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Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø
4.0
adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Don't have a lot for a review (as this is the second in a long line of books in this series). 
- the translation is better in this one. Less confusing in places. 
- the killer had a better motive this time, but still grasped at straws as to who it was. Nothing was concrete until the ending chapters. Again, looking back I can see how the killer is the killer, but the book doesn't do a good job setting up who is the killer without already knowing who it is. (which I think maybe an issue for this series, although that could be down to translation) 
- Harry really can't be happy at the end of these things, eh?