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by Jo Nesbo
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Reading Slothfully
Reading Slothfully rated it 7 years ago
So, my spouse dragged me to Florida for a week. Her sister lives in a motel, just a block from Hollywood Beach, and they had a vacancy. So we joined her. The motel is sort of U-shaped, with a central courtyard. Many of the tenants come for weeks, if not months, at a time. One such tenant was a woman...
Lenaribka
Lenaribka rated it 7 years ago
Believe or not, but you can benefit from being late for the party: One month ago I didn't know about the existence of the internationally acclaimed mystery writer from Norway Jo Nesbø and wanted immediately to read more by this author. That means I HAD to start with his Harry Hole series. And here I...
XOX
XOX rated it 8 years ago
Harry got off the plane and landed in Australia. A blond Norwegian woman was killed in Australia and Harry was sent to Sydney to investigate the crime. The local police treated Harry as person for show only. But he partner up with a Aboriginal detective. Things go wild from there. As it is the...
Mike Finn
Mike Finn rated it 9 years ago
Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole books are ubiquitous. I doubt airport bookshops are allowed to operate without them. So when I found myself in the mood for some more Scandi-Noir, I decided to make Harry Hole's acquaintance. I'm compulsive about starting series from the beginning, so I bought "The Bat" whic...
Denise
Denise rated it 9 years ago
“In traditional crime fiction every detective with any self-respect has an unfailing nose for when people are lying. It’s bullshit! Human nature is a vast impenetrable forest which no one can know in its entirety. Not even a mother knows her child’s deepest secrets." I can't remember how I came acro...
so many books, so little time
so many books, so little time rated it 10 years ago
This is my 4th Nesbø book and I'm so glad it wasn't the first I read because the later Harry Hole (not Holy, but Hoo-leh) books are much much better in terms of characterization, plotting, tension, etc. (The Snowmanwas my first and it was terrific and Headhunters is a great stand alone.) There were ...
Toni
Toni rated it 11 years ago
Book 1, in the Harry Hole mystery seriesIt is grand time, for the publisher to give Mr. Nesbo’s admirers a chance to see where the series all began. Going into the back catalogue they finally provided us with “The Bat” his debut novel. Most fans have meet Inspector Harry Hole in the previous novels ...
brandonsears
brandonsears rated it 11 years ago
A Norwegian national is killed while working in Australia and Detective Harry Hole is sent to assist in the investigation. It’s not long before her death is linked to a string of murders and it’s believed a serial killer is on the loose. Can Harry and company track down and stop the murderer befor...
To Shoot or Not to Shoot
To Shoot or Not to Shoot rated it 11 years ago
Very much enjoyed the novel perspective of a Norwegian detective finding his feet in Australia. Will probably read the other Harry Hole book but not bowled over yet by Harry Hole.
ssawczyn
ssawczyn rated it 11 years ago
A little different than the style I'm used to, but I really like it. Definitely going to read more in the series.
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