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Reception
Alan Cheuse of NPR described the book as fast paced and entertaining, while describing the scene in the crypt of a church as "one of the wildest scenes in recent crime fiction".[1] Writing for The Guardian, Alison Flood praised Nesbo's writing as "ever so noiry and pulpy", but criticized the narration for "always slipping in clunky asides".[2] Flood also compared the novel unfavorably to Nesbo's other work, writing: "Olav doesn’t possess the sheer, page-turning magnetism of Harry Hole". In a negative review for The New York Times, Michiko Kakutani criticized the plot "as predictable as it is hackneyed" as well as "saccharine where it’s meant to be moving, contrived where it’s supposed to be suspenseful".[3]
References
- ^ Cheuse, Alan (2015-04-06). "Book Review: Jo Nesbo, 'Blood On Snow'". NPR. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ^ Flood, Alison (2015-04-20). "Blood On Snow review – Jo Nesbø introduces a hitman with a heart". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ^ Kakutani, Michiko (2015-04-08). "Review: Jo Nesbo, in 'Blood on Snow,' Tries a New Kind of Hero (Published 2015)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-10-21.