Bad Intentions by Karin Fossum (Excerpt)

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K A R I N

F O S S U M

B A D

I N t e N t I O N SA N I N S P E C T O R S E J E R M Y S T E R Y

“A truly great writer and explorer of the human mind.” — Jo Nesbø



K A R I N

F O S S U M

B A D

I N t e N t I O N SA N I N S P E C T O R S E J E R M Y S T E R Y

“A truly great writer and explorer of the human mind.” — Jo Nesbø



BadIntentions

Karin Fossum

Translated rom the Norwegian

by Charlotte Barslund

Houghton Mif in Harcourtb o s t o n n e w y o r k

2011



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Chapter 1

The lake, which was mm n n n D d

W r, n p m un n , nd n -n r d d n u d n up r

n n mud. On r , p r dd n prur , m g n. Ax Fr m nn ng u

nd . I m m dn g n S p m r 13 nd m n p u g r r. T r m ng m g- u . A n m m n , Ax m g n d, r pr

m g r r m d p . Ju m g m m, ug r pp n r ug m ng u ur . Bu n ng pp n d nd m , n

n n d, r d .H urn d r nd ugg d u d g

r ng. “H v u n g ,” d, “ ’ r .”P p R r d ng. H d ng r.“Y , n ?” d. “A r p n . W d u ,

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J n M r n n f m r p . T rm d m rm nd d zz . In nd d rp n - nx p nd v r ur ur pr d n

r ug nd pu n m u .D d n g u n ?H d Ax nd R . T r m ng u r

, m ng v v , ug , u n g n, I’m nqu m , I’m , I’m ng m d n, m d n, ’rm r nd , ju n ’ r m . Bu d d n

n g u n , n n m dd n g n

d m n g . H d d n ru m mp . In r r , n r n m r , n mp n r nd , u r r nd , r n’ ?H r d R ’ , u R d g up nd um-

ng m ng n .“I ’ mp r n u g m x r ,” Ax d. “S ng

n m ur nx r . Y u n d g ur d

r u ng, g d v r ng x g n ur . S m n.”J n d d n n m d n. T r d ng rm, n d m v m un nd d d n v

mu p . On nd d r n ngv r pp n d, p n nd r ng up nd d n rr d r .

T r m ng m, n ur g ng m n , Ax d r , R gr n . S g up r m r

nd pu r p n p . H n v r n n ru . H r d u r p n n , u ng d m nd. H nx umm d r ug

d n r urr n . S m r d m n f ng , n nd , n nd , ug , nd I n’ r .

“Pu ur j n,” Ax d. “I ’ .”J n d r und r j . H u d n r m m r r d pu , u Ax und nd r ug v r. R

u p r n mp nd udd n d r n d nd d up n



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m. J n n d n up . A n nd -d n r n . Ax nd R d.

“W u r ?” J n d.“W n’ g n ng, r ’ n d ng r,” Ax d. “C m

n.”“S u dn’ pu r gu rd n r n ?”Ax rugg d. “A r g .”H d pp r d n n nd rd m r -

ng. T n r urn d r gu rd nd p d n r n r . T - r n r gu rd d r d v

r ng r .J n d v nd r nd .“W r d g n?” Ax d.R n dd d. J n u nd n p . Ax p -d m n u d r. H nd rm nd m r ng.

Tru u , nd d, n n ’ r u, u’rm ng r nd .

I Fr d , S p m r 13. T n u n d r n gnd d r r m d.A n rr p d d n r D d W r.



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Chapter 2

The boat lay m up m ng r d , gr n nd

n p p d. Ax nd R d nd urn d v r. I nd m n n d

nd g m n r p urr v r d nd d pp r.“A z rd,” Ax r m r d.J n d nd n j p . H r d

ppr n n. H d d n n d n n d r r . Ax r d m nd nd p d m

v j .“S d n rn,” rd r d m.O d n J n pp d n . H d d n

r. P r p r n m, n mud nn r v r. I m g g d ur n , ug , p

r f ng r ug ur d r g d. An xp n n d, urn ng n n n ung nd u d v r.

Ax nd R pu d nd g d d m r ug



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r d . J n r r m d d . H v r r , nn d m nd . H g z nd r d

r nd p , p m un n urr und d . Ax nd R n r, um ng r un und r r m. T g n d p d.

“L g ,” Ax d.T m n g d nd p . Ev r ng r und md qu r d m n. R n n r d n r ng.

T m v d d r , r dr pp d v r r m r . J n gr pp d r nd . H

urr und d d r n nd r. H r gn d m rp .Ax r n .“And u ur p g , J n? C n u m?”“H r,” J n rr d m. “H r n m ’ H nn W g r . Y , In r.”

“H d ?” Ax n d n .“F r , I n ,” J n d. “B d , ’ p r .”“S m ng, n’ ?” Ax d r d.“N ,” J n d. “I ’ n m ng.”T m n r d ng, d r .“And u u v r u ?” Ax pr d.J n d r . “I upp . M u n

I ,” d. “Bu n’ n I ngn r ng.”H d r n d. In m n g Ax ’ u nd

, nd r .“Bu ur d d u,” Ax d. “T u dn’ v n

?”J n ur d up n r .“P p r m ,” d, “ nd rr

n n . A I d d. I n , m n g d n .”



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Ax ’ r d n r ug r.“W ,” d, “ un. Bu n r -

u . D n’ , J n?”Ev r n n mp n .J n’ d ump d, v ng r u r ng. H nnd d m d n pp n d. S nd up, d

d, ur ung v r m xp nd. Bu r d nd ng up n d udd d up, rugg ng

r .R mum d v r d rn d r .

“‘I G d r pun m n rd ng d rv ,H u d n v n r ng v ng r -ur : u H g v m r p r d T rm: n r

T rm xp r , v r G d n H g H S rv n .’”“J u ,” Ax d, “I’m mpr d. Y u n ur B .”“K r n, Ax , K r n.”“S m ng, n’ ?”

“N ,” R d. “I ’ n m ng.”Ax u nd n p nd m up p

M r r . T f m r m g r m d g .“W r pp ng?” J n d.“Ju g r ,” Ax r p d.J n r d , ng n u u . H r

r m n nd v n r r r m p .I’m n r , ug , I’m n . I n’ d

n. Ax ’ g g r , n vv m n p .

R r d m . H m d un m r . H g v r , rm nd g ng.H rg nd r d n n . Fr m r rd

ru ng und, pr rd ng , J n ug . Axn d. J n d r p v m v m n . H d



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p Ax ’ g r . I d n m pn n m. W r n’ ng, nd r d, r

ng r? Ar r ng g r d m , m p m up r m p , n d

g m u r n r, n d r n ? T r r p upn m, u r d u u n n; r m r nd ,

r u d m , ng r rr ng d, mI n ng? Pu ur g r, J n M r n .

Bu n p pu ng m g r. I n u d rd nd f r m v r ng,

r m nx nd gu . L p r g up r m r . T n v r d .Ev r ng pp n d nd qu . T r r n

p urn d n r pp . T n g n .R p up, r d. H n jump n r m,

u Ax pu d m d n.“D n’ !” u d. “Y u n’ m . Y u n’ g m

n , ur g r gg d nd u’ dr n. D n’ d !”

“J n n’ m,” R r m d.Ax d m g . T d d n.T r n nd .

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