Kwakhona Jo nesbo iyahambelana nomgaqo wenoveli yolwaphulo-mthetho, apho izaqhwithi zayo kunye namafu amnyama ngamanye amatyala ayadibana abonakala ngathi angena njengentsholongwane kude kube yiseli yokugqibela yentlalo. Kodwa kukwayinto yokuba uvuyo luceba yonke into ukuya kubude obutsha bobuchule kwisakhiwo ngasinye esitsha.
Kuyinyani ukuba uHarry Hole wayesele esiphumelele kwimbonakalo yakhe yokuqala. Kodwa njengoko nditshoyo, kwimeko nganye entsha, okanye endaweni nganye isahluko esitsha sobomi bakhe sinxibelelene neli tyala, sijamelene neengxaki ezinzima ngalo mxube weqhawe nelahlekileyo (phantse phantse i-antihero ubuncinci ebusweni bokulungiswa okusemthethweni okuhlaselayo yonke into). Lilonke, eli lipolisa elicebisayo uHarry Hole.
Ngolo luvo lwentambo eyingozi yokuhambahamba ebomini bakhe, uHarry uya kuvuka ngenye intsasa emva kotyelelo lwakhe lokugqibela kwii-hells ezindala zotywala. Ukulahlwa nguRakel kwaphinda kwammemela kwintshabalalo.
Kodwa ngeli xesha ukuvuka kukrakra ngakumbi kunakuqala. Imemori iyavuza kwaye igazi ezandleni zakhe alixeli kwangaphambili ngento elungileyo.
Ithuku likaHole lalisoloko limnceda ukuba abone umntu ombi. Ngeli xesha kuya kufuneka ubhenele kuye ukuze usabe. Awusenazo izixhobo ezininzi njengangaphambili. Ngoku ulipolisa eliqhelekileyo kwakhona, ngaphandle kwe-vitola yakhe njengomphenyi omkhulu owamzisa phezulu ngaphambi kokuba anyanzelise ukubuyela ezantsi.
Igama elidala emva koko liyavuma phakathi kokudideka: Svein Finne. Isidlwengu esingenanceba nombulali ubuyile esitalatweni, ukulunga kwenkqubo yezomthetho. Kwaye kungekudala uHole uya kuba nakho ukuqonda ukuba uFinne ufuna ukuziphindezela. Ingxaki kukuba iyambamba kwelona xesha libi lokudibana kwakhona.
Okona kubi kakhulu, xa kubiza umhlaba ukuba avuke rhoqo kusasa, uHarry Hole kufuneka afumane amandla okumxhasa kwakhona ukuze ajongane nokulwa konke, ezama ukuzixhobisa notshaba lwakhe, ngaphambi kokuba kubonakale ngathi ngoku lixhoba nje elilula.
Njengalo naliphi na irhamncwa elenzakaliswe kakubi, uHarry Hole angalinda indlela yokugqibela yokubetha umlo wokugqibela ngaphambi kokuba atshabalale ngaphambi kokuba abulawe.
Ngoku ungathenga inoveli ethi «Knife», incwadi entsha kaHarry Hole, apha: