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Book SynopsisHe''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.
Trade ReviewFossum’s Inspector Sejer novels are invariably morally and psychologically complex affairs, but
The Drowned Boy might well be her crowning achievement to date -- Declan Burke * Irish Times *
Fossum’s Inspector Sejer novels are invariably morally and psychologically complex affairs, but
The Drowned Boy might well be her crowning achievement to date -- Declan Burke * Irish Times *
A simple but gripping story, balanced, believable and compassionate, about a sensitive subject -- Laura Wilson * Guardian *
Nordic noir of note * GQ *
A tightly woven tale in spare but piercing prose * Metro *
