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Book Review of The Bat (Harry Hole, Bk 1)

The Bat (Harry Hole, Bk 1)
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Harry is a superb investigator who happens to be an alcoholic and sometimes his demon gets out of the bottle but Harry is not cowed too long. I waited a while to get this book, as Jo Nesbo's books are hard to come by and this one was so worth it. Harry has been sent down under by his bosses who need to get him out of the way but he is tough to fire as he's a top notch case cracker BUT so difficult when his demon is loose. This case is to tidy up the death of a young Norweigan woman in Australia, but it's VERY complicated. I appreciated the glimpse into the Aboriginal/whte relations, the glimpses at Sydney's bar scene and tourist spots, and most of all watching Harry peel the onion like layers of this case.