Okay, finally read the first Harry Hole novel after starting out in the middle of the series with The Snowman and then reading the fourth book, Nemesis. In this one, Harry is sent from Norway to Australia to look into the murder of a young woman from Norway who was working in a bar in Australia. Harry is teamed up with an aboriginal police detective who teaches him a lot about aboriginal culture and beliefs while guiding Harry through the underlife of Sydney which happens to have one of the largest gay communities on the planet. Harry soon finds that a probable serial killer is on the loose targeting young women with blonde or light colored hair. Along the way Harry falls for a coworker of the murdered girl who is ultimately also put at risk. And when some grisly events ensue, Harry, a recovering alcoholic, falls very hard off the wagon.
This novel gave some insights into Harry's back story and included some very well conceived characters to make the story flow. There were several false leads along the way and an unforseen twist as to the identity of the killer. I remember this novel was referred to in The Snowman as one of Harry's most brutal cases. In any event, I will be looking forward to reading more of this series, hopefully in chronological order.
This novel gave some insights into Harry's back story and included some very well conceived characters to make the story flow. There were several false leads along the way and an unforseen twist as to the identity of the killer. I remember this novel was referred to in The Snowman as one of Harry's most brutal cases. In any event, I will be looking forward to reading more of this series, hopefully in chronological order.
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