Karin Fossum (born 1954) is a Norwegian author of crime fiction, often referred to as the "Norwegian queen of crime". Read full biography of Karin Fossum →
It is hard work to give life to new characters every single day. It is not as if I am God. I am just a tired, middle-aged woman trying to keep going.
I use the setting of a small rural Norwegian community - the kind of place that I know so intimately. I could never write a novel set in a big city... →
Successful people are not interesting. I feel for the losers. That's where my heart lies.
Mankind can be very magnanimous, given the chance.
I'm not a good crime writer. I'm not good with plots... so I have to do something else.
I believe I could commit a crime. We all can. It depends on which situations we find ourselves in. In despair, I would steal food if my children were... →
I have experienced a murderer among my friends. Many, many years ago. At close range I have seen the impact of it. I knew the victim, I went to the... →
Karin Fossum (born 1954) is a Norwegian author of crime fiction, often referred to as the "Norwegian queen of crime".