The Murder of Harriet Krohn
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3.3 • 6 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Charlo Torp has problems.
He’s grieving for his late wife, he’s lost his job, and gambling debts have alienated him from his teenage daughter. Desperate, his solution is to rob an elderly woman of her money and silverware. But Harriet Krohn fights back, and Charlo loses control.
Wracked with guilt, Charlo attempts to rebuild his life. But the police are catching up with him, and Inspector Konrad Sejer has never lost a case yet.
Told through the eyes of a killer, The Murder of Harriet Krohn poses the question: how far would you go to turn your life around, and could you live with yourself afterwards?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fossum's superior seventh Insp. Konrad Sejer novel, the 10th book in the series to be released in the U.S. (after 2013's Eva's Eye), puts a modern spin on Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment. Widower Charlo Olav Torp's robbery and murder of elderly Harriet Krohn allows him to pay off his debts and reconnect with his estranged 16-year-old daughter, Julie. He even buys Julie the horse she has always wanted. But this fresh start comes with a price. His every moment is clouded by guilt over his actions and the fear that he'll be caught, but he's also proud that he's committed the perfect murder. Months go by until Sejer, who has never had an unsolved case, targets Charlo by building on the one small piece of forgotten evidence at the crime scene. Series fans and newcomers alike will savor this insightful character study of a man on the edge with little regard to how his actions affect others.
Customer Reviews
Boring
I have read a number of the earlier Karin Fossum books and have found them readable. This book tested my patience. You know who committed the murder early on in the book. So definitely not a “who dun-nit”. The reader is then subjected to inane details about the killers life for the rest of the book. Very easy skim read and not miss anything. Not sure if I will complete the series now.