The Redbreast

I've very much enjoyed The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo, a Norwegian writer. However, it did take a little while to get into it. For the first several chapters the story moves in two time zones, World War II, and the "present" of the story and it takes a while to see the connection. Set in Norway, the story centres around a WWII veteran who feels he has been betrayed - but by whom? There is a connection with neo-Nazis and the mysterious veteran purchases a rare and powerful weapon, for what purpose? Detective Harry Hole investigates and as he does, there are murders along the way before he finally discovers the truth. It is well written and keeps the reader guessing right till the end. Part of the ending was unsatisfactory which, of course, leads to the next book, The Devil's Star. 41/2/5