In 2000 Jo Nesbø’s The Redbreast was published, a crime novel that reached broad popular acclaim. In this novel Nesbø critically addresses the Norwegian hegemonic narrative on World War II and the Norwegians who voluntarily served on the German side on one or more of the eastern fronts, and who were seen, in the postwar period, as perpetrators. By applying and transforming well-known master narratives the reader is not only made familiar with the story of these Norwegians, but also invited to reevaluate their role in Norwegian history.