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Jo Nesbo
ISBN: 9780099546771
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Vintage
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Harry Hole, drunkard, loner and brilliant detective is reassigned to surveillance after a high profile mistake. He's bored by his new job until a report of a rare and unusual gun being fired sparks his interest because of its possible links to Neo Nazi activity. Then a former soldier is found with his throat cut.
THE NEXT STIEG LARSSON' INDEPENDENT. Not all angels are heaven sent. I am one such angel, and I have come to pass judgement on the living, and the dead...A report of a rare and unusual gun - a type favoured by assassins - being smuggled into the country sparks Detective Harry Hole's interest. Then a former WW2 Nazi sympathizer is found with his throat cut. Next, Harry's former partner is murdered. Why had she been trying to reach Harry on the night she was killed? As Harry's investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that the killer is hell-bent on serving his own justice. And while the link between the cases remains a mystery, one thing is certain: he must be stopped.
| ISBN | 0099546779 | | Pages | 656 | | ISBN13 | 9780099546771
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 426 | | Publisher | Vintage | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Vintage | | Previous ISBN | 9780099478546 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Publication date | 03 Sep 2009 | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Translator | Don Bartlett | | Spine width (mm) | 32 | | DEWEY | 839.82374 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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Norway's finest crime writer...Nesbo entwines a Second World War ghost story with a modern hunt for an assassin in a clever and entertaining way that teases and taunts to the very end...Nesbo clearly demonstrates his skill at executing expertly-crafted, well-paced thrillers that he sustains to the very end in a compelling fashion...as first novels go, The Redbreast and The Devil's Star are as accomplished as any reader is likely to experience Daily Express It requires some skilled plotting, but Nesbo brings it off, and Harry, with his quirky sense of humour, is a likeable hero despite his many flaws Sunday Telegraph A complex, utterly captivating story Evening Standard Exciting, witty, melancholy and thought-provoking Daily Telegraph A complicated story of passion, lost love, betrayal and murder The Times Scary...culminates in a nail-biting episode with overtones of The Day of the Jackal Independent A page-turner you won't want to put down Time Out  Be the first to write a customer review
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