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Blood on Snow (Norwegian: Blod på snø) is a crime novel and thriller by Norwegian author Jo Nesbø. It was first published in Norway by Aschehoug in October 2014. Set in Oslo, Norway, a crime lord seeks the killing of his wife by his hitman or "fixer". The hitman, Olav, falls in love with the woman that he is supposed to eliminate. The novel received a mixed reception, with praise for its fast pace but criticism for what some viewers perceived as awkward first-person narration. A film adaption of the novel is underway.
Reception
[edit]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 Nesbø'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 Nesbø'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]
Adaptation
[edit]An upcoming adaptation of the novel, also titled Blood on Snow, will star Aaron Taylor Johnson as Olav, with direction by Cary Fukunaga.[4] The film will also star Benedict Cumberbatch, Eva Green, Emma Laird and Ben Mendelsohn. The script was written by Nesbø and Ben Powers.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Kit, Borys (2025-02-14). "Benedict Cumberbatch Replaces Tom Hardy in Cary Fukunaga's Crime Thriller 'Blood on Snow' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-10-21.