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Paperback The Man in the Window: A Thriller Book

ISBN: 0312605641

ISBN13: 9780312605643

The Man in the Window: A Thriller

(Book #3 in the Oslo Detectives Series)

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Book Overview

A cryptic murder resurrects dark memories of past atrocities in this latest mystery from the master of Norwegian crime writing.

Award-winning author K. O. Dahl received international acclaim for his gripping debut thriller, The Fourth Man, which introduced readers to Detective Inspector Frank Fr lich and Detective Chief Inspector Gunnarstranda. Now the Oslo detectives are back.

It's Friday the thirteenth, the Norwegian capital...

Customer Reviews

2 ratings

Excellant Norwegican noir

Again, K. O. Dahl creates a unique Scandinavian mystery. The victim here has not only been murdered, but has been further humiliated by being exhibited in the nude in his shop window. We're given the last day of his life in detail, and then the methodical investigation by Norwegian inspectors Frolich and Gunnarstranda. We are led through a compolex labyrinth leading to a complicated solution with the requisite red herrings. The victim is an octogenarian and the investigation leads us back to the second World War as seen through Norwegian eyes.All in all, this is a quite satisfying book and one more example of Scandinavian mystery telling.

Brilliant Mystery

The characters are deep, the backdrop is engaging, but the mystery is the thing. The plot takes time to play out, getting thicker and murkier as it progresses. I found myself thinking about this novel much more than most mysteries. Mankell is the standard comparison for Scandinavian crime fiction, and his novels do have more breadth and finesse. However I never found his mysteries as engaging and puzzling as the one Dahl presents.
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