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Book #6 in the Harry Hole series. You don’t actually have to read them in order, as each story is primarily self contained. But I’m enjoying the subtle arc of character development from book to book.
In The Redeemer, Harry is struggling to stay sober and be an effective cop. This time, he’s in pursuit of a contract killer who just can’t seem to catch a break. The killer, “the little redeemer”, becomes as much a centre focus of the story as Harry is, and you end up rooting for him to survive. Or a ...more
In The Redeemer, Harry is struggling to stay sober and be an effective cop. This time, he’s in pursuit of a contract killer who just can’t seem to catch a break. The killer, “the little redeemer”, becomes as much a centre focus of the story as Harry is, and you end up rooting for him to survive. Or a ...more
Getting into the sixth book of Harry Hole's adventures, I started to feel that the main menu Jo Nesbo would like to present to the readers is no longer about the murders, mystery or the case, but about Harry himself, and how his decisions affected his path in life and where the whole series would go to. His dilemma, silent contemplation and even the spur of the moment decisions - all made us know Harry more and more, and I can't help to keep rooting for him, for his searching of the meaning of l
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Many of my friends have recommended that I read a Harry Hole book, and I picked up this one. At first, I thought it was slow and that I wasn't going to like it. But suddenly, the pace picked up and ultimately, I could not put it down. It reminds me in setting/place and somewhat in characters of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series, and I enjoyed those books. I will definitely be reading more Harry Hole mysteries. The psychology of the characters alone is worth reading, and the mystery just mak
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