Eva’s Eye
Eva’s Eye by Karin Fossum, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2013, is the first edition of this mystery novel available in English. The story follows Eva Magnus, a struggling artist and divorced mother, who discovers a man’s body floating in a river while out with her daughter, Emma. Instead of calling the police, Eva makes a different call, setting off a chain of events that intertwines her life with the investigation led by Inspector Sejer, who is tasked with solving the violent death of the man, Egil, as well as another unsolved murder.
Readers will find a complex narrative that delves into the intricacies of crime and investigation. As Inspector Sejer works to connect the dots between Egil’s death and the murder of a prostitute, the story unfolds with layers of mystery and tension. This edition, comprising 292 pages, offers a compelling introduction to Fossum’s iconic detective, exploring themes of crime and the psychological impacts of violence. Translated from Norwegian by James Anderson, Eva’s Eye presents a thought-provoking exploration of human nature and the darker sides of society.
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The original Inspector Sejer mystery available for the first time in English.
Eva Magnus is a struggling artist and the divorced mother of a seven-year-old child, Emma. One afternoon she and Emma are walking by the river when an unknown man’s body floats to the surface of the icy water. She tells her daughter to wait patiently while she calls the police, but when she reaches the phone box Eva dials another number altogether.
Once the police discover the body, it doesn’t take long for Inspector Sejer and his team to determine that the man, Egil, died in a violent attack. But Egil has been missing for months and the trail to his killer has gone cold. It’s as puzzling as another unsolved case on Sejer’s desk: the murder of a prostitute who was found dead just three days before Egil went missing.
Sejer sets to work piecing together the fragments of these two impossible cases; soon enough he realizes that they might not be as separate as they had seemed. Gripping and thought-provoking, Eva’s Eye is Karin Fossum’s first novel featuring the iconic Inspector Sejer.
Translated from the Norwegian by James Anderson.
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