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Blood on Snow

By: Jo Nesbo, Neil Smith - translator
Narrated by: Patti Smith
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Olav lives the lonely life of a fixer.

When you ‘fix’ people for a living – terminally – it’s hard to get close to anyone.

Now he’s finally met the woman of his dreams.

But there are two problems.

She’s his boss’s wife.

And Olav’s just been hired to kill her.

From the bestselling author of BAFTA-nominated Headhunters, comes Jo Nesbo’s Blood on Snow.

Narrated by music legend Patti Smith.

 Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense World Literature Crime Fiction

Critic reviews

Deserves to be a smash... A perfectly pitched thriller
[An] incendiary cocktail of murder, revenge and a hitman with multiple problems
Nesbo is in bracing form...gripping
Striking in its simplicity… Nesbo is a writer at the top of his game who continues to amaze in new and confounding ways
The undisputed king of Scandinavian crime fiction...I am so used to the energetic plot twists, fiendish violence and addictive verbosity of Nesbo’s writing that Blood on Snow, with its simplicity, brevity and unlikely poetry, comes as a welcome antidote. It is set in the 1970s, an era of increasing fascination to Nesbo, and has a first-person narrative that provides a window into its protagonist’s lonely, tortured soul
Pure, bloody, cold, atmospheric and engaging noir
A fine novel ...suspenseful. Blood on Snow has a lot of that romanticised masculinity one finds in for example mafia movies... it’s one of the contributing factors in making the best passages in this novel truly wonderful literature. If I were to highlight one particular quality, it would have to be how beautifully Nesbø has drawn up his main character and how effective Olav’s narrative voice is.
The story echoes many sources, for example mob films, Spaghetti Westerns, hard-boiled crime and social melodrama...The end, especially, is nothing less than a stylistic masterclass
Jo Nesbø’s unstoppable joy of storytelling has found a new avenue
Blood on Snow is Nesbø’s own “pulp fiction”, in two senses. It’s both a tribute to the simple, hard-boiled narrative style from the old days, but there are also parallels with Quentin Tarantino films... Nesbo’s joy of telling stories doesn't leave anything to wish for. As a tribute to the genre, Blood on Snow also succeeds in reminding us that many of these role models had literary qualities that should not be underestimated.
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What would have made Blood on Snow better?

I did not like the narrator and think that the book is overpriced. A very dark story which is what Nesbo is good at.

Expensive for such a short book

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While I enjoyed the story I really struggled with the narrator. I always feel that Seán Barrett has the voice for Jo Nesbo’s prose and this narrator really didn’t do it for me.

Enjoyed the story

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Feeling disappointed - love Jo Nesbo, but, too short & narrator was not at all suitable, quite annoying in fact. Bring back Sean Barrett! Am now reading the book & enjoying it much more than the audio version.

Poor choice of narrator!

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A beautifully wrought morality tale by a writer hitting his stride.

When a reader finds a new way of experiencing life through a novel, it is a testament to the writer's gifts. It's as if every element within a genre has been inverted, exposed and re-formed so nothing remains predictable or reductive. Probably the word ' literary' is convenient. Although first person narratives have become de rigeur, this narrator is not an unreliable one so the exposure of his vulnerability is complete..even if his morality is questionable. We are convinced. We are moved to empathy. The weaving of the events are like music..or poetry as others have said. This is a book for adults. Listen.

Maybe the performance of the actor involved needs reconsideration. Although the reason for the choice is evident, nonetheless, it adds an element to the truth telling in the story that could be considered as muddying the..snow.

"What Do I Know? "

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What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Different narrator

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

Interesting to hear about a different side to Oslo

Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Patti Smith?

Sean Barrett

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment

Any additional comments?

Good story, ruined by the narration sadly.

Bring back Sean Barrett

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