Harry Hole is back, and the novel is brilliant. When writing a thriller like this, the key is to give reader the right amount of information: enough to keep things interesting and captivating, little enough to keep things mysterious, misleading enough to keep the reader guessing. Nesbø is a master in all this.

The plot here is twisted and dark. There's plenty of graphic violence and general unpleasantness, which you may or may not enjoy, but the characters are quite lovable, especially if you've gone to long way with them.

If you're new to Harry Hole, do not start here. Pick up [b:The Redbreast|465226|The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3)|Jo Nesbø|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320540474s/465226.jpg|1487876] and start there (you can forget the first two Harry Hole novels for now; they're not significant), and rejoice in the fact that there's plenty of good stuff ahead of you.