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Signs Phantom. 9th in this hard-hitting Norwegian series. Harry has once again fled Oslo and all the memories it holds. But now in Hong Kong he receives word that the boy he helped to raise has been arrested for murder. Barred from the force and the official investigation, Harry sets out to investigate the case and prove the boy innocent. Adele and Janine recommend this series highly.

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Roger Brown is a corporate headhunter, and he’s a master of his profession. But one career simply can’t support his luxurious lifestyle and his wife’s fledgling art gallery. Rapidshare Rpg Games.

At an art opening one night he meets Clas Greve, who is not only the perfect candidate for a major CEO job, but also, perhaps, the answer to his financial woes: Greve just so happens to mention that he Roger Brown is a corporate headhunter, and he’s a master of his profession. But one career simply can’t support his luxurious lifestyle and his wife’s fledgling art gallery. At an art opening one night he meets Clas Greve, who is not only the perfect candidate for a major CEO job, but also, perhaps, the answer to his financial woes: Greve just so happens to mention that he owns a priceless Peter Paul Rubens painting that’s been lost since World War II—and Roger Brown just so happens to dabble in art theft. But when he breaks into Greve’s apartment, he finds more than just the painting. And Clas Greve may turn out to be the worst thing that’s ever happened to Roger Brown.

It’s check your brain at the door time. If this actually won best novel in Norway in 2008 (Norwegian Book Club Prize), it must be more a commentary on the sad state of Norwegian literature in that particular year. Although, perhaps out of sentimentality for Nesbo, I am still recommending it. A good beach or airline read.

Nothing more. It pretty much relies on one plot twist, some rather unbelievable developments and collusions, not one character is likeable, and there is no real character develo It’s check your brain at the door time. If this actually won best novel in Norway in 2008 (Norwegian Book Club Prize), it must be more a commentary on the sad state of Norwegian literature in that particular year. Although, perhaps out of sentimentality for Nesbo, I am still recommending it. A good beach or airline read. Nothing more. It pretty much relies on one plot twist, some rather unbelievable developments and collusions, not one character is likeable, and there is no real character development.

I am thinking of a much more satisfying conclusion to the story that could have been, even given these shortcomings. This continues Nesbo’s recent trend toward “Hollywood time”. Whatever happened to the writer who wrote The Redbreast? I never thought I would say this about a book but this one was a very average read. I found it difficult to get past how totally ridiculous the main character was with his delusions of grandeur and then parts of the plot were just too far fetched to be readable. (the sewage scene was both disgusting and ludicrous). Things picked up once the real chase was on and Roger Brown started to use his brain and other people's guns to great effect.

And then the author dumped one of the silliest en I never thought I would say this about a book but this one was a very average read. I found it difficult to get past how totally ridiculous the main character was with his delusions of grandeur and then parts of the plot were just too far fetched to be readable. (the sewage scene was both disgusting and ludicrous). Things picked up once the real chase was on and Roger Brown started to use his brain and other people's guns to great effect.

And then the author dumped one of the silliest endings ever on us. This would probably make a good TV series.

It did not make a good book:(. This is the first Jo Nesbo book I’ve read; it certainly won’t be the last. I had expected a police procedural, but was pleasantly surprised to find something different.

The main character is a corporate headhunter who also happens to steal fine art in order to fund a lavish lifestyle. The story grabbed me from the opening with an element of intrigue, and then kept hold with its twists and consistent pace. It has to be said that many elements stretched the bounds of credibility, which may cause so This is the first Jo Nesbo book I’ve read; it certainly won’t be the last. I had expected a police procedural, but was pleasantly surprised to find something different. The main character is a corporate headhunter who also happens to steal fine art in order to fund a lavish lifestyle. The story grabbed me from the opening with an element of intrigue, and then kept hold with its twists and consistent pace.

It has to be said that many elements stretched the bounds of credibility, which may cause some readers to knock off a star or two. I’ve read it so many times: “well a person wouldn’t do that”; “who’d forgive a husband/wife after such an act of betrayal” and so on. People are complicated, and who knows what choices one would make in a given circumstance.

So no marks lost for that from this reader. Corps Of Royal Artillery Drivers on this page. Credibility of action and circumstance, however, is something completely different, when all the pieces slot into place a little too neatly. Such a thing would normally make me consider downgrading but, although the events in this story were neat, they were also possible. What’s more, they were very cleverly plotted; all slotting into place as the story comes to a close. As such, I found myself nodding in admiration rather than scowling with incredulity, and leaving those five stars in tact.

Looking forward to my next journey into Jo Nesbo’s words. A clever and elegant portrait of the dark excesses of our corporate culture as revealed through a desperate cat-and-mouse game between figures reaching for the top of the heap. My moderate rating reflects only my personal level of pleasure, in the same way that I can admire a painting such as Munch’s “The Scream” without wanting to dwell with it very long. Roger Brown is an effete, manipulating cad who strives to be the best as his executive headhunting agency, Alfa, in Oslo. You can’t appreciat A clever and elegant portrait of the dark excesses of our corporate culture as revealed through a desperate cat-and-mouse game between figures reaching for the top of the heap. My moderate rating reflects only my personal level of pleasure, in the same way that I can admire a painting such as Munch’s “The Scream” without wanting to dwell with it very long.

Roger Brown is an effete, manipulating cad who strives to be the best as his executive headhunting agency, Alfa, in Oslo. You can’t appreciating the artfulness in all the psychological tricks he uses to assure that without fail he picks the best man for the CEO positions he is well paid to fill and that his client candidates get perfectly placed in high positions. I came to see how he deserved the luxurious lifestyle he leads and his beautiful trophy wife, Diana, who runs an art gallery. That he truly loves her makes us see him as human.

But such a love can prove to be an Achilles heel, and denying such a wife’s desire to have a baby can have consequences. Roger’s greed sows the seeds for trouble. In developing a Dutch candidate for a GPS technology company, one Clas Greve, Brown learns he owns a Reubens lost during World War 2. Because Brown lives beyond his means, he has a hobby of art theft. Is the well-crafted theft of this Reubens (revealed on the book jacket) just another bad-boy behavior we can kind of admire, or does this finally move you the reader to root for his downfall?

As Greve starts taking actions against Brown, does he become the hero of the tale? With his military background as an ex-special forces soldier and an expert in advanced technologies, he is a dangerous opponent. The shadowy war between Brown and Greve takes a nasty turn when Diana becomes a pawn in the match. This was my first Nesbo and served as a good prelude to tapping into his Harry Hole detective series, which is so well respected in the vanguard of the wave of Nordic noir mysteries reaching the American shores.