For some reason, I have not gotten around to reading much of his work, but this novella has shown me I need to correct that. Jo Nesbo’s standalone crime noir novella (translated from Norwegian by Neil Smith) is a tightly written story with some inky black humour and although it is a little predictable, it’s fast-paced and at times oddly moving.
So he decides to take action, only to discover that it makes his problems a whole lot worse … But the longer Olav watches her, the more he realises that he is falling in love with her. While staking out Corina to learn her habits and work out how best to kill her, Olav discovers that she has secrets of her own. Olav knows it’s a dangerous job – not least because of the potential for Hoffman to decide that Olav’s involvement makes him too dangerous to keep around – but it isn’t like he has a lot of choice. All Olav has to do is kill Daniel’s wife, Corina. Now, though, Hoffman has a special job for Olav, one that will pay 5 times his normal fee. Mostly he works on “fixing” dealers and debtors – low level criminals – who work Hoffman’s rival, the Fisherman and he’s good at it, reliable and discreet.
Olav works as a “fixer” for Daniel Hoffman, one of the city’s two main crime lords. It’s a few days before Christmas in 1977 in Oslo, Norway. I earn commission on any purchases made through these links. You can order Blood On Snow by Jo Nesbo from Amazon UK, Waterstone’s or UK. Now he’s finally met the woman of his dreams. When you “fix” people for a living – terminally – it’s hard to get close to anyone.
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