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My first exposure to Jo Nesbo was with The Redbreast, it was an above average mystery with an interesting viewpoint, but I was not impressed at all with The Bat.
My main criticism is that the info dumps about Australian culture and mythology took me out of the story, which wasn't that compelling in the first place. Also, Harry's involvement in the police investigation didn't feel realistic and the bizarre elements of the plot never seemed grounded, instead they felt forced and only included for shock value.
I second ATDrake's comment that this book is quite different to the Harry Hole books set in Norway.
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