Strictly speaking, I think this should be “A book from an author you love that you hadn’t read yet”, since if I picked a book I haven’t read, I surely wouldn’t be able to count it as part of the challenge? Anyway, I hadn’t read it before the challenge, but I have read it now. Obviously.
Jo Nesbø’s Cockroaches is the second in the series of ten (so far) novels starring detective Harry Hole. The most famous of these is probably The Snowman, which was hugely popular a few years ago. The books fit into the category of Scandinavian noir, which I am into at the moment, and I think Nesbø is one of the best writers of this kind.
Cockroaches was translated last, although it is the second in the series. Like the first book, The Bat, it is not set in Norway: the plot revolves around an investigation into the death of the Norwegian ambassador in Bangkok. It’s a gripping read and well worth it, especially if you’ve read some of the other books in the series.