Friday, January 12, 2018

The Thirst by Jo Nesbø

(hb; 2017: eleventh novel in the Harry Hole series. Translated from the Norwegian by Neil Smith.)

From the inside flap

In Police─the last novel featuring Jo Nesbø’s hard-bitten, maverick Oslo detective─a killer wreaking revenge on the police had Harry Hole fighting for the safety of the people closest to him. Now, in The Thirst, the story continues as Harry is inextricably drawn back into the Oslo police force. A serial murderer has begun targeting Tinder daters─a murderer whose MO reignites Harry’s hunt for a nemesis of his past.”



Review

Warning: possible -- if mild -- spoilers in this review.

Thirst is a mostly excellent thriller that moves along at a breakneck pace, continuing plot threads from the last two novels, as well as bringing in previous villains ─ Valetin Gjerten and Svein “the Fiancé” Finne ─ to cause further mayhem. Like some of the better Harry Hole books, it is a character-rich, intriguing and plot-pretzelesque read until its disingenuous Thin Man-esque Reveal scene [hint: do not leave loaded weapons lying near the bad guy you are outing!]. This minor nit aside, this is a worthwhile entry in this long-running series.

Followed by Knife.

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