by Jo Nesbo
Book # 8, in the Harry Hole Series Book # 6, in the Oslo Sequence SeriesThis novel is big and meaty, just over 600 pages, at first glance we may think it is a big long but in essence there is so much to it : a serial killer, a maverick cop, a plot with multiple threads and a large canvas to travel: ...
The part about him living in Hong Kong is really good and his mentioned of Cantonese logic is at least correct. The story followed that Harry was drunk and escaped to Hong Kong. As a serial killer has killed women in a such a way that couldn't be explained by the police, they need Harry Hole to c...
Loosing Oleg and Rakel had been hard for Harry and so to escape from it all he had fled to Hong Kong. Now living a not so idyllic life, Harry is approached by an official, who pays off Harry’s debts, to return to Oslo to his sick father and another murder case that’s rocking the nation. At first Har...
There's a certain something off about this novel. Too much, too long, etc. It's still excellent - well-written, fast, violent, and it moves Harry's story forward by leaps. But it just doesn't quite live up to the standard of the earlier novels (even its immediate predecessor). It felt as though ...
I'm addicted to the Harry Hole books. This one is like a roller coaster. You think you know who the villain is (along with Harry) but the situation changes so the you have to start guessing all over again. It is compelling like a bag of Nestle Kisses - you want read just one chapter every night but ...
Jo Nesbø kicks the crap out of Stieg Larson (no disrespect intended toward the deceased). This is the most literary crime novel I have ever read, while still showcasing an head spinning, jaw dropping plot. Harry Hole is such a multi-dimensional character, while still remaining quite the super-hero c...
Harry Hole last case cost him dearly; he lost the love of his life, and himself, and is now living in Hong Kong. He eases his pain in the squalor of Hong Kong’s opium dens and, far more dangerous to his health, he is in debt to the Triads.Meanwhile on the streets of Oslo a murderer has killed two wo...
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