I've said it before and I'll keep saying it until everyone agrees - Karin Fossum is by far the most accomplished of the Nordic noir writers. Jo Nesbo himself praises her, and he's no mug. If only she were properly published and promoted in the UK, she'd be a fixture in the bestseller lists.
I adored this book, the ninth in the Inspector Sejer series. It is redolent of Ruth Rendell in the way Fossum can bring horror to the humdrum and the psychological depth of her characterisation. She doesn't do cyphers; even the most incidental of her characters has a life. In this instance I particularly enjoyed the way she is content to leave one of the storylines unresolved. Who did let the dogs out?
Like all Fossum's books, this is slim. Every word has been weighed. As close to perfection as makes no difference. Essential reading for crime fiction fans everywhere.
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