The Water's Edge

The Water's Edge (2007) by Karin Fossum. A child killer is on the loose, and Inspector Sejer is on the case. Fossum lives in Norway, and her book is set in Norway. It was translated into English in 2009, and the translation is in places rather clumsy. But the story carries its force regardless -- a couple out for a walk discover the body of a young boy in the woods, after encountering a man who looks like Hans Christian Anderson and who walks with a limp. The male half of the couple becomes obsessed with the crime, even as his wife grows more estranged from him. It's a quick and interesting read, enjoyable but not overlong. Grade: A-