Somehow this novel did not grab me the way Nesbo's others have. Though it is the first of his series. Harry Hole was dispatched by his police force in Norway to liaise with police in Australia because of the death of a Nowegian woman. She appeared to be a murder victim. Harry got close to many of the characters, with hindsight incidating that he should not have. The characters were weakly drawn, with the exception being the red haired woman. She was the only one who seemed sincere in the macabre cast of misfits. (Review by Carol-Anne)
