Official Summary
One night, after the first snowfall of the year, a boy named Jonas wakes up and discovers that his mother has disappeared. Only one trace of her remains: a pink scarf, his Christmas gift to her, now worn by the snowman that inexplicably appeared in their yard earlier that day. Inspector Harry Hole suspects a link between the missing woman and a suspicious letter he’s received. The case deepens when a pattern emerges: over the past decade, eleven women have vanished—all on the day of the first snow. But this is a killer who makes his own rules . . . and he’ll break his pattern just to keep the game interesting, as he draws Harry ever closer into his twisted web. With brilliantly realized characters and hair-raising suspense, international bestselling author Jo Nesbø presents his most chilling case yet—one that will test Harry Hole to the very limits of his sanity.
My Two Cents
My brother-in-law Steve actually said it best when he said "when foreign books make it to the States, they're always good - they have to be or they wouldn't make it here."
And I've heard told that Martin Scorsese is making this into a movie. Good, good choice.
I have one word for this book. Cree-py. Parts of this one made the hairs on my arms stand up. It should make a really good, scary movie. Should be better than the "Dragon Tattoo" series.
It was not an easy read, you can definitely tell that English was not its first language. So it was a little - not totally, mind - slow going...but the end (last 100 pages or so) was amazing.
It reminded me a lot of "The Usual Suspects" in that almost every character had the potential to be the killer. It kept me guessing and got me through some pretty long flights to and from California. I will be checking out more from this author, he has me intrigued.
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