Paperback, 464 pages
Published October 2nd 2012 by Vintage Canada (first published 2011)
ISBN
030736108X (ISBN13: 9780307361080)
edition language
English
original title
Gjenferd
series
Synopsis-
The murder has been solved. But has justice been done? Harry Hole is back in Oslo. He's been away for some time, but his ghosts have a way of catching up with him. The case that brings him back is already closed. There is no room for doubt: The young junkie was shot dead by a fellow addict. The police don't want him back....
Denied permission to reopen the investigation, Harry strikes out on his own. Beneath the city's eerie tranquillity, he discovers a trail of violence and mysterious disappearances seemingly unnoticed by the police. At every turn Harry is faced with a conspiracy of silence. The criminals don't want him back....
Harry is not the only one who is interested in the case. From the moment he steps off the plane, someone is watching his every move and tracing his every call. Someone wants him silenced.
Denied permission to reopen the investigation, Harry strikes out on his own. Beneath the city's eerie tranquillity, he discovers a trail of violence and mysterious disappearances seemingly unnoticed by the police. At every turn Harry is faced with a conspiracy of silence. The criminals don't want him back....
Harry is not the only one who is interested in the case. From the moment he steps off the plane, someone is watching his every move and tracing his every call. Someone wants him silenced.
My Review-
Having read all the books Sheldon has written, you feel no
other book, no other author can do justice to mystery, thriller or crime the
way he did. Having picked up The Phantom and now after reading the book, I know
how wrong I was. This man is a genius. This book is the ninth in what
essentially is the Harry Hole series. Now I had no idea that such a man existed
who is such a terrific writer.
In this book, Harry Hole returns to Norway after a three
year long vacation to Hong Kong. His ex-girlfriend’s son, Oleg has been charged
with the murder of his friend, Gutso Hanssen who is also a drug dealer. Years
of drugs and alcohol addiction have left him consumed and his memory has faded
too. He has forgotten his good times with Oleg but still agrees to help him. He
is determined to get to the root of the problem and find the real murderer.
My head reels with my last night’s encounter with the book.
There are too many characters and having read the ninth book at first, it
becomes a little confusing for me. Even though it wasn’t the best place to
begin with, I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book. The mystery and the thrill
sustains throughout the book and ends with a nail-biting finish. The narration
is smooth and makes the book difficult to put down. The credit has to go to Don
Barlett. He has done a commendable job bringing this Norwegian delight to bring
to so many of us who wouldn’t have gotten the chance to have access to something
that is such a wonderful read. The original title of the book is said to be
Gjenferd which is so not related to Phantom which makes me wonder what
triggered the English translation to be named Phantom.
The rugged unfinished
edges to Harry Hole’s character has already made me fall in love with him. I
think I must go back and finish reading all the other books in the series and
read this book again.
About The Author-
born- March 29, 1960 in Oslo, Norway
gender- male
website- http://jonesbo.com/
genre- Mystery & Thrillers, Children's Books
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