Thursday, June 22, 2023

"Killing Moon", by Jo Nesbo




Harry Hole book #13

When the suspect in the disappearance of two girls later found murdered is a well-known real estate magnate in Oslo what does one do if you know the authority have only you in mind....you send for Harry to clear your name. Back home in Oslo after spending time in Los Angeles, Harry now a private citizen assembles his own team to help find a serial killer and get those involved their due.

This book takes a while to read almost 500 pages of police procedural and a lot of drama. It is a classic Harry: drunk, socially awkward detective who somehow solves ultra-violent crimes for the sake of giving peace to the families of the victims. I wasn’t expecting high literature with this one but I enjoyed it as a form of escapism. The pleasure lies in the journey not where it leads us. The charm here is that Harry turns out to be wrong at times and when he is right luck is on his side. Delivering chills and spills is really what this story is all about...yes far-fetched is a plot that includes parasites invading humans in order to manipulate them...Apart from some twists and turns thrown our ways the beat is the old same, very formulaic. ....and it goes on...”Killing Moon” is every savage cliché of crime fiction...but it is fun to read.

My thanks to Penguin Random House Canada and Netgalley for this ARC

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