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Black Seconds, by Karin FossumIn 2002 Karin Fossum published her sixth Sejer novel, Black Seconds in Norwegian. The plot in this book revolves around a child, Ida Joner, that disappears. She rides out on her yellow bike to buy some sweets. When she has still not returned 35 minutes after she should have, her mother, Helga, starts to worry. She also starts The next day a local search is organized, but without result. Ida Joner and her yellow bicycle seem to have vanished into thin air in the course of a few Black Seconds. As the relatives reach their breaking points and the media frenzy begins, Inspector Konrad Sejer is calm and reassuring. On the outside, at least. But privately he finds the case puzzling. Usually missing children are found within forty-eight hours. Ida Joner seems to have vanished without a trace. Eventually, all he has to go on is a comment he feels may be significant. Black Seconds is the most traditional police procedural Karin Fossum has produced so far. And a very good police procedural. The clues that Inspector Sejer have to work with are few. Everything little thing is investigated, a lot of footwork is done, and eventually more is learned, and bits fitted toghether. Black Seconds deals with a crime that could happen anywhere. Karin Fossum, as often, tells a story of unfortunate confluences of events, accidental occurrences, and opportunities. The path is rich with scenes, characters, and explorations of how people think, and why they make the choices they do. Even so, nothing is certain, the characters are as large as life, and the scenarios very believable. Black Seconds is a powerful, impressive, probing and intriguing novel, almost as good as Calling out for You. Go get it - you will be thrilled! Next Karin Fossum page Back to the top |
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houses and play unafraid in the streets. Yet the search for her reveals the naked body of a well-liked local schoolgirl. Why would anyone want to murder Annie Holland? The investigation is in the hands of Inspector Konrad Sejer and his young colleague Jacob Skarre.
her body lying across the steps of her small home. And there is a witness, an overweight boy who lives in a group home, Kannick Snellingen. Kannick hastily informs local law enforcement, and Chief Inspector Konrad Sejer is called to investigate the crime but gets sidetracked by a bank robbery/hostage situation that occurs moments after Sejer notices a suspicious character entering the bank.
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Zipp and Andreas are intent on committing still another. They follow an elderly woman, Irma Funder, home, and Andreas enters her house with his ever-reliable switchblade. Andreas views Irma as an easy to handle victim. Motionless in the dark, Zipp waits for his friend to come out. However, he will never see him alive again.
phoning around to neighbors and friends, but nobody has seen her little daughter. She scours the streets to no avail. And eventually she calls the police.