The Redbreast
- 626
- Pages
- about 11 h
- Reading time
- Norwegian Booksellers' Prize
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Our view
“The Redbreast” is a dark, atmospheric crime novel that pairs a close portrait of Harry Hole with a story reaching back to the Second World War. Some readers find the opening slow and its jumps between periods hard to follow, and some miss real detective work. Others, taking their time over its 626 pages, report that the smallest details matter and that the solution surprised them.
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About the book
The Redbreast is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the third in the Harry Hole series.
Reading order · Harry Hole series
Full order & progress →- The BatStart here
7.07.0 / 10 - Cockroaches
7.47.4 / 10 - The RedbreastThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - Nemesis
7.77.7 / 10 - The Devil's Star
7.77.7 / 10 - The Redeemer
7.97.9 / 10 - The Snowman
7.87.8 / 10 - The Leopard
–Not ranked yet - Phantom
7.87.8 / 10 - Police
7.97.9 / 10 - The Thirst
7.87.8 / 10 - Knife
–Not ranked yet - Killing Moon
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 211 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 59% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.6 | 10 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 201 | 95% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Redbreast?
It has 626 pages — longer than 97% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
The same shelf — Crime & mystery — and a score of 7.7, the closest to this book.
