Book Review

The Indian Bride (2007)

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Jul 02, 2007; Writer: Karin Fossum; Genres: Mystery and Thriller, True Crime; Publisher: Harcourt

After a lonely Norwegian man stuns his small town by getting married while on holiday in India, his bride is found murdered upon her arrival in The Indian Bride.

Grisliest Death
The victim's face is mashed to a pulp by blows from a heavy object.

Final Word
Karin Fossum is a master at drawing finely detailed suspects. The result: an irresistible page-turner that's like a Nordic Sherlock Holmes story, with characters by Bergman and blood by Tarantino. A-

Originally posted Jul 06, 2007 Published in issue #934 May 18, 2007 Order article reprints

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