The Snowman (Nesbø novel)
2007 Jo Nesbø novel
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- The Snowman (Norwegian: Snømannen ) is a 2007 novel by Norwegian crime-writer Jo Nesbø.
- Plot In 1980, a married woman has illicit sex with a lover while her adolescent son waits in a car outside; their lovemaking is disturbed when they think somebody is looking at them from outside the window, but it turns out to be only a snowman.
- His FBI training leads him to search for links between the cases, and he finds two of them—each victim is a married mother, and a snowman appears at every murder scene.
- Most of the victims vanished after the first snowfall of winter, and snowmen were found near each scene.
- They discover that all the victims' children have different biological fathers from the men they believe to be their fathers.
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WikipediaThe Snowman (Norwegian: Snømannen) is a 2007 novel by Norwegian crime-writer Jo Nesbø. It is the seventh entry in his Harry Hole series.
In 1980, a married woman has illicit sex with a lover while her adolescent son waits in a car outside; their lovemaking is disturbed when they think somebody is looking at them from outside the window, but it turns out to be only a snowman.
Twenty-four years later, Norwegian police inspector Harry Hole investigates a string of murders of women around Oslo. His FBI training leads him to search for links between the cases, and he finds two of them—each victim is a married mother, and a snowman appears at every murder scene.
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