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I have read all but one of Karin Fossum's books and I am enjoying some re-reads. Her books are consistently good, although some are not typical murder mysteries. The Indian Bride is one of my favorites, along with Eva's Eye, which is more of a standard twisty thriller.

Fossum writes less about forensics and more about the personalities of her characters. The ambiguous ending in The Indian Bride is unusual for her. However, it worked for me because the thing on my mind was not who done it but whether Poona was sincere or was taking advantage of a lonely man. As long as that was resolved I felt that the ending was satisfying. Personally, I think it's possible that the ending was not ambiguous, and the killer was exactly who it seemed to be. But we'll never know.


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The Indian Bride Inspector Sejer Mysteries Karin Fossum Charlotte Barslund 9780151011827 Books Reviews

If ever Oprah were to enjoy a murder mystery, it would be this one. I can't remember the last time a book had me this upset. This story is just heartbreaking.

The mystery aspects of the story are perfectly well constructed. The story has slow pacing that I'm getting used to (not as slow as AMCs the Killing but still fairly plodding in a nice way. ) The remarkable thing in this story is the peripheral characters and the dialog. The book is written so well that I was constantly appreciating paragraphs and conversations. It is as if the whole thing really did happen in real life and the author taped what everyone was saying.

I have to say, when I hit the last page on my kindle I keep pushing really hard on the NEXT button. Was my broken and no longer turning pages? This could not possibly be how the story ends. I actually cursed out loud. But after a brief moment I decided it was the perfect ending to a perfect story. It is as much about the repercussions as it about the motives. Is closure really a thing? Murder shouldn't always lend itself to following a tidy formula. It should be upsetting and jarring and i think this book is wonderful.
"Calling Out For You" is the British release title for "The Indian Bride". 51-year-old unassuming bachelor Gunder Jomann, a farming equipment salesman decides to go to India and find himself an Indian wife. This decision is arrived at after Gunder sees a picture of a beautiful, exotic woman in a book given to him by his sister, Marie. Now, this is quite an unusual decision given that Gunder lives in a small town in Norway - Elvestad, with a population of only 2,347 inhabitants. Most of the people are ethnic Norwegians, with the exception of two families, one Vietnamese and the other Korean. Gunder is determined and goes off on a two-week trip to Mumbai, India, where he promptly meets a waitress in a tandoori restaurant, a slender, pleasing lady,with striking silky,long black hair not quite forty and falls in love with her. The lady, Poona, is taken by Gunder's gentlemanly manner and they promptly wed. Gunder leaves for Norway with Poona promising that she'll make her way to Elvestad as soon as she ties up her personal business in India. In Karin Fossum's able hands, this whirlwind romance between Gunder and Poona comes across as wholly credible, achingly so, and not at all cliched as one would imagine such 'sudden romances' to be. Gunder strikes us as a truly decent person who left it till late in life to experience romance and marriage. Poona, given her impoverished circumstances, does not seem like a gold digger, but someone who sees a potential happy future away from the poverty, dust, heat and grime and is more than willing to move to a land of 'snow and ice' with a man she deems gentle and good.

Unfortunately, this is a crime thriller, and the unfortunate victim is Poona. On the day of her arrival, poor Marie [Gunder's sister] gets into a horrific car crash and goes into a coma. Gunder, torn between being there for his sister and going to meet his wife at the airport, makes the fateful decision of staying with his sister, making arrangements with a local cabbie to receive Poona instead. Gunder never sees Poona again - she is found in a field close to Gunder's house, her face bashed in beyond recognition.

Inspector Konrad Sejer and his much younger assistant, Jacob Skarre investigate the case.Even the much-experienced Insp Sejer finds himself immensely disturbed by the crime and goes all out to solve the crime, gaining lots of interesting insights along the way. Sejer realizes that the town's inhabitants are a tough crowd and seem to be very protective of their own, something Sejer actually empathizes with "We're not talking about evil here, but the good in people that stops them from saying what they know."

This is not just an average crime thriller, but a meditation on human frailties, of people's natural tendency to protect their own, even in the face of unpalatable truths, and the politics of small town society ."The Indian Bride" has all these and great character development.
Karin Fossum excels in creating characters. This book has wonderfully developed characters, each with their own psychological profile brought to life. The love story inside the mystery is beautiful.

I've worked in the criminal justice system all my life and this murder mystery is very realistic.

If you are someone who needs a more simple, formulaic book where all the endings are tied up sweetly, then, no, you won't like this book. But if you can see into the characters, understand why people lie or why people simply withhold information, how fear drives each one of them and comprehend how much that holds back the investigators trying to put the pieces together, then you can see a motive here, can surmise a suspect and yes, be very frustrated with human nature.

Human nature is what the author describes so beautifully in each of her characters and what we encounter in life every day. It's never perfect and often unpredictable. But it is human.

I'm always sad when one of Karin Fossum's books end. I miss the people inside and don't want to let them go.
What a disappointment. I was really enjoying the book--good writing, interesting characters, eager for the denouement--and there was none! I couldn't believe the book had ended since I was reading on . I checked the Table of Contents and indeed there was no more. I can understand and appreciate an author's leaving some aspects to the reader's imagination--but really, every everlasting thread?!
I have read all but one of Karin Fossum's books and I am enjoying some re-reads. Her books are consistently good, although some are not typical murder mysteries. The Indian Bride is one of my favorites, along with Eva's Eye, which is more of a standard twisty thriller.

Fossum writes less about forensics and more about the personalities of her characters. The ambiguous ending in The Indian Bride is unusual for her. However, it worked for me because the thing on my mind was not who done it but whether Poona was sincere or was taking advantage of a lonely man. As long as that was resolved I felt that the ending was satisfying. Personally, I think it's possible that the ending was not ambiguous, and the killer was exactly who it seemed to be. But we'll never know.