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When the Devil Holds the Candle 

 (Inspector Sejer, book 3)

by

Karin FossumWhen the Devil Holds the Candle (2004)
(The third book in the Inspector Sejer series)
A novel by Karin Fossum

 
"Marked by an intelligence and compassion not often found in the pages of crime fiction."
Donna Leon


Pulling a handbag from a pushchair handle, two teenage trouble-makers, Zipp and Andreas, unwittingly commit murder when the baby inside is thrown to the ground. Unaware of what has happened, the pair move on to their next target. Having followed home Irma, an elderly lady who lives nearby, Andreas enters her house armed, with his trusty flick-knife. Zipp waits nervously outside, but his friend never reappears. He will never see him alive again. Fossum toys with the roles of victim and killer and pens the inner monologue of her characters to chilling effect. There are no red herrings in this narrative as the crime is played out on the page, but it is the mental processes behind the murderer's sinister act that are the real pieces of this puzzle. Gradually, they fall into place as Irma and Andreas talk to each other. We are forced to question the familiar stereotypes: people are not always what they seem and it is not always bad people who do bad things. While the reader knows the truth of this crime, the police remain flummoxed. There is no reason for Sejer and his colleague Skarre to see a connection between the infant's death and the reported disappearance of a town trouble-maker.

Genre: Mystery
 
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Hardback Editions

July 2006 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0151011885Title: When the Devil Holds the Candle (Inspector Sejer Mysteries)
Author(s): Karin Fossum
ISBN: 0-15-101188-5 / 978-0-15-101188-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Paperback Editions

July 2013 : Paperback
Title: When The Devil Holds The Candle (Inspector Sejer)
Author(s): Karin Fossum
ISBN: 0-09-956548-X / 978-0-09-956548-2 (UK edition)
Publisher: Vintage
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June 2007 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B0027CSO02Title: When the Devil Holds the Candle (Inspector Sejer Mysteries)
Author(s): Karin Fossum
Publisher: Harvest Books
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June 2007 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0156032120Title: When the Devil Holds the Candle (Inspector Sejer Mysteries)
Author(s): Karin Fossum
ISBN: 0-15-603212-0 / 978-0-15-603212-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Mariner Books
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July 2005 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0099461129Title: When The Devil Holds The Candle (Inspector Sejer Mystery)
Author(s): Karin Fossum
ISBN: 0-09-946112-9 / 978-0-09-946112-8 (UK edition)
Publisher: Vintage
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July 2004 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 1843430916Title: When the Devil Holds the Candle
Author(s): Karin Fossum
ISBN: 1-84343-091-6 / 9781843430919 (UK edition)
Publisher: The Harvill Press
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Audio Editions

July 2006 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 0792740610Title: When the Devil Holds the Candle (Sound Library)
Author(s): Karin Fossum
ISBN: 0-7927-4061-0 / 978-0-7927-4061-2 (USA edition)
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks
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2005 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 1405600020Title: When the Devil Holds the Candle [Unabridged]
Author(s): Karin Fossum
ISBN: 1-4056-0002-0 / 978-1-4056-0002-6 (UK edition)
Publisher: Chivers Audio Books
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Other Editions

September 2008 : Kindle edition
Cover of ISBN: B0031RS7XGTitle: When The Devil Holds The Candle: Inspector Sejer Series, Book 3 (Inspector Sejer Mystery)
Author(s): Karin Fossum
Publisher: Vintage Digital
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