{"product_id":"the-drowned-boy-paperback","title":"The Drowned Boy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarin Fossum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sensitive and shocking.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In the end, the novel isn't about willful murder or even accidental death, but the psychological aftershocks for the living.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Fossum's descriptive prose is a reminder, for criminals and readers alike, that the details that damn us are likely to be the ones that escaped us.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Carmen and Nicolai found their son, Tommy, floating in their garden pond, but it was too late to save him. Inspector Skarre arrives on the scene, and Carmen says that Tommy, a healthy toddler with Down syndrome, was playing alone and drowned. But an autopsy reveals that Tommy's lungs are full of soap, prompting Skarre and his trusted colleague Inspector Sejer to revisit the couple. When they return, Carmen, an epileptic, changes her story: she had a seizure while bathing Tommy, came to, and found him dead in the tub. Terrified, she threw him into the pond. But Skarre and Sejer are skeptical. What could Carmen be hiding? And what lengths will she take to cover her guilt? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[\u003cem\u003eThe Drowned Boy\u003c\/em\u003e] will keep readers guessing. Grade: A-.\" -- \u003cem\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Simple but gripping story, balanced, believable and compassionate.\" -- \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new addition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e to the Inspector Sejer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e series from the author who seems to have inherited the late Ruth Rendell s gift of spinning the darkest complications out of what might seem like nothing at all (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A sixteen-month-old boy is found drowned in a pond right beside his home. When Inspector Skarre arrives on the scene, the mother reports that Tommy, a healthy toddler with Down syndrome, wandered into the garden while her husband was working in the basement and she was doing housework. Skarre senses something is off with this story and consults his trusted colleague, the famed Inspector Sejer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What could she be hiding? And to what lengths will she go to cover her guilt? As her own family starts to doubt her, Skarre and Sejer work to find the truth.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, the novel isn t about willful murder or even accidental death, but the psychological aftershocks for the living. \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fossum s descriptive prose is a reminder, for criminals and readers alike, that the details that damn us are likely to be the ones that escaped us. \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Carmen and Nicolai found their son, Tommy, floating in their garden pond, but it was too late to save him. Inspector Skarre arrives on the scene, and Carmen says that Tommy, a healthy toddler with Down syndrome, was playing alone and drowned. But an autopsy reveals that Tommy s lungs are full of soap, prompting Skarre and his trusted colleague Inspector Sejer to revisit the couple. When they return, Carmen, an epileptic, changes her story: she had a seizure while bathing Tommy, came to, and found him dead in the tub. Terrified, she threw him into the pond. But Skarre and Sejer are skeptical. What could Carmen be hiding? And what lengths will she take to cover her guilt?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e [\u003ci\u003eThe Drowned Boy\u003c\/i\u003e] will keep readers guessing. Grade: A . \u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Simple but gripping story, balanced, believable and compassionate. \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e KARIN FOSSUM is the author of the internationally successful Inspector Konrad Sejer crime series. Her recent honors include a Gumshoe Award and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for mystery\/thriller.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKARIN FOSSUM is the author of the internationally successful Inspector Konrad Sejer crime series. Her recent honors include a Gumshoe Award and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for mystery\/thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228384084217,"sku":"9780544704848","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/d2crTUNES1gzN29FYmVyL2lWYVk5UT09.webp?v=1768290620","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-drowned-boy-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}