Description
A quiet Sunday walk turns into a chilling discovery when a married couple stumbles upon the body of a boy in the forest—and glimpses a limping figure fleeing the scene. As the investigation unfolds, the case draws out unsettling questions about what happened, who is responsible, and how ordinary lives can be shaped by hidden violence. With Karin Fossum’s cool, empathetic psychological insight and a tightly paced police-procedural structure, the story builds suspense through shifting perspectives and mounting emotional pressure. At its core, the novel explores guilt and denial, the fragility of safety, and the long shadow that trauma leaves behind.
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paperback
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published Jan 1, 2009
235 pages
ISBN: 9780151014217
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First Published
2009
Language
eng
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