Blood on Snow
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3.4 • 59 Ratings
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Publisher Description
*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 50 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE*
'An incendiary cocktail of murder, revenge and a hitman with multiple problems' Independent
The contract killer.
Olav lives the lonely life of a fixer. When you 'fix' people for a living - terminally - it's hard to get close to anyone.
The gangster's wife.
Now he's finally met the woman of his dreams. But she's his boss's wife. And Olav's just been hired to kill her.
Two very big problems.
'Nesbo is in bracing form...gripping' The Sun
Watch out for The Jealousy Man, the new Jo Nesbo book, out now
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Olav has inherited a dark trait from his father: the ability to kill, and kill well. This quick-reading, standalone crime thriller from international superstar Jo Nesbø puts a stark spin on Les Misérables, casting his protagonist as a modern Jean Valjean seeking our redemption. Despite the methodically executed bloodshed, we did find ourselves drawn to Nesbø’s ruthless narrator. As Olav shares details of his troubled upbringing, social isolation and dyslexia, we root for him—even though his twisted actions with lovers and crime bosses suggest he may be double-crossing us, the readers.
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
Sorry Nesbo
A short book that strangely took a while for me to read through. It just failed to hold my attention. Boring and didn't really go nowhere.
Blood on Snow
Disappointed
Blood on Snow
Poorly made. Narrator reads in a what which makes the story sound like some 80's New York Mickey Spillane story. Heavy drone-like American accent jarrs with the Norwegian setting. To enjoy Blood on Snow stick to the printed book.