Hell Fire, Karin Fossum
Hell Fire, Karin Fossum
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Hell Fire

Author: Karin Fossum

Narrator: David Rintoul

Unabridged: 7 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/31/2023


Synopsis

"A truly great writer and explorer of the human mind." —Jo Nesbø

"What grips readers is the enormous amount of emotion [Fossum] works up as we get closer and closer to reliving the murderous event in question . . . Hell Fire is close to heartbreaking, and there are not many novels, thrillers or otherwise, you can say that about." —Los Angeles Times

A gruesome tableau awaits Inspector Konrad Sejer in the oppressive summer heat: a woman and a young boy lay dead in a pool of blood near a dank trailer. The motivation behind the deaths of Bonnie Hayden and her five-year-old son, Simon, is mysterious—there is no sign of robbery. Who would brutally stab a defenseless woman and her child? In a parallel story, another mother, Mass Malthe, navigates life with her adult son, Eddie. It's a relationship some would call too close, since Eddie's father, a man he obsesses over, abandoned them many years ago. As Sejer searches for the truth behind the seemingly senseless killings, Hell Fire deftly probes why we lie to those closest to us, and what drives people to commit the most horrific of crimes.

About Karin Fossum

Karin Fossum is the author of many novels and two collections of short stories. Her crime novels featuring Inspector Sejer have been translated into sixteen languages.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marjolein (UrlPhantomhive) on September 19, 2015

3.5 Stars Read all my reviews on [URL not allowed] And the award for most confusing book titles goes to - you may have guessed-: Vivian Apple Versus America. I definitely was confused because the American and UK names for this duology are completely different from each other and it......more

Goodreads review by Trisha on June 08, 2016

"just because we're not as loud doesn't mean that we're alone." I love Vivian Apple. Completely selfless and reckless, she and Harp are off again to try to figure out what's going on with the Church of America, the rapture and what has happened to Peter. I love that this idea - this new church and rap......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on August 02, 2015

This review was originally posted on It Starts at Midnight Confession time! I was expecting to not like this book. Is that bad? That's probably bad. I mean, I didn't love the first one, but I was curious and needed to know how it ended so... you understand. But guess what? I really liked it! See, my......more

Goodreads review by Marcia on May 31, 2015

I kept putting this book down as I neared the end because I didn't want it to be over. I know Katie Coyle is busy making a new human being but I really hope she's also busy writing the third Vivian Apple.......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on March 16, 2020

I!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!! VIVIAN!!!!!!!!!!! APPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! reread edit: was this the right to reread this series? maybe not! maybe it's a little too close to home right now! it's still very very good and holds up tho!!!!......more