Another engaging entry in the Harry Hole series that I have been reading periodically over the past few years. This is the fifth book in the series and I have now read all the books up to and including book #7, THE SNOWMAN. I have enjoyed all of these and will look forward to continuing the series in the proper sequence from this point forward â so the next in line is number eight, THE LEOPARD.
THE DEVIL'S STAR is the fifth book in the series and it ties up some loose ends from the two previous novels related to Hole's corrupt fellow police officer, Tom Waaler. But the main plot of the novel has to do with a serial killer terrorizing Oslo by leaving a clue of a five-pointed star at each of his murders. The novel starts out with a young woman being murdered with one finger severed and a tiny diamond in the shape of a star found behind her eyelid. Hole, who is still thinking about his murdered colleague, Ellen, (see THE REDBREAST) is struggling with alcohol and is assigned to the case along with his nemesis, Waaler. There is soon a wave of similar murders all neatly tied together by the star which also points to the location of the murders. But what is the motive? The murders seem pointless with no monetary or sexual motivation. So what is really going on and how is the prime suspect tied to Waaler?
This one has a great cast of characters and I was anxious to see how the ending played out with Harry and Waaler. The identity of the murders was also a surprise along with the motivation for the murders. I'll be looking forward to reading more in the series but probably not till later in the New Year.
THE DEVIL'S STAR is the fifth book in the series and it ties up some loose ends from the two previous novels related to Hole's corrupt fellow police officer, Tom Waaler. But the main plot of the novel has to do with a serial killer terrorizing Oslo by leaving a clue of a five-pointed star at each of his murders. The novel starts out with a young woman being murdered with one finger severed and a tiny diamond in the shape of a star found behind her eyelid. Hole, who is still thinking about his murdered colleague, Ellen, (see THE REDBREAST) is struggling with alcohol and is assigned to the case along with his nemesis, Waaler. There is soon a wave of similar murders all neatly tied together by the star which also points to the location of the murders. But what is the motive? The murders seem pointless with no monetary or sexual motivation. So what is really going on and how is the prime suspect tied to Waaler?
This one has a great cast of characters and I was anxious to see how the ending played out with Harry and Waaler. The identity of the murders was also a surprise along with the motivation for the murders. I'll be looking forward to reading more in the series but probably not till later in the New Year.
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