Blood on Snow
A novel
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3.8 • 37 Ratings
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
From the internationally acclaimed author of the Harry Hole novels is an electrifying stand-alone thriller set in Oslo in the 1970s: the story of an unusually complicated contract killer—the perfectly sympathetic antihero—that is, as well, an edgy, lyrical meditation on death and love.
Olav lives the lonely life of a fixer. When you 'fix' people for a living—terminally—it's hard to get close to anyone. Olav’s latest job puts him at the pinnacle of his trade, just as he's finally met the woman of his dreams.
But there are two problems.
She's his boss's wife. And Olav's just been hired to kill her.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Olav a hit man, or "fixer" narrates this thin standalone from Nesb (The Son) set in 1970s Oslo. His boss, drug kingpin Daniel Hoffmann, has an unusual assignment for Olav: "He wanted me to fix his wife." Olav sets up surveillance on the beautiful Corina Hoffman from a hotel across the street and watches her let a man into the apartment. It's someone she clearly knows, but the man's first action is to strike her, then he sleeps with her, and Olav figures she's being blackmailed. Olav, whose sympathies shift to Corina, hopes to save her and double-cross his boss in a plot reminiscent of a 1940s American noir novel. A damaged loner, Olav is full of contradictions, but he's more intelligent and emotional than he'll admit, which gives the book a bit of humanity and humor. Nesb fans will enjoy this slender story, though newcomers may find it altogether too macabre.
Customer Reviews
Blood on Snow
Very disappointing read. More of a novella than a novel. I think that with this one the author is just doing a lazy cash grab.