Kwaphinda lokho UJo Nesbo ihambisana nomqondo wenoveli yobugebengu, lapho izivunguvungu zayo kanye namafu amnyama amanye amacala ahlangana khona okubonakala kungena njengegciwane kuze kube yiseli lokugcina lomphakathi. Kepha futhi ukuthi iJoy iphrojusa konke ukuphakama okusha kobuchule esakhiweni ngasinye esisha.
Kuyiqiniso ukuthi uHarry Hole wayesevele esinqobile kusukela ekubonakaleni kwakhe kokuqala. Kepha njengoba ngisho, ngecala ngalinye elisha, noma kunalokho isahluko ngasinye esisha sempilo yakhe sihlangene naleli cala, sibhekana nezinkinga ezinkulu zaleyo ngxube yeqhawe nelahleki (cishe cishe i-antihero okungenani lapho kubhekene nokulungiswa okusemthethweni okuhlaselayo konke.). Sekukonke, leli yiphoyisa elisikisela uHarry Hole.
Ngalo mqondo wokuhamba ngentambo eyingozi empilweni yakhe, uHarry uzovuka ekuseni ekuseni ngemuva kokuhambela kwakhe kokugcina ezihogweni zakudala zotshwala. Ukulahlwa kukaRakel kwaphinde kwammema ukuthi azobhujiswa.
Kepha kulokhu ukuvuka kubaba kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili. Imemori iyavuza futhi negazi ezandleni zakhe alibikezeli okuhle.
Isimo sikaHole sasimsiza njalo ukubona lo muntu omubi. Lesi sikhathi kuzodingeka uphendukele kuye ukuze nje ubaleke. Awusenazo izinsiza eziningi njengakuqala. Manje useyiphoyisa elijwayelekile futhi, ngaphandle kwe-vitola yakhe njengomphenyi omkhulu owamyisa phezulu ngaphambi kokuba yena uqobo aphikelele ekujuleni phansi.
Igama elidala bese linanela phakathi kokumangala: Svein Finne. Umdlwenguli nombulali ononya ubuyele emgwaqweni, ubuhle bohlelo lokwahlulela. Futhi kungekudala uHole uzokwazi ukuzwa ukuthi uFinne ufuna ukuziphindisela. Inkinga ukuthi iyambamba ngesikhathi esibi kakhulu sokuhlangana kwezinga elinjalo.
Okubi kakhulu, lapho kuthatha umhlaba ukuthi avuke njalo ekuseni, uHarry Hole kumele athole amandla okuzomxhasa futhi ukuze abhekane nokulwa, ezama ukuzihlomisa ngesitha sakhe, ngaphambi kokuthi kubonakale ukuthi manje uyimbumba eyodwa.
Njenganoma yisiphi isilwane esilimele kabi, uHarry Hole angafika azolinda indlela yokugcina yokushaya igalelo lokugcina ngaphambi kokugcina abhubhe ngaphambi kombulali wakhe.
Manje usungathenga inoveli ethi «Knife», incwadi entsha kaHarry Hole, lapha: