Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 9/27/2018 + 1191 more book reviews

Jo Nesbo scores again with another brilliant novel in the Harry Hole series. This is another series that I have been reading sporadically and of course, not in the proper sequence. But nonetheless even without reading in sequence, this series really is at a high level for a crime series.

In this one, Harry has to find his way through a series of twists and turns to find out who hired a Croatian killer to kill a high ranking member of The Salvation Army. When the killer mistakenly kills the wrong person (the brother of the killer's target), he must stick around Oslo to get things right. But is this a straight forward case of someone hiring a hit man? Or are other things involved that Harry must get to the bottom of? Harry tries to tie up loose ends and to do this he even travels to Croatia to find out more about the hit man and why the Salvation Army man was targeted. The novel contains a lot of symbolism about life and redemption and issues afflicting all including purposed men of God. Nesbo also really paints a bleak description of winter in Norway with a look at the darker places in the city including the grim places where drug addicts hide and congregate to try to avoid the cold.

This one kept me hooked and guessing right up till the end. Now I need to read the novels I have missed in this series (maybe even in the right order)...

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