The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 13 books · 1995 to 2016

Karin Fossum

Crime and mysteryThriller and suspensePolice proceduralPsychological suspense

Norway's Karin Fossum writes quiet, psychological police novels in which the patient Inspector Konrad Sejer and his younger colleague Jacob Skarre try to understand why ordinary people kill.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Years are of the Norwegian editions.

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Karin Fossum books in order

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Konrad Sejer

13 books · Set in Southern NorwayPolice proceduralPsychological suspense
  1. 1In the Darkness1995With Konrad SejerBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Don't Look Back1996With Konrad SejerBuy on Amazon
  3. 3He Who Fears the Wolf1997With Konrad SejerBuy on Amazon
  4. 4When the Devil Holds the Candle1998With Konrad SejerBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Indian Bride2000With Konrad SejerBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Black Seconds2002With Konrad SejerBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The Murder of Harriet Krohn2004With Konrad SejerBuy on Amazon
  8. 8The Water's Edge2007With Konrad SejerBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Bad Intentions2008With Konrad SejerBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Caller2009With Konrad SejerBuy on Amazon
  11. 11The Drowned Boy2013With Konrad SejerBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Hell Fire2014With Konrad SejerBuy on Amazon
  13. 13The Whisperer2016With Konrad SejerBuy on Amazon

Characters

3 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Sejer and Skarre