When it comes to reading, I'm something of a magpie. I will pick up books by pretty much any author in any genre and give it a go. The Redbreast is the result of that attitude. I'd seen a lot of Nesbo's books on the shelves and heard a lot about him, so was keen to give one a go. When a chance came along to read one on the cheap, I jumped at the chance to find out more. When Detective Harry Hole traces the import of an expensive and highly powerful gun into his native Norway, he believes a major crime - possibly the assassination of a high ranking figure - is about to be committed. His superiors are not convinced and try to divert Harry onto more concrete ...  Read the complete review

The third in the Jo Nesbo series starring Harry Hole as crime-solver extraordinaire, this book is not as good as The Snowman (which seems to be the 5th in the series- certainly the 5th to be translated into English), but still has its definite plus points. Set in Oslo, between late 1999 and early 2000, the story at first involves Hole being promoted upstairs when a security assignment he's involved in goes horribly wrong (it's a long story!) He is then put on an assignment to deal with Neo-Nazis in the run-up to Norwegian Independence Day on the 17th May. However, while the plot involves the neo-Nazis at certain points, the real focus is on a group of ...  Read the complete review