This was a long book and it took me a while, but fortunately it got un-put-downable quite fast and the Kindle doesn't make a book look so dauntingly big.
It is a complex mystery story about a serial killer in which the author frequently plays tricks on the reader, making you think you know something and then surprising you with a twist. There is some very gruesome violence in the book and the scene is set for this in the first chapter, where a horrible killing takes place.
The writing is definitely out of the same mold as Stieg Larsson, but I think Nesbo is actually a better author. Just like Larsson he sustains a complex story line, pays attention to detail and draws characters with just enough detail. Unlike Larsson, he does not waste pages on unnecessary ramblings - complete computer specifications for example.
All in all, a very good read which kept me totally engaged right up to the end. Although I did not like the violence, it was not gratuitous, so I am likely to investigate Nesbo's other books.
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