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This is my first Jo (pronounced kind of like You) Nesbø (pronounced Nesbur without the r), thanks to husband‘s Norwegian pronunciation guide. I point this out because the infamous Harry Hole isn‘t pronounced like Americans would. The book was very good & kept me interested. The ending was very good (quite complex) albeit very gory. However, I was confused by what happened with the “wacker” at the end, & no idea who the epilogue was about. ?

Well, that would be difficult to find someone‘s abode!

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Up next for #foodandlit #Thailand

Thai food on tap this weekend!

This is the second Harry Hole novel and the only one I hadn't read yet. Maybe one day I'll read them in order. Harry has been called to Bangkok to solve the murder of the Norwegian Ambassador. This was a fairly dark novel but also really engrossing.
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Good murder mystery set in Thailand. Our alcoholic protagonist, Harry Hole, is sent to investigate the death of a Norwegian embassy official who may or may not be involved in the child sex trafficking/pornography industry. Everyone wants to keep it out of the news, but Harry can't seem to stay out of trouble.

I really liked the Thailand setting, and the focus on a group of Norwegian citizens living abroad. I like Harry Hole, and enjoy reading about him and how his mind works as he's solving a murder. He reads like an old man, but I think he's supposed to be in his thirties. The mystery of who killed the Norwegian Ambassador soon becomes entangled with prostitution and child pornography. This was really interesting and I liked reading it.

This was my first book this year that I read. A classic in this genre, nothing special ... a troubled detective haunted by the past, unusual murder, a bit of politics, a bit of action, corruption, twist ... but what‘s unusual is that the story is set in #Thailand #ReadingAsia2021 #Booked2021 - translated into your 1st language

I enjoy a good mystery but this felt a bit messy. My least favorite of the Harry Hole books I read so far.

I liked it even though more for the personnel (Harry, Liz, Runa) than for the plot itself.

My tiny issue is that it‘s Hercule-Poirot-like: Most of the solution happens in Harry‘s mind. That‘s a bit like deus ex machina.

Here and there things are a bit flat and wooden but I liked especially the first part and how it shows differences in culture.

By the character of Ivar Löken I was totally surprised – even though I‘m unsure how realistic he is.

#MorivationalMonday @Cupcake12

One to-do complete. Meal plan set.

Or, put in other words: What I did _instead_of_ going to bed, trying to sleep. #TeamSleepProcrastination @IndoorDame 🙃

I just saw @Lifeisasnap posting her #MotivationalMonday hosted by @Cupcake12 and felt the desire to add my 50 cent without being tagged …

1️⃣ Get rid of annoying paperwork • come up with a nice meal plan for next week • finish the tagged book (non-official to-do) • get up early to make the most out of this week‘s time • stroll around in “Subnautica” to find some spots I earlier missed somehow

2️⃣ We finished 🎮 “Subnautica”‘s story mode 🥳

Whoops, sometimes I am surprised which books are those where I obviously am the first to post something related to the German edition.

This one is one of those. It‘s Harry Hole‘s 2nd case. Because I didn‘t know it was a series I accidentally started with his 7th case months ago.

I really like the investigator so I try to listen step-by-step to all of the “Harry-Hole”-audiobooks my library has in the correct order.

Harry Hole in Thailand. So much better than the Bat. Hole is definitely a more interesting character in this book.

#78 of 2020.
#jonesbo #harryholeseries

Reading this author next for #NordicNoir.

Finished my project of finding the ratings for authors of #NordicNoir to figure out my next authors to read.

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1. Tagged: Cockroaches by Jo Nesbo
2. The Secret Wisdom of the Earth ?
3. 93 and sunny

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain 😊

On the go reading.

#QuotsyAug19

(Day 20 - #Pest)

This was entertaining! I think the Jo Nesbø atmosphere is not quite there yet since this is one of his early books but it's close. Also why put an Ikea knife on the cover if it clearly doesn't make an appearance in the book? The description of knifes in this book are very detailed so the person who made the cover could find all the needed info for the right kind of knife in the book if they wanted. 🤔

Breafast at the balcony. 😋🍵🥣

Book 3 was the first of the Harry Hole series translated into English and then the rest came along. And I loved them! Books 1 and 2 were translated much later. This is book 2. Book 1, The Bat was ok, so I wasn't expecting much from the one. Yay! I was wrong. This is a good book and explains so much of Harry Hole's background. You really get to know why Harry is the way he is. The mystery was good too 😉.
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First book of #24in48 done! Now to decide what to read next. 😬

#24in28 let‘s go! Slept in this morning cause I needed it and now I‘m ready to go! Starting off by finishing this book, since I‘m about 72% of the way done.

