The Snowman : A Harry Hole Novel

from JosephLYoung

An amazing suspense filled book set in Norway (written by Jo Nesbo and translated by Don Bartlette). The lead homicide detective, Harry Hole seems to be the only detective in all of Norway who has actually solved a serial killer case and that while visiting in Australia. Apparently, Norway is so ...

from woolenthusiast

I was slightly put of this by all the adverts at the train station and the fact they so clearly wanted to get the people who'd read all the Steig Larsson books. Nesbo is very good in his own right and really the main comparisons are that he is a Scandinavian crime writer. Really good, genuinely s...

from BillPilgrim

This is the third book by Nesbo that I have read, all featuring Det. Harry Hole, of the Oslo police. He again struggles with his alcoholism, and pursues his relationship with Rakel, while trying to solve the murders committed by the serial killer that the police have dubbed The Snowman, because h...

from mckait

Harry Hole is the lead investigator on a case that becomes more complicated by the day. He is pleased when a new officer, Katrine Bratt is assigned to his team. She seems like an efficient and investigator. She even reminds him a bit of himself. The book starts when a the mother of a young boy go...

from voracious

On the surface, "The Snowman" looks like any other contemporary serial killer thriller. There is the trademark alcoholic detective who is not in good standings with the management because of his tendency to go on binges and not show up for work. There is the thrown-in female sidekick with sexual ...