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15:34

Netflix does Nordic noir right in 'Jo Nesbø's Detective' series

Critic at large JOHN POWERS reviews the new Netflix series Jo Nesbo's Detective Hole. It's based on a character who is the hero of a series of international bestsellers by the Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo (Yo NES-buh) Harry Hole (HAR-eh ho-leh) is a tortured Oslo police detective.

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08:38

'Stay Alive,' about daily life in Nazi Berlin, shows how easy it is to just go along

John Powers reviewed "Stay Alive" by Ian Buruma.

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09:30

'Derry Girls' creator returns with a gleeful riff on the murder mystery

John Powers reviewed the Netflix series "How To Get To Heaven From Belfast."

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