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Portrait image of Karin Fossum Photo: Robert Ahlbom / Forflex

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Fossum, Karin

The Norwegian author Karin Fossum was born in Sandefjord where she grew up in a small 1950s bungalow. Her mother was a housewife, her father worked away from home most of the time. Karin was the middle child; she liked to sing, play instruments, draw, read and write. Her mother introduced her to world literature. Karin Fossum left home early to attend Skjebergs folk high school at Østfold. She ...

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Ebenezer Gryce

Gender: Male

Gryce was a New York detective and an older man when he was introduced in 1878. A.K. Green’s last book about him did not appear until 1917. He is a kind, somewhat rotund, arthritic bachelor who evades eye contact with the persons he interrogates. However, his friendly demeanour and his empathy with “ordinary people” makes him a successful detective.

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