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Jo Nesbo
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Publisher | Vintage | ||
ISBN | 9780099520276 | ||
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Synopsis
SOON THE FIRST SNOW WILL COME. A young boy wakes to find his mother missing. Their house is empty but outside in the garden he sees his mother's favourite scarf - wrapped around the neck of a snowman. AND THEN HE WILL APPEAR AGAIN. As Harry Hole and his team begin their investigation they discover that an alarming number of wives and mothers have gone missing over the years. AND WHEN THE SNOW IS GONE...When a second woman disappears it seems that Harry's worst suspicions are confirmed: for the first time in his career Harry finds himself confronted with a serial killer operating on his home turf...HE WILL HAVE TAKEN SOMEONE ELSE.
Review
In chilly Oslo, young mothers are going missing, and a snowman just happens to be somewhere close by.
Detective Harry Hole has to try get to the bottom of it all, and perhaps stop a serial killer. Harry, (like Wallendar, Morse, Rebus) leads a lonely life, his work is everything, has he been selected as a worthy opponent by a ruthless killer, or does he see serial killers at every turn? Although a little too violent in parts, the book club all enjoyed this Scandinavian crime thriller, that has many parallels with recent TV adaptations like The Bridge and The Killing. The book club agreed this was a good read, lots of surprises and most of us kept guessing until quite near the end.
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