Harry Hole and his team are in a race against time to crack the identity of a violent bank robber who always seems one step ahead.
Jo Nesbo is one of the world's bestselling crime writers, with The
Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son, The Thirst and Knife all topping
the Sunday Times bestseller charts. He's an international number
one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling
over 45 million copies around the world.
Before becoming a crime writer, Nesbo played football for Norway's
premier league team Molde, but his dream of playing professionally
for Spurs was dashed when he tore ligaments in his knee at the age
of eighteen. After three years military service he attended
business school and formed the band Di Derre ('Them There'). They
topped the charts in Norway, but Nesbo continued working as a
financial analyst, crunching numbers during the day and gigging at
night. When commissioned by a publisher to write a memoir about
life on the road with his band, he instead came up with the plot
for his first Harry Hole crime novel, The Bat.
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This tale of revenge has twists galore, and enough humanity in it
to keep it grounded... A master at work
*Time Out*
A superb novel. Intricate, truly gripping plot...elegant
simplicity. Bravo! - as they say in Norway
*Evening Standard*
Nesbo's storytelling abilities are incomparable
*USA Today*
Many authors know how to make the hairs on the back of your neck
stand up. Jo Nesbo's one of the few who keeps them there
*Linwood Barclay*
Nesbo sets a cracking pace... A series of spectacular plot twists
leads to a thrilling finale. Highly recommended
*Guardian*
This tale of revenge has twists galore, and enough humanity in it
to keep it grounded... A master at work * Time Out *
A superb novel. Intricate, truly gripping plot...elegant
simplicity. Bravo! - as they say in Norway * Evening Standard *
Nesbo's storytelling abilities are incomparable * USA Today *
Many authors know how to make the hairs on the back of your neck
stand up. Jo Nesbo's one of the few who keeps them there * Linwood
Barclay *
Nesbo sets a cracking pace... A series of spectacular plot twists
leads to a thrilling finale. Highly recommended * Guardian *
When a bank teller is shot during a holdup at the start of Norwegian bestseller Nesbo's beautifully executed heist drama, Oslo Insp. Harry Hole investigates, along with Beate Lonn, a young detective with the ability to remember every face she's ever seen. Meanwhile, Harry receives a call from Anna Bethsen, a woman he hasn't seen in years. After he meets Anna, recovering alcoholic Harry awakens the next morning with a hangover and the news that Anna is dead, apparently by her own hand. While Harry quietly looks into Anna's death, he and Beate uncover ties in their bank robbery case to one of Norway's most notorious bank robbers, who's currently in prison. The deeper Harry digs, the clearer it becomes that Anna's death is linked to the robbery. Expertly weaving plot lines from Hole's last outing to feature the inspector, The Redbreast (2007), Nesbo delivers a lush crime saga that will leave U.S. readers clamoring for the next installment. (Jan.) Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
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