The Redbreast
Summary:
Harry knows he shouldn’t get involved.
A report of a rare and unusual gun – a type favoured by assassins – being smuggled into the country sparks Detective Harry Hole’s interest.
Evil is closer to home than he knows.
Then a former WW2 Nazi sympathizer is found with his throat cut. Next, someone close to Harry is murdered. Why had she been trying to reach Harry on the night she was killed?
As Harry’s investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that the killer is hell-bent on serving his own justice. And while the link between the cases remains a mystery, one thing is certain: he must be stopped.
But can Harry stop him in time? [summary from https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/103/1036660/the-redbreast/9780099546771.html]
Group Reviews/Comments
Thumbs up: 5
Liked flawed Harry character.
Ending a real surprise…didn’t see it coming
Lots of complex history. Showed how little we all knew about Norway’s part in WWII
Plot all came together. Very dramatic finale.
More plot than character driven.
There was a point in the novel that most agreed-this is a turning point where things got really good.
Clever device used for exposition. Really showed Harry’s character—inner life that wouldn’t have shown otherwise.
Thumbs down: 3
Felt like you were in a pinball machine, bouncing around without any point
Lots didn’t make sense
Felt like too much was just thrown in for no reason
No real sense of Norway
Could not make sense of it, no point. Confusing.
Who was who…very confusing, hard to keep track.
No real sense of who Harry is as a person, what made him the way he was.
