Book Review: The Devil's Star - Jo Nesbo
I am usually sceptical when picking out new authors from the bookstore (unless there is a huge sale going on, in that case, I buy all the books I can get my hands on); I am a person who likes the comfort of familiar names. For instance, in a bookstore, I usually find solace where Stephen King is, him being my saviour and company on long nights. However, once in a while, I delve into authors I have never read and they almost always turn out to be a good choice.
Picking The Devil's Star was one such incident. Honestly, I would not have bought the book if it was not for the front page which had a review by the Independent that said, ''The next Stieg Larsson...''. This claim immediately made me pick up the book and I knew I had to give it a try. The Millennium Series is an old friend and getting something that is almost as good is no less than finding a rare treasure.
The Devil's Star looked promising after the first page and slowly it had its grip on me. As soon as I got hang of the action taking place and started thinking hard and fast along with the protagonist of the novel, who is a detective, I could not close the book.
Nesbo has created such a gripping tale of a crime that is perfectly laid-out and a detective, Harry Hole, who turns out to be the best in the game. In the beginning, I really did not think Hole would be of any significance but as the story moved on, I slowly fell in love with his ways. I was also a little disappointed with myself because despite having all the facts in front of me, I could not solve the crime (I am no detective, but having read a number of mysteries an being a Sherlock Holmes fan, I expected a little from myself); the crime, its investigation, description and the characters have all been fleshed out perfectly and with utmost precision.
I am so much in awe after reading the novel; the sheer brilliance with which it has been written is absolutely appreciable.
The novel begins with one murder during the holiday season when the Police Headquarters is understaffed with only a few officers to work on the case, forcing the head to call our protagonist Harry Hole, the best detective in Oslo. Due to the rift between Hole and his colleague Tom Waaler, Hole retracts from the case but soon he is allotted another case of missing person. Little did he know that the two cases and the others that were to be uncovered were all interconnected. Waaler and Hole have a relationship change, which leads to them working together on the serial murders; this, however, does not mean that they are now friends, which I only realised as the novel was coming to an end. The mystery is solved, but they have got the wrong man and he is being framed by Waaler to save himself. All the events that follow lead to the death of Waaler and confession by the real murderer.
The novel is so much more than I could explain and would require you to read and experience it first hand. I cannot wait to go on another adventure with detective Harry Hole.
You can meet Harry Hole, Jo Nesbo and buy the books here.
Picking The Devil's Star was one such incident. Honestly, I would not have bought the book if it was not for the front page which had a review by the Independent that said, ''The next Stieg Larsson...''. This claim immediately made me pick up the book and I knew I had to give it a try. The Millennium Series is an old friend and getting something that is almost as good is no less than finding a rare treasure.
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The Devil's Star looked promising after the first page and slowly it had its grip on me. As soon as I got hang of the action taking place and started thinking hard and fast along with the protagonist of the novel, who is a detective, I could not close the book.
Nesbo has created such a gripping tale of a crime that is perfectly laid-out and a detective, Harry Hole, who turns out to be the best in the game. In the beginning, I really did not think Hole would be of any significance but as the story moved on, I slowly fell in love with his ways. I was also a little disappointed with myself because despite having all the facts in front of me, I could not solve the crime (I am no detective, but having read a number of mysteries an being a Sherlock Holmes fan, I expected a little from myself); the crime, its investigation, description and the characters have all been fleshed out perfectly and with utmost precision.
I am so much in awe after reading the novel; the sheer brilliance with which it has been written is absolutely appreciable.
The novel begins with one murder during the holiday season when the Police Headquarters is understaffed with only a few officers to work on the case, forcing the head to call our protagonist Harry Hole, the best detective in Oslo. Due to the rift between Hole and his colleague Tom Waaler, Hole retracts from the case but soon he is allotted another case of missing person. Little did he know that the two cases and the others that were to be uncovered were all interconnected. Waaler and Hole have a relationship change, which leads to them working together on the serial murders; this, however, does not mean that they are now friends, which I only realised as the novel was coming to an end. The mystery is solved, but they have got the wrong man and he is being framed by Waaler to save himself. All the events that follow lead to the death of Waaler and confession by the real murderer.
The novel is so much more than I could explain and would require you to read and experience it first hand. I cannot wait to go on another adventure with detective Harry Hole.
You can meet Harry Hole, Jo Nesbo and buy the books here.
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