Despite the impossible plot, this book does keep you guessing.

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You’ll feel smarter for reading Nesbø. Interesting dialogue. Pop culture references to books, music, film.

The Devil’s Star (Norwegian: Marekors, literally “The Nightmare Cross”, 2003) is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the 5th in the Harry Hole series.  …

The story moves between two parallel themes – the appearance of a new serial killer terrorizing Oslo, and Harry Hole’s ongoing feud with the corrupt and utterly ruthless fellow police officer Tom Waaler, which was already a major part of the plot of the two previous books, “The Redbreast” and “Nemesis“.

Eventually, the two issues converge – enabling Harry to resolve both in the course of a single cataclysmic night. …

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