- This edition published by Harvill Secker 2025
- ISBN 9781787303775
- Translated from the Norwegian by Robert Ferguson
- 417 pages
Synopsis (publisher)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2016. When a small-time criminal and gun dealer is shot down in the street, all signs point to Tomas Gomez, a quiet man with a mysterious past—and deep connections to a notorious gang—who has seemingly vanished into thin air. Other murders soon follow, and it appears Gomez is only getting started. Meanwhile, Bob Oz, a down-and-out suspended police officer with a dubious past of his own, becomes fascinated by the case: he is obsessed with the notion of hunting down a serial killer who only he can understand, a killer with a story as tragic as his own.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2022. An enigmatic Norwegian man with ties to Minneapolis—a self-described crime writer—has traveled to the United States to research the Gomez case, in the hopes of writing a book about it. But as his investigation progresses, the writer’s seemingly neutral position reveals itself to be more complicated than the reader is initially led to believe.
Wolf Hour is a twisty and unforgettable thriller in classic Jo Nesbø style, which bears out Vanity Fair’s observation that “Nesbø explores the darkest criminal minds with grim delight and puts his killers where you least expect to find them. . . . His novels are maddeningly addictive.”
My Take
As always, Jo Nesbo provides an intriguing challenge for the reader with a time frame spread over at least six years, at least two "voices", and multiple plot threads. Clues to each of these are plentiful but you have to keep your wits about you. By about mid-way I suspected I had solved the "puzzle" but that was not confirmed until nearly the end, and I wasn't totally right. This is a book that you will want to keep reading.
My rating: 4.8
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