I recently read When the Devil Holds the Candle by Karin Fossum. The synopsis at the back of the book sounded interesting, and Inspector Sejer seemed like a famous detective that I had yet to discover.
Unfortunately, all is not as promised. The book's focus is not on Inspector Sejer, but on another character. To be fair, the book is not uninteresting, and is well-written in its own way. But... it was not what I expected from the back cover. In the end, I found Inspector Sejer a simple government officer with no exceptional qualities whatsoever. What great addition to a detectives' league is that?
I would have preferred this book to be advertised with simply "the police", instead of singling out the policemen as important characters. Then I wouldn't have felt tricked. As it was, upon finishing the book I was thinking, "What on earth...? What use are the police here?"
(I have written before about another book which does not deliver on its promises, here.)
Unfortunately, all is not as promised. The book's focus is not on Inspector Sejer, but on another character. To be fair, the book is not uninteresting, and is well-written in its own way. But... it was not what I expected from the back cover. In the end, I found Inspector Sejer a simple government officer with no exceptional qualities whatsoever. What great addition to a detectives' league is that?
I would have preferred this book to be advertised with simply "the police", instead of singling out the policemen as important characters. Then I wouldn't have felt tricked. As it was, upon finishing the book I was thinking, "What on earth...? What use are the police here?"
(I have written before about another book which does not deliver on its promises, here.)
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