Jo
Nesbo is a Norwegian writer of some stature, only first published in English in
1997. His Inspector Harry Hole series is hugely successful, yet he manages to
keep a freshness and an unpredictability in all his books ….and this is just
one reason why I enjoy them so much.
”Police” is the ninth in his Harry Hole series.
This
story centres around a killer who stalks Oslo's policemen and brutally kills
them at the sites of previously unsolved crimes. This story is definitely not for the faint-hearted....nor for the
squeamish; there are numerous grim
murders with just as many suspects and blind alleys.
In spite of the fact that Inspector Hole has
left the police force and is now a lecturer in criminal studies( and that's not
without its challenges) he is of course drawn into the investigation....and all
his old enemies ,friends and colleagues are there with him. His demons are also
still around and I found myself at one point saying out loud “ no, Harry, don't
do it!”
Police” is, I think, one of Jo Nesbo's best
yet;
It
is a first class thriller that
races along with clever plots and
sub-plots twisting and turning as it goes. If you are a fan of Harry Hole
already or keen on Scandinavian murder/mysteries than this is the book for
you....it's great.
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