This was my first Nesbo read, and it led me on to read several of his Harry Hole series, with more awaiting me. ( )

One of the more enjoyable things about reading any mystery is to determine whodunit. You want to be puzzled, confused, and kept in suspense. But in my opinion, author Joe Nesbo overdid this in "The Redbreast", the third installment of his Harry Hole series. I still love Harry Hole, and as usual, I reveled in the broody atmosphere of the novel.But I found myself baffled as to what was really happening far too often. The plot was so complex, the way things were finally resolved and explained was Harry reading the journal of the man whodunit. Not a very satisfying resolution for my taste. ( )

Every scandi crime series has a WWII throwback story, usually in the 3-5 range. I tell myself not to read them, because I'm just done with those stories, but I wanted to read this series in order, so here we are. It's not a bad book, but it won't be my favorite for sure.

Año 1944. Daniel, combatiente del frente oriental, muere asesinado en las trincheras de Leningrado. En un hospital de Viena, un soldado herido dice ser Daniel. Entre él y la enfermera Helena surge un romance.
Año 1999. El investigador Harry Hole dispara por accidente a un agente de los servicios secretos durante la visita a Noruega del presidente Clinton. Harry Hole es trasladado a la policía de seguridad ciudadana, donde se le asigna la misión de comprobar la información sobre una red de tráfico de armas relacionada con círculos de viejos y nuevos nazis.
Años 2000. Mientras la nieve se funde en las calles de Oslo, entra en escena un asesino con un objetivo muy especial.

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