In questioning what it is about Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole that has attracted such an avid following, I wrote a short list of traits that I felt were key to Harry’s character, beginning with his alcoholism , his ‘inner demon.’ In each of the novels I’ve read so far, Harry at some point or another succumbs to his demon. It’s never just a … [Read more...]
Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole – 5 negative traits (that make him so appealing)
In my last post I suggested that I wanted to explore what all my moody sleuths have in common, as well as what sets them apart, and since I was re-visiting Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole series (this time on audio) I decided to take a look at what makes Harry Hole the kind of protagonist that attracts a following, as well as what sets him apart … [Read more...]
The Harry Hole Project
When Jo Nesbo’s first Harry Hole novel, The Bat, finally made it into English translation, I wasn’t in any great hurry to read it given previous disappointments reading series debuts, but I read a couple of good reviews and decided maybe it would be interesting to discover whether Harry Hole started out as troubled as he appears in later … [Read more...]
Inspector Sejer Part II
Book III - He Who Fears the Wolf A psychiatric patient escapes from a mental institution, an elderly woman is found murdered on the steps of her cottage in the woods, and a boy from a group home reports the death to local police chief, revealing that he saw the escapee near the scene. Inspector Sejer takes the case, and the very next day … [Read more...]
Karin Fossum’s Inspector Sejer
I’m three books into Karin Fossum’s Norwegian mystery series, so it’s about time for an assessment. It didn’t take me long to realize that Inspector Konrad Sejer is exceptionally good at his job, rather straight-laced, kind to women and children, and apparently not prone to offending anyone. In fact, I began to worry that he just might … [Read more...]