A review by jdcorley
The Bat by Jo Nesbø

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

It's a bit slow going at first as the characters go round and round and the clues seem aimless and the crime seems anodyne. But then everyone you've met begins to display something else about them, including our hero Harry. Soon he's paranoid, or all along, perhaps he's been seeing the things we didn't.  A fine entry in the troubled-detective genre.