Nesbø’s pace is unerring, and the way he builds up suspense will incite Pavlovian page-turning. These aren’t mere investigatory trifles to be enjoyed and forgotten their unnerving horrors linger. Nesbø's books have a serious, socially significant heft, as well as a confident (even cocky) narrative stride that is unmatched. The writer most likely to take the ice-cold crown in the critically acclaimed-and now bestselling-category of Nordic noir. The Snowman is strung together with great care, playful in certain stretches, grisly in others, all of it highly readable. The scene is set perfectly for an ongoing series!'

Nesbo does an amazing job of letting you into the life of the main character (Harry Hole) and his internal struggles with alcoholism, life as a detective, and past marriage failure. I would recommend this to anyone in the mood for a good murder mystery with plenty of twists and turns. 'This book definitely lived up to the hype. With brilliantly realized characters and hair-raising suspense, international bestselling author Jo Nesbø presents his most chilling case yet-one that will test Harry Hole to the very limits of his sanity. and he’ll break his pattern just to keep the game interesting, as he draws Harry ever closer into his twisted web. But this is a killer who makes his own rules. The case deepens when a pattern emerges: over the past decade, eleven women have vanished-all on the day of the first snow. Inspector Harry Hole suspects a link between the missing woman and a suspicious letter he’s received. Only one trace of her remains: a pink scarf, his Christmas gift to her, now worn by the snowman that inexplicably appeared in their yard earlier that day. One night, after the first snowfall of the year, a boy named Jonas wakes up and discovers that his mother has disappeared.

Now a Major Motion Picture starring Michael Fassbender. Inspector Harry Hole tracks a Norwegian serial killer in this installment of Jo Nesbø’s New York Times bestselling series.

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