"The Snowman" by Jo Nesbø follows Oslo detective Harry Hole as he investigates a series of disappearances linked to a snowman left at the crime scenes. The plot is filled with twists and turns, keeping readers on the edge of their seats. The writing style is described as dark and suspenseful, with a focus on character development and a complex protagonist.
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The book contains graphic violence, themes of murder, psychological manipulation, and descriptions of abuse.
Has Romance?
There is a moderate presence of romantic themes, primarily focusing on Harry's relationship with his ex-girlfriend and complications arising from it.
From The Publisher:
Internationally acclaimed crime writer Jo Nesbo's antihero police investigator, Harry Hole, is back: in a bone-chilling thriller that will take Hole to the brink of insanity.
Oslo in November. The first snow of the season has fallen. A boy named Jonas wakes in the night to find his mother gone. Out his window, in the cold moonlight, he sees the snowman that inexplicably appeared in the yard earlier in the day. Around its neck is his mother's pink scarf.
Hole suspects a link between a menacing letter he's received and the disappearance of Jonas's mother-and of perhaps a dozen other women, all of whom went missing on the day of a first snowfall. As his investigation deepens, something else emerges: he is becoming a pawn in an increasingly terrifying game whose rules are devised-and constantly revised-by the killer.
Fiercely suspenseful, its characters brilliantly realized, its atmosphere permeated with evil, The Snowman is the electrifying work of one of the best crime writers of our time.
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2 comment(s)
3.5 stars maybe 3.7. I liked it a bit more than for a 3 star rating but not quite enough for a 4 stars. The series is good and easy to pick up and putting it down. But nothing in the series stands out from other crime series like this
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About the Author:
Jo Nesbo is a musician, songwriter, economist, and author. His previous Harry Hole novels include The Redbreast, Nemesis, and The Devil's Star. His books, translated into forty languages, have sold more than six million copies worldwide, and he has received the Glass Key Award for best Nordic crime novel (previously awarded to Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell). He lives in Oslo.
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