The first of the 'Harry Hole' series, a bookshop favourite heavily promoted as the next big thing in the Scandinavian crime sub-genre after the Millennium trilogy (Girl with the dragon tattoo...et al). Well, let me be the judge of that!

(29/03/12) This took me ages to read and I didn't really get into it, maybe I was judging it on the high water mark set by Stieg Larsson. I couldn't really separate Hole from a hundred other moody complicated cops, and found some of the early chapters confusing - jumping between modern day Oslo and the Eastern front in WW2. In the end I wasn't paying enough attention to the history, the names and events, which affected the final 'reveal'. I may persevere with Nesbo and try another of his, but possibly not, and not for a long time :(

Passed on to DD to see if she likes it

Ellie.enjoy.journal.release!

OK, so no journal entry, but at least it has come back to me share with all my bookcrossing buddies :)

This is going to today's Ipswich meet-up to share or stock the bookshelf :)

Picked up at my first Ipswich Bookcrossing meet - I suppose having worked my way through much Scottish crime fiction of late, I should start looking further afield!

Happy trails, little book! I hope you have an interesting journey!

Beebarf kindly brought this book and another one to the meet-up for me, as she is having a clear-out.

At the Bookcrossing meet-up.

On the shelf outside the Mezz Bar.