Well done, Mr. Nesbo, well done. I believe I read somewhere that Nesbo had written the previous book, Phantom, and this latest as pretty much one long-ass piece, so I was lucky to still have that book fresh in my mind. Not that it would be that much of a deterrent; this novel had more passages explaining what had gone on before than in any of the others. It was actually one of the things I liked about the books- I wasn’t punished for having […]
The night went up in flames and we loved every minute of it
I picked up this book on the strength of the names Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan. I haven’t read any others in this series, which Brian Wood is doing with a wide variety of illustrators, but you can bet I’ll be looking for more. In The Sea Road, illustrated by Fiona Staples, Dag is coming to end of his life and dreams of something more than mere mortal riches. He wants to be the first Noreman to cross the western sea. Unfortunately, his crew does […]
…the consoling answer our hearts need
Well this book put me through the wringer. After the bloated and disappointing The Leopard, this novel, the 9th in the Harry Hole series, get back to the heart of what makes Harry such a compelling character. All his strengths and faults (some of which are the same) are on fine display here. Harry lands in Oslo a different man from the broken one that left three years ago, but what he is there to do will take him down to the very depths once […]
a process of destruction
After the horrific events of The Snowman, Harry is in self-imposed exile in Hong Kong, using opium to manage his pain, both physical and emotional. Then a detective from Oslo comes to tell him that Gunnar Hagen has need of his services once more. There have some rather gruesome murders of women in Oslo and Hagen thinks they may be linked. Add to this more political maneuvering and intrigue between Crime Squad and Kripos. Ugh. So Harry, a new colleague named Kaja Solness and the rockabilly […]