also there. Since Errki has a history of being at the scenes of fatal accidents, he is the primary suspect for the killing. The following morning, a bank is robbed in town, and the robber and hostage disappear.

Much of the book is spent on the strange relationship between the robber and his hostage, who coincidentally turns out to be Errki (this is revealed right away to the reader). The gunman is kind of dim, and a bit of an amateur, and as they hike through the woods to escape the police dragnet, he grows increasingly pathetic. Meanwhile, Sejer and Skarre are running down leads on the widow's killing and working the bank robbery case, but they don't get nearly as many pages as might be desired-and are relegated to supporting cast status. When they are around, they're great, as Sejer struggles with his own widower status and a potential romantic interest emerges.

It's a little hard to critique the book further without revealing some of the further coincidences and how vital they are to the plot, so I'll leave it by noting that while Don't Look Back always felt real, this book requires much more suspension of disbelief. It's shame that Fossum decided to dovetail all the plotlines, although it's too her credit that it works as well as it does. I'll look forward to the next two Sejer books: When The Devil Holds the Candle, and Beloved Poona.

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