The Redbreast

In the gripping third installment of the Harry Hole series, "The Redbreast" masterfully weaves together two distinct timelines, beginning in the brutal winter of 1944 where a legendary Norwegian soldier is killed on the Russian front, and a wounded veteran awakens in Vienna two years later, entangled in a romance with far-reaching consequences. Fast forward to 1999, an ostracized Harry Hole, now an inspector relegated to monitoring neo-Nazi groups, stumbles upon a seemingly routine report of a rare firearm being used. This innocuous incident quickly escalates as his partner, Ellen Gjelten, uncovers a disturbing connection, and a former soldier is found brutally murdered. Harry's investigation plunges him into a dark historical conspiracy, forcing him to confront Norway's hidden wartime past and its echoes in the present. As he races against time, traveling to South Africa and Vienna, Harry finds himself constantly one step behind a cunning killer, leading to a relentless and heart-pounding conclusion that blurs the lines between hero and villain, and reveals a deeply buried truth.