A densely plotted thriller that doesnt disappoint, police is the tenth book by norwegian author jo nesbo to feature inspector harry hole. Sherlock holmes, hercule poirot, jules maigret, and nero wolfe, but in the word of jo nesbo himself. Jo nesbo collection 9 books set the snowman, police, the devils star, the redeemer, cockroaches, the leapord, the son. The moral conundrums in knife are dostoevskian, the surprises are breathtaking, the oneliners are amusing and the suspense is unrelenting. Jo nesbo is a norwegian novelist who is best known for his harry hole book series. Jo nesbo police read and download epub, pdf, fb2, mobi. I found police to be a bit patchy at times and the author played a couple of unnecessary and, i thought, cheap tricks on the reader which dampened my enthusiasm for the book to some extent. Police officers are being slain at the scenes of crimes they once investigated, but failed. In book one, the bat, norwegian police inspector harry hole was sent to sydney, australia to investigate the murder of a norwegian woman.
A fastpaced crime novel with a great deal of exhilaration and suspense if you are a fan of nesbo, police will not dismay. Nesbo s literary career began in 1997 with flaggermusmannen the bat in the harry hole series. Hole is a brilliant and driven detective with unorthodox methods, a classic loose cannon in the police force. Nesbos literary career began in 1997 with flaggermusmannen the bat in the harry hole series. In the ninth harry hole novel to be translated from norwegian into english we find out. Praise for jo nesbo knife, the 12th harry hole book, translated from the norwegian by neil smith, is arguably the best entry yet in the authors outstanding series. It provides a taut and edgy mystery with return of some characters from earlier books such as forensics expert beate lonne and psychologist stale aune. The murders are brutal, the media reaction hysterical. Police officers are being slain at the scenes of crimes they once investigated, but failed to solve. Politi, 20 is a crime novel by norwegian novelist jo nesbo. You can find a full rundown of who jo nesbo is, and why i love his work, in my beginners guide to jo nesbo, and you can catch up with a rundown of cbtb coverage of nesbo in my nordic noir by country blog post.
A complex character, chainsmoking, harddrinking and uncompromising, harry hole is for many readers the ultimate detective. The official website for jo nesbo, author of the harry hole detective crime novels. When the same thing happens to two other officers in a matter of months the pattern is as clear as it is terrifying. In 1998 jo moved to bangkok for a while, where he worked on his second novel called cockroaches. The first jo nesbo book was published in 1997 under the name the bat.
Critics link the personality of harry hole to those of the famous literary detectives. Police is a huge book, around 500 pages long, but it contains much that is enjoyable about nesbo. Police harry hole book 10 kindle edition by jo nesbo author format. His brilliant insights and dedication to his job have saved countless lives over the years. When a police officer is found murdered at the scene of an old unsolved murder case that he was involved in investigating, it can hardly be a coincidence. The following version of this book was used to create the guide. Police by jo nesbo it takes confidence for an author to wait until a third of the way through a new novel before they mention the book features their most famous literary creation. Its the best in its genre including all the great american and british works. Set in the 1970s in a rundown, rainy, industrial town, jo nesbo s macbeth centers around a police force struggling to shed an incessant drug problem. Crime by the book has a ton of resources available for readers interested in familiarizing themselves with jo nesbos novels. The official website for jo nesbo, author of the harry hole detective crime novels including the bat, the snowman and more bestselling thrillers, blood on snow and midnight sun. Police by jo nesbo book 10 in the harry hole thriller series 20. Aug 14, 2014 police by jo nesbo, 9780099570097, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ive read all the harry hole books except the bat and think jo nesbo is an exceptionally good writer.
Jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, economist and internationally acclaimed author. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in norway as of march 2014. Im also glad other people were a bit perplexed by valentin apparently being forgotten so quickly after arnolds identity as the cop killer was revealed. In this 10th book in the harry hole series, a serial killer is targeting police officers. He has received the glass key award for best nordic crime novel.
Police is jo nesbos tenth crime novel with inspector harry hole. If youve never listened to a book by jo nesbo, now is the time to start. Besides his crime fiction, he also writes the childrens book series doctor proctor. Richmond times dispatch scandinavian crime thrillers dont come much darker or more tense than the bestselling harry hole series, and this tenth outing for the norwegian detective is the best yet. Peter knutson there is a tidy little set piece more than halfway through police, jo nesbos latest harry hole. English translations of scandinaviannordic mysteries. You may think its time to catch up with jo nesbo, the norwegian crime novelist everyones talking about, and youre right. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Police, jo nesbos 10th harry hole book, takes the series and the genre itself, to a whole new level of nonformulaic excellence and establishes him on the cutting edge. Inspector harry hole investigates a serial killer targeting oslos police officers in this installment of jo nesbos new york times bestselling series. A harry hole novel harry hole series book 10 kindle edition by nesbo, jo. Nesbo manages the books unnervingly scary scenes so well he should consider tackling a horror novel. The tenth in the oslo crime series featuring detective harry hole is the most sizeable entry yet. Jo nesbo collection 9 books set the snowman, police, the devils star, the redeemer, cockroaches, the leapord, the son, the bat, headhunters jo nesbo on.
