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The Redbreast

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HarperCollins, Jan 3, 2012 - Fiction - 576 pages

Detective Harry Hole embarrassed the force, and for his sins he’s been reassigned to mundane surveillance tasks. Butwhile monitoring neo-Nazi activities in Oslo, Hole is inadvertently drawn into a mystery with deep roots in Norway’sdark past, when members of the government willinglycollaborated with Nazi Germany. More than sixty years later,this black mark won’t wash away—and disgraced oldsoldiers who once survived a brutal Russian winter arebeing murdered, one by one. Now, with only a stained and guilty conscience to guide him, an angry, alcoholic, error-prone policeman must make his way safely past the trapsand mirrors of a twisted criminal mind. For a conspiracy is taking rapid and hideous shape around Hole . . . and Norway’s darkest hour may be still to come.

  

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I liked the pace and the characters. - Goodreads
Lots of red herrings and possible endings. - Goodreads
I like this author's writing style. - Goodreads
Meh...not thrilled with this writer. - Goodreads
Hopefully the plot will be a little more captivating. - Goodreads
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Review: The Redbreast (Harry Hole #3)

User Review  - Alex - Goodreads

Detective Harry Hole is a recovering alcoholic, reassigned after a rather serious mishap involving the US Secret Service. In his new role, he is asked to investigate neo-Nazis, but what really piques ... Read full review

Review: The Redbreast (Harry Hole #3)

User Review  - Ivy Glennon - Goodreads

Nesbo is one of my top five favorite Mystery Writers. His Harry Hole cop character has the generic detective flaws and the generic detective adventures (he is alcoholic and gets beaten up at least ... Read full review

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About the author (2012)

A musician, songwriter, and economist, Jo Nesbø is also one of Europe’s most acclaimed crime writers, and is the winner of the Glass Key Award, northern Europe’s most prestigious crime-fiction prize, for his first novel featuring Police Detective Harry Hole. Nesbø lives in Oslo.

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