When the snow falls, wives and mothers disappear. Inspector Harry Hole of the Oslo police, tough and wryly subversive, simultaneously battles the killer, the bottle, his politically motivated superiors and his feelings for his ex-girlfriend and her son. Hard to put down, and harder to stop thinking about after you've turned out the light, this is gripping, page-turning, breath-holding stuff. Not for the squeamish, though.
(Siobhan Thomson - bwl 60 Spring 2011 ) |
