Reviews

• “Nesbø at his very best! The new Harry Hole novel is just as intense, suspenseful and macabre as we could expect. /…/ The author has mastered the art of creating horror to the point of perfection, and he does not shy away from so-called graphic depictions of violence. This is the Nesbø style as we know it best: tight, effective, and well-composed. /…/ Up until the very last page, this year’s Nesbø novel seems to have an unusually harmonious ending. However, a warning is issued that not everything is as it should be. There will probably be at least one more Harry Hole novel. Until then, you can safely invest in Kill Shot.”

• “Harry was a success also on the screen and Nesbø has learned a lot about the [film and TV] industry. There he found the inspiration for Kill Shot. /…/ And let there be no doubt whatsoever: the researcher phenomenon Jo Nesbø KNOWS film! /…/ I believe that Nesbø, with his background as a goal-scoring striker for Molde, is perhaps the strongest feinter in crime fiction. This edition of the Harry Hole universe is no exception. /…/ Nesbø, Harry and his taxi-driving and knowledgeable friend Øystein, have once again managed to put together a classic Hole crime novel, which is guaranteed to go down well with readers all over the world. /…/ Jo Nesbø has a linguistic drive which everyone else in the genre can only envy. Despite the fact that the novel is around 450 pages, it flies by – it is, as always, very difficult to put down, because Nesbø is a master when it comes to teasing the next chapter.”

• “The plot in Kill Shot is top-tier Harry Hole-style. /…/ Nesbø elegantly leads the reader to suspect each character in turn before everything flips on its head in ways that the reader never sees coming. There is something strikingly professional about the books in this series. As a rule, the logical flaws are few, and the well-composed stories keep the reader at a perfect level of tension where it never gets boring. That is certainly the case here as well.”

• “Nesbø’s Kill Shot is so beautifully written. /…/ I sat and read until my eyes burned. Nesbø has a unique ability to shock and move at the same time. He depicts Oslo as both paradise and hell on Earth. He is a master at deceiving the reader, and makes us accuse both one and the other, before he masterfully unties another thread, and everything is turned upside down.”

• “A classic Harry Hole. /…/ Jo Nesbø is among the key authors who have made the Nordic Noir branch of the crime genre into an international export success, and he keeps the tradition alive here.”

• “A blistering pace, witty dialogue and clever cliffhangers. /…/ [Nesbø] is a professional entertainment writer right down to his fingertips. /…/ Jo Nesbø once again shows his eerie flair for putting together an unexpected and suspenseful plot.”

• “Kill Shot is a delicious book to read.”