{"id":11150,"date":"2011-04-05T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=11150"},"modified":"2011-04-02T14:02:49","modified_gmt":"2011-04-02T20:02:49","slug":"a-great-norweigan-crime-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/a-great-norweigan-crime-author\/","title":{"rendered":"A great Norweigan crime author!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2242486\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11151 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/s-Star.jpg?resize=159%2C216&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After reading\u00a0Swedish authors Steig Larsson, Camilla Lackberg and\u00a0Asa Larssen and becoming addicted to Scandinavian crime mysteries, I came\u00a0across rave reviews about Norweigan author Jo Nesbo\u00a0and decided to try one\u00a0of his most recent books that has been translated into English.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2242486\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>The Devil&#8217;s Star<\/strong><\/em> <\/a> begins simply enough with a small trickle of water that streams down the wall of an Oslo apartment.\u00a0 <em><strong>The Devil&#8217;s Star<\/strong><\/em> continues to take the reader on twists and turns to a unexpected and thrilling\u00a0end with a myriad of victims courtesy of one serial killer.\u00a0 Each victim has\u00a0a telltale sign left at the scene &#8211; a five point diamond near each of their bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Detective Harry Hole, who is still reeling from the murder of his former partner, struggles both with alcohol and his new partner (and nemesis) Tom Whaaler on this case.\u00a0 Hole is convinced Whaaler has something to do with his partner&#8217;s death.\u00a0 To complicate matters, Detective Hole also struggles\u00a0with his on again off again girlfriend, Rakel &#8211; which makes for more drama in the Detective&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoyed reading Stieg Larsson&#8217;s <strong><em>Millenium Trilogy<\/em><\/strong>, give Jo Nesbo a try &#8211;\u00a0his latest book to be translated into English, <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2320898\" target=\"_blank\">The Snowman<\/a>,<\/em><\/strong> comes out in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After reading\u00a0Swedish authors Steig Larsson, Camilla Lackberg and\u00a0Asa Larssen and becoming addicted to Scandinavian crime mysteries, I came\u00a0across rave reviews about Norweigan author Jo Nesbo\u00a0and decided to try one\u00a0of his most recent books that has been translated into English. 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