Olav is a contract killer for a local crime lord- your classic killer with a conscience. He's contracted to kill his boss's wife because she's having an affair. However, he goes against those orders when he falls for her himself, and soon finds himself on the run with her, trying to survive the attentions of his now ex-boss and protect his new lover.
Although it sounds a bit cliched (and admittedly it is), this is an exciting and twist filled little thriller.
I really liked the characters, who rose above the stereotypes. Nesbo's prose style (Neil Smith the translator's prose style) is classy and easily readable.
I'm normally good at seeing plot twists, but missed them in this book, which has to be a compliment. The misdirection was performed admirably.
It packs a lot of action into its 180 pages. I am looking forward to my first full length Nesbo novel.
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