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![]() | When the Devil Holds the Candle (2004) (The fourth 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
Genre: Mystery
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Used availability for Karin Fossum's When the Devil Holds the Candle
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Hardback Editions
June 2006 : Hardback
| Title: When the Devil Holds the Candle (Inspector Sejer Mysteries) Author(s):: Karin Fossum ISBN: 0151011885 / 9780151011889 (USA edition) Publisher: Harcourt Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
Paperback Editions
November 2013 : Paperback
| Title: When The Devil Holds The Candle (Inspector Sejer 4) Author(s):: Karin Fossum ISBN: 009956548X / 9780099565482 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
May 2007 : Paperback
| Title: When the Devil Holds the Candle (Inspector Sejer Mysteries) Author(s):: Karin Fossum ISBN: 0156032120 / 9780156032124 (USA edition) Publisher: Mariner Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
July 2005 : Paperback
| Title: When The Devil Holds The Candle (Inspector Sejer Mystery) Author(s):: Karin Fossum ISBN: 0099461129 / 9780099461128 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK Amazon |
July 2004 : Paperback
| Title: When the Devil Holds the Candle Author(s):: Karin Fossum ISBN: 1843430916 / 9781843430919 (UK edition) Publisher: The Harvill Press Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK Amazon |
Audio Editions
July 2006 : Audio CD
| Title: When the Devil Holds the Candle (Sound Library) Author(s):: Karin Fossum ISBN: 0792740610 / 9780792740612 (USA edition) Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
2005 : Audio Cassette
| Title: When the Devil Holds the Candle [Unabridged] Author(s):: Karin Fossum ISBN: 1405600020 / 9781405600026 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Audio Books Availability: Amazon UK |
Kindle Editions
September 2008 : Kindle edition
| Title: When The Devil Holds The Candle (Inspector Sejer Mystery) Author(s):: Karin Fossum ISBN: B0031RS7XG Publisher: Vintage Digital Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
June 2007 : Kindle edition
| Title: When the Devil Holds the Candle (Inspector Sejer Mysteries) Author(s):: Karin Fossum ISBN: B0054685DE Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Availability: Amazon |
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