Hole may resemble too much the stereotypical hard-edged but soft-hearted detective who battles his demons, but he’s still worth rooting for as Nesbo deftly challenges him with expanding criminal and political intrigue. And sometimes he beautifully blends all three into one sequence, such as when the nurse and the soldier share their last dance while Allied bombs rain down on Vienna. In Don Bartlett’s translation, Nesbo leads readers with ease from episodes of violence to romance to pathos. …/ Nesbo, a Norwegian himself, has won European literary awards but is essentially unknown to Americans. And the novel combines two of the best cinematic genres: war sagas and crime thrillers. Author Jo Nesbo’s scenes are so vivid that you can imagine them playing across the big screen. “Reading The Redbreast is like watching a hit movie.
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