About Karin Fossum
Born 1954. Karin Fossum is a Norwegian crime fiction writer, poet, novelist and writer.
Karin Fossum (born 6 November 1954) is a Norwegian author of crime fiction, often referred to as the "Norwegian queen of crime".
Early life Karin Mathisen was born on 6 November 1954 in Sandefjord,
She won the Glass Key award for her novel Don't Look Back, which also won the Riverton Prize, and she was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger in 2005 for Calling Out For You.
La ragazza del lago, internationally released as The Girl by the Lake, is a 2007 Italian thriller-drama film directed by Andrea Molaioli, in his directorial debut. It is based on the 1996 novel Don't Look Back (Se deg ikke tilbake!).
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Norwegian writer
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Karin Fossum was born on 6 November 1954 in Sandefjord.
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Karin Fossum is a crime fiction writer, poet, novelist and writer.
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Karin Fossum is Norwegian.
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