Finally! This was rather entertaining and despite being slow on the uptake, this was much better than the previous two books. Harry Hole is a bit less of an asshole in this book and actually shows some genuine feelings. He does have some lapses of judgement and falling into his drunken habits, but is nonetheless more likeable than before.

Harry Hole is moved into some other department following one of his lapses in judgement. He begins to follow the trails of an expensive and unusual weapon which has been smuggled into Norway. Intertwined is the story of a Norwegian soldier, fighting for the Germans. How this all fits together takes forever to figure out and I must admit I couldn't quite figure it out. The purpose of the smuggled weapon was far more obvious.

All in all this book has some truly riveting episodes where I bit my nails and held my breath and pulled my hair. It's a good thing the Norwegian woods are so empty of people, since I was listening to this and couldn't quite hold back gasps of shock. Much, much better than the previous. It's a shame the next on in the series is on a subject I really don't want to hear about. Finding something to listen to is becoming increasingly difficult.