BLACK SECONDS

A little girl has vanished without a trace. Inspector Sejer must find herbefore it's too late — another gripping novel in Karin Fossum'sacclaimed mystery series. Ida Joner gets on her brand-new bike and setsoff to buy sweets. A good-natured, happy girl, she is looking forward toher tenth birthday. Thirty-five minutes after Ida should have come home,her mother, Helga, starts to worry. She phones the shop and variousfriends, but no one has seen her daughter. As the family goes out lookingfor Ida, Helga's worst nightmare becomes reality, and they contact thepolice. Hundreds of volunteers comb the neighbourhood, but there are notraces of Ida or her bike. As the relatives reach breaking point and themedia frenzy begins, Inspector Sejer is calm and reassuring. But he findsthe case puzzling. Usually missing children are found within forty-eighthours. Ida Joner seems to have vanished without a trace.