Nemesis by Jo Nesbo

In the first pages of Nemesis Detective Harry Hole is beginning to investigate a bank robbery and murder. Not long after, his ex-girlfriend is found dead – apparently suicide – but Harry is worried because he was with her the night it happened, with no memory of it at all. Thus begins a rollercoaster ride for Harry as the boundaries between his professional and personal lives become blurred. He is a confident and clever investigator, and halfway through the book, it seems he has solved the main case. However we soon see that this is an illusion as the bank robberies continue, and the story contains many more twists than I could count.


This is an early Jo Nesbo (first published 2002, translated 2008). It is set in Norway. I first heard about Jo Nesbo from a library patron and many people since have recommended Jo Nesbo to me.  As my first experience - I'll say it was easy to pick up and hard to put down, and not too taxing a read.  The lead characters were tough, just complicated enought to be interesting and the storyline was twisty, thrilling. For its genre of detective thriller Nemesis is great!