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title: "The Drowned Boy (Inspector Sejer Mysteries) Paperback – August 9, 2016"
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# The Drowned Boy (Inspector Sejer Mysteries) Paperback – August 9, 2016

**Brand:** karin fossum
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## Customer Reviews

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    Not Fossum's best
  

*by T***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2015*

As a longtime admirer of Karin Fossum and her Inspector Sejer detective novels, I found ,myself disappointed at the eleventh entry in the series.  In the most minimalist of all her books, a young child suffering from Downs Syndrome drowns, and what appears a horrible accident provokes the suspicions, first, of Jacob Scarre, and eventually of Sejer himself. This seems the making of a classic Fossum mystery, bur surprisingly there is a flatness and predictability to the novel, in sharp contrast to the psychological complexity and richness of the earlier books. One of the reasons for these changes is age itself. Not only is Sejer suffering from inexplicable dizzy spells, causing him to brood on his own mortality (in fact the book is filled with a variety of illnesses and afflictions), but Scarre is now a gifted investigator in his own right, and thus the former bantering and philosophical interplay of the two men has become more staid and and institutionally defined. Having worked  together for so many years, they have become legendary for their integrity and investigative abilities, but a certain nuance and vitality has been lost. I clearly have the sense that Fossum has begun to recycle old material (her second novel also featured Downs Syndrome, the death of a young child, and a mysterious drowning) and she has brought back the emphasis from the earlier books on Sejer's lonely obsession with his deceased wife.  In several later novels she had shifted this  emphasis by introducing a sensual and intelligent and provocative girl friend, who challenges Sejer and exposes some of his emotional shortcomings, but now he once again he is alone with his dog, though a new dog now, and endless meditations on his beautiful wife and their life together.  It's worth noting here that many of the most iconic Scandi mystery writers have concluded the franchise after ten novels. As the old saying goes, all good things must end.  And sadly Sejer's best days seem behind him now.  But it's been a marvelous series. And Fossum one of the best Nordic writers in this genre.

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    Disappointing
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2015*

I'm a big Karin Fossum fan, but "The Drowned Boy" is so inferior to her other books that I'm puzzled.  My best guess is that the book is a mediocre effort made even worse by a really bad translation into English.  (For example, the translator repeatedly used "cramp" for "convulsion" when describing an epileptic fit.). The writing was repetitive and clunky.  A decent editor would have compressed this into a novella or even a short story.Again I'm puzzled that this was even published given the level of Fossum's other work.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    psychological aaspects of a crime
  

*by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2015*

I've been eagerly waiting for the next Karin Fossum book with Inspector Seger. At first I thought I was not going to like it - but then... well, I read it it in one day. If you like understanding the psychology behind the crimes people do, you will love this book. If you just want action packed, this is not the book for you. It begins with the drowning death of a 16 month old boy... a boy who has Downs syndrome. It looks like an accident, however the mother seems oddly detached and so Skarre calls in Inspector Seger to get his opinion. The mother's name is CArmen and she is 19 years old.. a beautiful young girl. She cries copious amounts of tears, but then immediately gets rid of her son's belonging and is ready to get on with her life. The father, 20 years old,  is caught in grief and can barely function.A great study in the psychological aspects of a crime

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