The redbreast

When they advertise Jo Nesbø as ‘The Next Steig Larsson’, I’m inclined to pass on this author. But since a lot of people seem to be raving about this author, I thought I better check him out, especially when they class his Harry Hole series as Hard-Boiled. I’ve found the only reason they are calling him the next Larsson is simply because he is another Scandinavian crime writer; which means some overly graphic murders, Nazis and an expected twist. The Redbreast is the third book in the Harry Hole novel but the first available in English. Hole is investigating neo-Nazi activity which leads him to further explore Norway’s activities on the Eastern Front during WWII.

Full review can be found on my blog;
http://literary-exploration.com/2012/05/06/book-review-the-redbreast/

The first of the series to be translated into English but is the third in the series. I'm normally a stickler for reading in order but learning Norwegian might be a bit extreme! Still the story is still enjoyable and I learned a bit about the Norwegian involvement in WW2. Some of the characters are a bit cliched but thought the translation seemed to be well done.