Plot or Premise

A Detective Inspector in Oslo catches a couple of cases — the apparent bludgeoning to death of a drug dealer by a student, found covered in blood, and the death of a lawyer who had defended the dead drug dealer.

What I Liked

I like the initial premise of a murder where the accused refuses to speak out of some sort of fear, and the link not to the student but to the murdered victim. Someone killed the drug dealer and his lawyer, and the accused might know why, but isn’t talking. There are some good movements within movements, and some simple subterfuge with office breakins.

What I Didn’t Like

The overall feeling of the book is bleak. The cops are rather bleak, having affairs to liven up their lives but not really feeling anything most of the time, more it would seem to alleviate boredom. There are powerful people involved but I never felt particularly tense with any of the machinations. More simply depressed.

The Bottom Line

Good story, somewhat bleak reading