A mainstay of contemporary scandinavian noir, jo nesbos harry hole. Harry hole is the main character in a series of crime novels written by norwegian author jo nesbo. Written by jo nesbo, translated by don bartlett the staggering ending to phantom left us all in disbelief. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read police. Sep 11, 20 written by jo nesbo, translated by don bartlett the staggering ending to phantom left us all in disbelief. At the bottom of this post, youll find a frequently asked questions section that addresses some of the most common questions i receive about jo nesbo s books.
A mainstay of contemporary scandinavian noir, jo nesbos harry hole thrillers are amongst the bestselling crime novels in the world. Once again jo nesbo delivers a devilishly clever story about the scope of human evil. The snowman has been optioned by working title films and will be directed by martin scorsese, whilst the film adaptation of jo s standalone thriller. Fortunately, as in every jo nesbo book, the fart powder solves everything. He is one of the most popular published scandinavian authors, along with names like stieg larsson, kurt wallander, and henning mankell, among others. About the author jo nesbo s bookshave been translated into fortyseven languages. Richmond times dispatch scandinavian crime thrillers dont come much darker or more tense than the bestselling harry hole series, and this tenth outing for the norwegian detective is. For years, detective harry hole has been at the center of every major criminal investigation in oslo. A harry hole novel harry hole series series by jo nesbo. In i want to watch the movie the snowman based on one of the books in the harry hole series by jo nesbo.
The drug trade is ruled by two drug lords, one of whom a master of manipulation. Nesbo is several steps ahead of you in this endlessly twisting, multilayered thriller sun the police urgently need harry hole. A vindictive killer is stalking oslos streets, slaying police officers at the scenes of. Jo nesbo, master of norway noir, returns with his creepiest yet. Jo nesbos books have been translated into fortyseven languages. The police work is gritty, meticulous, competitive and brilliant. Time after time the murderer lures a cop to the scene of an unsolved crime, then viciously kills himher in a manner somehow connected to what originally happened there. Oct 06, 20 police is a huge book, around 500 pages long, but it contains much that is enjoyable about nesbo. There is a tidy little set piece more than halfway through police, jo nesbos latest harry hole thriller.
Jo nesbo announces new thriller the kingdom crime by the book. It opens with a patient lying in a coma, under police protection. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. While it is unclear if he will immediately publish a harry hole novel again, at. Duncan, chief of police, is idealistic and visionary, a dream to the townspeople but a nightmare for criminals. The police guard the room and the identity of the patient is kept secret. His crime novels, specifically the harry hole, series are is biggest claim to fame. Several police officers are found murdered at the scene of an old and unsolved murder case that they were involved in investigating.
Inspector harry hole investigates a serial killer targeting oslos police officers in this installment of jo nesbo s new york times bestselling series. He has sold over a million and a half copies of his books in norway alone. Dagbladet norway jo nesbo proves that the crime genre can be elevated to new levels, both in literary terms and when it comes to an innovative, sublime, suspenseful and surprising plot. It soon won two awards, the 1997 riverton prize for best norwegian crime novel and the 1997 glass key for best nordic crime novel. This harry hole crime novel, the tenth in the series by norwegian writer jo nesbo, breaks with its formulaic pattern in that harry has disappeared from the scene after being severely wounded in a shootout in the previous novel. Hes an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 40 million copies around the world. There are plots and subplots that twist and turn throughout the book, frights, heartbreaking deaths amid some unexpected happiness, new and. How to read the jo nesbo books in order books reading order.
Jo nesbo is one of the worlds bestselling crime writers, with the leopard, phantom, police, the son and his latest harry hole novel, the thirst, all topping the sunday times bestseller charts. He is also an accomplished musician as the primary singer and songwriter for the norwegian rock band di derre. He is the author of the harry hole series, the latest of which is police, as well as headhunters. Welcome to the official jo nesbo fan page run by his english language publishers across the globe. Im an admitted fan of the series, and i just loved this book. Ive also read jo nesbo wrote phantom and police as almost one book with a natural cliffhanger interlude between the two. He is the author of the harry hole series, the latest of which is police, as well as headhunters and several childrens books. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading police. Jo nesbo is a norwegian police and at the same time a crime writer who was born is oslo, norway in the year 1960.
It took me a long time to get the courage to read police after that. Over the years, the author sold over 40 million copies of his book around the world, with his novels being translated into 50 languages. Hes an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 33 million copies around the world. When a police officer is found murdered at the scene of an old unsolved m. Police, jo nesbo s 10th harry hole book, takes the series and the genre itself, to a whole new level of nonformulaic excellence and establishes him on the cutting edge. Jo nesbo author biography with his internationally acclaimed crime novels featuring detective harry hole, jo nesbo has achieved an unparalleled success both in his native country norway and abroad, winning the hearts of critics, booksellers and readers alike. The leopard the eighth harry hole thriller was a number 1 bestseller in hardback, with phantom the ninth book in the series topping the paperback charts. Known primarily for his crime novels featuring inspector harry hole. But as the killer grows increasingly bold and the media reaction increasingly hysterical, the detective is nowhere to be found. Jo nesbo collection 9 books set the snowman, police, the. Jul 19, 2019 nesbos new novel, the knife, made marilyn stasios skin crawl, so she followed it with less grisly fare, including a mystery set at a summer cottage in maine.
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