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The Bat by Jo Nesbø
3.5
dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

It's a bit slow going at first as the characters go round and round and the clues seem aimless and the crime seems anodyne. But then everyone you've met begins to display something else about them, including our hero Harry. Soon he's paranoid, or all along, perhaps he's been seeing the things we didn't.  A fine entry in the troubled-detective genre.