The Snowman, Jo Nesbo (3.5)
Jo Nesbo is touted as Norway’s Stieg Larsson. I actually found Mr. Nesbo’s writing to be darker, which seems to shock some friends. I’ll admit it’s a subtle difference when discussing the mystery, serial killer genre, but that was the beauty of ‘The Girl Who…’ series – you were so caught up in the characters and plot that the serial killer part of the story was not in your face each page. In ‘The Snowman’ women are found missing throughout, with some gruesome bits found and the hints of a snowman built outside each residence oddly facing towards the house. The main character, Harry Hole, is a suitably broken detective with a good heart and keen mind who has you rooting for him the whole way. Apparently this is the most recent Hole story, but you don’t need to read the others to appreciate this one – it stands on its own. If you are a big fan of serial killer/mystery novels, you would probably rank this higher, but I just didn’t think it held up to my favorite mysteries. I also had to subtract points as I had guessed the killer pretty early on, which is a disappointment in this type of book!
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