He becomes involved with a young nurse, the consequences of which will ripple forward to the turn of the next. His harry hole novels include the redeemer, the snowman, the leopard, phantom, and most recently knife, and he is also the autho. There wasnt a single moment during this 17 hour audio book that i thought the story was stuck or too long. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. The first jo nesbo book was published in 1997 under the name the bat. Sean barrett, narrator of the jo nesbo audiobooks, tells us what its like to step into the shoes of harry hole. The devils star is the fifth in the harry hole series but it has the distinction of being the first of the jo nesbo series to have been translated into english. Before harry took on the neonazi gangs of oslo, before he met rakel, before the snowman tried to take everything he held dear, he went to australia. In the nemesis, harry hole is working on primarily two intertwined.
Askel hennie plays art thief roger brown, who has everything. Hes an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 33 million copies around the world. There are also many interesting subplots, but they do not detract from the main narrative. It soon won two awards, the 1997 riverton prize for best norwegian crime novel and the 1997 glass key for best nordic crime novel. Jo nesbo books in order a mainstay of contemporary scandinavian noir, jo nesbo s harry hole thrillers are amongst the bestselling crime novels in the world. Jo nesbo on his favorite harry hole novels to write duration. Jo nesbo also wrote the tv series occupied, and a harry hole novel, the snowman, is being released in 2017. Jo nesbo is norwegian and steig larsson is swedish and thus they are both scandanavian, but thats where the similarities end for me. Book club genres all book club genres sorting by best selling this month. From the bestselling author of baftanominated headhunters comes jo nesbo s blood on snow. Headhunters is a wonderful story, full of intrigue, action, horror and humour. As well as the bestselling series featuring harry hole, jo.
But, he is a brilliant detective in the oslo police force who will do whatever it takes to crack a case, at whatever cost to himself. Daniel, a soldier, legendary among the norwegians fighting the advance of bolshevism on the russian front, is killed. Harry hole is an alcoholic, which blights his personal and professional life. Full of humour and pathos and vulnerability a very rounded character whom i. The narrator kept the story moving at the right speed and tone. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. After deciding i had to experience headhunters again i was torn between reading the book and downloading the audio book. His standalone novel hodejegerne headhunters was turned into a movie in 2011. Download the harry hole series audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on. Out his window, in the cold moonlight, he sees the snowman that. A harry hole novel and enjoyed it so much i wanted to read other books in the harry hole series.
Im pleased that there is yet another last book as i would be saddened to think that headhunters was my last nesbo. Jo nesbo audio books at simply audiobooks simply audiobooks. The movie in norwegian with english subtitles are coming soon. Now, in the thirst, the story continues as harry is inextricably drawn back into the oslo police force. Listen to the complete harry hole series book series. The hunt for a serial killer is on, but the murderer will talk only to harry. Unlike thrillers that deal in incomprehensible plots and cheap thrills, this is the believable, focused story of a young man trying to escape the consequences of crime and facing hard choices about love, religion and life itself. The publishers believed that the stories set in oslo would be a better bet. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. I had heard so much about jo nesbo and i enjoy this genre that i had high hope when i began reading the bat, which i chose because it was the first in this series. Harry hole series audiobooks listen to the full series. Jo nesbo is back with a taut thriller set on his home turfmidnight sun tells a simple story in the best sense of the word and tells it well. The first book in the remarkable, bestselling harry hole series from jo nesbo.
A complex character, chainsmoking, harddrinking and uncompromising, harry hole is for many readers the ultimate detective. This was a very smart story with nesbo s usual twists and turns at the end. Harry hole is a classic loose cannon with few close friends, a problem with alcohol and some unorthodox methods. There are plots and subplots that twist and turn throughout the book, frights. He has won the glass key award for best nordic crime novel. Jo nesbos headhunters is a must watch for any thriller or drama lover. Browse jo nesbos bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. A boy named jonas wakes in the night to find his mother gone. I love michael connellys books, and his reccomendation of this author contributed to my decision to buy the snowman. Two years later, a wounded soldier wakes up in a vienna hospital.
Your complete guide to jo nesbos gripping crime novel series featuring the oslo detective harry hole. The main protagonist, roger brown, is not the most sympathetic or likeable. A harry hole novel harry hole series book 3 english. Harry hole is sent to sydney to investigate the murder of inger holter, a young norwegian girl who was working in a bar.
It is on my list to revisit again when i am craving the excellent storytelling of jo nesbo. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Jo nesbos doktor proktor series saw its first book in 2014, doctor proctors fart powder. Another jo nesbo classic, full of layered plots, twists and turns. A harry hole thriller, book 3 by jo nesbo audiobook try our site with free audio books. Browse audiobooks written by jo nesbo sorted by best. In police the last novel featuring jo nesbos hardbitten, maverick oslo detective a killer wreaking revenge on the police had harry hole fighting for the safety of the people closest to him. He is deeply in love with rakel, and he is a brilliant homicide detective. The readers emotions and stress levels are exploited to the full.
Appearing in english for the first time, the bat is the legendary first novel from the worldwide phenomenon jo nesbo. 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. Given my high expectations i was disappointed overall with the bat. The story is complicated full of twists and unexpected turns. As well as the bestselling series featuring harry hole, jo writes fastpaced thrillers.
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