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The Redbreast

By Jo Nesbø

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| Paperback | 9781843432173

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1944: Daniel, a soldier, legendary among the Norwegians fighting the advance of Bolshevism on the Russian front, is killed. Two years later, a wounded soldier wakes up in a Vienna hospital. He becomes involved with a young nurse, the consequences of which will ripple forward to the turn of the next Continue

1944: Daniel, a soldier, legendary among the Norwegians fighting the advance of Bolshevism on the Russian front, is killed. Two years later, a wounded soldier wakes up in a Vienna hospital. He becomes involved with a young nurse, the consequences of which will ripple forward to the turn of the next century.

1999: Harry Hole, alone again after having caused an embarrassment in the line of duty, has been promoted to inspector and is lumbered with surveillance duties. He is assigned the task of monitoring neo-Nazi activities; fairly mundane until a report of a rare and unusual gun being fired sparks his interest. Ellen Gjelten, his partner, makes a startling discovery. Then a former soldier is found with his throat cut. In a quest that takes him to South Africa and Vienna, Harry finds himself perpetually one step behind the killer. He will be both winner and loser by the novel’s nail-biting conclusion.

The Redbreast won the Glass Key prize for the best Nordic crime novel when it was first published, and was subsequently voted Norway’s best crime novel. The Devil’s Star, Nesbø’s first novel featuring Harry Hole to be translated into English, marked Nesbø as a writer to watch in the ever more fashionable world of Nordic crime.

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  • After reading The Snowman (which I liked a lot) I wanted to read more of his books starting from the first (US) in the series. I found it a bit hard to follow at the beginning with so many difficult names and things going on but it is an good intriguing plot and I was not disappointed.
    I have the f ... (continue)

    After reading The Snowman (which I liked a lot) I wanted to read more of his books starting from the first (US) in the series. I found it a bit hard to follow at the beginning with so many difficult names and things going on but it is an good intriguing plot and I was not disappointed.
    I have the feeling the stories are going to get even better..... I already have the next one in mi ipad.
    I do think it is better to read them in sequence since many things make more sense that way.

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