Getting all set for #24in48 tomorrow! Not pictured because they‘re on the Kindle: tagged book, FURYBORN by Claire Legrand, THE GIRLS OF 17 SWANN STREET by Yara Zgheib, and FORGET YOU KNOW ME by Jessica Strawser. I have BRING ME BACK by B.A. Paris as my audiobook and audio copies of THE DEEP by Nick Cutter and NOT THAT I COULD TELL by Jessica Strawser, just in case. So excited to start! Think 11 books is enough? https://bit.ly/2G6bT4n

Title aside, I really liked the 2nd installment of the Harry Hole series. I have now caught up with the first two books, and can continue on with Bk. 5 in the series!

I think I will be spending a lot of time with Jo Nesbø over winter break! ? #nordicnoir

I‘m having a much needed mid-morning reading break, enjoying one of the cookies leftover from the book club holiday party I hosted last night. #booksandtea

Two snow days, and an incredibly long Wednesday chauffeuring 4th & 5th graders to a choral performance, followed up by running the 5th grade school winter party....I‘m exhausted! So I find nothing wrong with changing into Star Wars PJ‘s and crashing on my bed with my next book!

Second in the Harry Hole series and the third of this series that I‘ve read. I love the character of Harry but I do find these books hard to get into. Once I do I feel like they‘re worth the effort but they are always a bit of struggle initially.

📖 I didn‘t love this investigation much but I loved Harry‘s pursuit for answers. Harry always seems tormented and he definitely blurs his muddy life issues with his work, which I love.

I just could not keep up with the details of the investigation nor with the cast of characters. I wanted the case to be solved quickly so I could move on.

🎧 John Lee brilliantly narrates the audio. I highly recommend audio lovers listening to him read this book.

Halfway thru this one and it is a little bit of a struggle.

SIGH SIGH SIGH.

I knew going into this that this book is one of the weaker parts of the series. My expectations are sadly low! 🤦🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️ I don‘t really want to bail because I LOVE Harry as a character and I‘m interested in what the second half will reveal about his character progression. The investigation is okay, but mostly I don‘t want to miss any details for the next book.

I didn‘t mean to have a fairly solo Xmas but came down with the stomach flu Xmas eve so I‘ve been mostly holed up in my mom‘s spare room. I missed Xmas gifts and breakfast with my brother and his family, but at least my little sidekick has been keeping me company and I‘ve been able to get some reading in on what would otherwise be a day when there isn‘t much time for it. Merry Christmas all!! 🎄🎁❤️📚#joinin #dogsoflitsy

Now I‘ve read two books in the Harry Hole series and I definitely don‘t get it. They were pretty much the same (same structure, same overall idea) and by the time of The Great Denouement I didn‘t really care and missed half of it.

My last two audiobooks aren‘t in the Litsy database so I haven‘t been able to post about them. Of course this one is though, even though it‘s so far beneath the other two in quality 😡 Oh well! We had our first ISO 9001:2015 audit today (I‘m head of QMS) so I need some knitting and wine now.

This is the 2nd one in the series and I have to say I‘m really getting into this author. He‘s a unique writer who is amazing at dialogue (at least I think so). I‘m excited to pick up the 3rd book in the series.

A little more interesting than the first book, but I‘m still waiting for the series to actually get going. Rating: 3/5.

I started losing interest midway through, not sure if it was my mood or the book. Also is it theme in these books that a woman has to be kidnapped and killed each time?

What books would you never want to be in? A Harry Hole novel. Why? Because almost everybody dies in torturous ways. Harry's in Thailand trying to find out who killed the Norwegian Ambassador. Jo Nesbo does this wonderful thing with giving characters a gritty mini story from their past, but then he steps on the pedal and has someone have their arms sawed off while they're alive. And you just wanna say, "Hey Jo, let's slow it down." It was decent.

I really enjoy the books I have read in the Harry Hole series. ThIs one is on my TBR. I think I developed a snowman phobia after The Snowman... not sure where cockroaches fit in to this story. I'm going to have to suck it up and find out. #SizzlinSummerBooks #Bug

#insects (in the title) #junebookbugs

Norway meets Thailand in this cross cultural suspense/mystery. The characters are damaged and gritty and the plot has enough twists to keep you guessing til the end. A nice break from the heavier stuff I often read and I'll be sure to pick up another Nesbo at some point in the future.

Hoping to finish this on a drive to Melbourne today.

I haven't posted for a couple of days and have done very little reading in that time. I never feel quite right if I haven't had time to read so today I'm going to try and rectify the situation.

Another first... my first Jo Nesbo. So far it's a good read.

Follow up to "The Bat" Harry Hole investigates the murder of the Norwegian ambassador in Thailand. Harry gets involved with the local mafia, politics, foreign diplomacy and sleazy business men. 8/10

Tea and a book! #JoNesbo Happy Sunday!

I took advantage of the setting! I just got home from seeing La Boheme! :) #laboheme #teatromunicipal #JoNesbø #libros #books