Karin Fossum

Karin Fossum was born in 1954 in Norway and lives in Oslo. He made his debut in 1974 with two books of poetry, which Two books of short stories followed, but it was with the crime novel Eve's Eye which, in 1995, became famous. Unanimously acclaimed by critics in throughout Europe, his books have already been translated into have won numerous awards. A Karin Fossum's writing is realistic and credible, her stories are masterfully constructed, psychologically convincing and compulsive reading. A Indian Bride, Karin Fossum's first book translated in the United States, received the award of the Los Angeles Times for Best Book in the Crime/Thriller category and was a finalist for the Gold and Silver Dagger Award, the most important award for detective literature.