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\"Knife<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

How to Write a Harry Hole Novel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s the formula behind every Harry Hole novel? (Including Knife<\/em>). It\u2019s made up of four elements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Harry\u2019s EPIC struggle with alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. During the investigation, someone close to him gets killed. (You wouldn\u2019t want to be his colleague, trust me.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. A dizzying mix-up of suspects that leaves you in a daze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. A style that\u2019s far more fluid and lively compared to typical Scandinavian crime novels, making it nearly impossible to put down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The Recipe Fails<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    This formula worked pretty well up until the previous novel (The Thirst<\/em>), but that’s where it all fell apart. It became impossible to take seriously the endless stream of obvious red herrings, each one blatantly screaming “fake” from a mile away. And they really were just that\u2014fake. Then, of course, another one of Harry’s hunches would come along, and the whole cycle would start over again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

    Well, the same thing happens with Knife. You start reading the 12th installment in the Harry Hole series and think, \u201cThis is awesome.\u201d And it is, in terms of character handling. But then you notice that Nesbo isn\u2019t even bothering to create the illusion of an investigation anymore. Harry just points to someone and firmly declares, \u201cThis miserable bastard did it!\u201d But you, the reader, know very well\u2014despite the numerous chapters designed to make this character look as guilty as someone caught at midnight on a street corner with a bludgeon in hand, drooling through a mask, standing over a passed-out, jewel-laden woman in a fur coat\u2014that it\u2019s not that miserable bastard who did it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Hey, Where Did That Filthy Truls Brentsen Go?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    And then there\u2019s Truls Brentsen, the most despicable creature in the Hole universe, who barely makes an appearance in this book. This is a problem because the most interesting scenes in the previous installment were tied to this police disgrace nicknamed Beavis. And he was very, very, very slowly beginning to change. And suddenly, you found yourself rooting for this filthy scumbag. And it all ended with a nice little cliffhanger. So now, what do we get? What? WHAT?

    And yet. Despite everything, this book still works, somewhat. A bit clunkily, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Jo Nesbo Aims to Dazzle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Even though Harry isn\u2019t eliminating suspects through proper investigation but rather because they confess to him, saying: \u201cForgive me, Father, for I have sinned. But I had nothing to do with this case, sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Despite the false suspects, the mystery still grips you. And Harry\u2019s involvement is much, much greater. Almost TOO MUCH so. And the culprit? Get ready\u2014they are even less credible. This is, of course, debatable, but I can imagine that many readers will be stunned near the end of the book, concluding that Jo Nesbo has completely lost his grip. Or maybe he just didn\u2019t have a single decent idea, but one thing\u2019s for sure: he sacrifices ALL common sense on the altar of the biggest possible surprise. And Knife successfully stabs itself into the reader’s brain…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Rating: 7.9\/10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Knife<\/em> by (Harry Hole #12) Jo Nesb\u00f8
    531 pages, Hardcover
    Published in 2019 by Harvill Secker<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    How to Write a Harry Hole Novel What\u2019s the formula behind every Harry Hole novel? (Including Knife). It\u2019s made up of four elements: 1. Harry\u2019s EPIC struggle with alcohol. 2. During the investigation, someone close to him gets killed. (You wouldn\u2019t want to be his colleague, trust me.) 3. 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