Broken

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A chilling tale about the danger of good intentions from the acclaimed author of the Inspector Sejer series. A writer wakes one night to find a strange man in her bedroom. He is a character she has invented, but not yet used, and so desperate is he to have his story told that he has resorted to breaking into her house. She creates him for Alvar Eide, a quiet, middle-aged man whose life is carefully designed to avoid surprise, but when a young heroine addict comes into the gallery where he works, Alvar's life is changed forever and his inventor realises that she cannot control the character she has created. The result is a superb novel that plays with the boundaries of fact and fiction.

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Harrowing and shocking * Independent *
Fascinating and brilliant * Literary Review *
There is no room for debate: the most important writer of foreign crime fiction at work today is Karin Fossum * Rough Guide to Crime Fiction *
Norway's "queen of crime" * Observer *
Among the most popular Norwegian crime writers... the best, in my view, [is] Karin Fossum -- Brian Oliver * Observer *

Author Bio

Karin Fossum (Author) Karin Fossum's critically acclaimed novels have won numerous prizes. She is two-time winner of the prestigious Riverton Award and has also won the Glass Key Award for the best Nordic crime novel, an honour shared with Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo, as well as the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Her highly acclaimed Inspector Sejer series has been published in more than forty countries. Charlotte Barslund (Translator) Charlotte Barslund translates Scandinavian novels and plays. Her recent work includes Calling Out For You by Karin Fossum, Machine by Peter Adolphsen and The Pelican by August Strindberg.