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About the Book

Oslo is sweltering in the summer heat when a young woman is murdered in her flat. One finger has been cut off and a tiny red diamond in the shape of a pentagram is found under her eyelid. Detective Harry Hole is assigned the case with Tom Waaler, a colleague he neither likes nor trusts. He believes Tom is behind a gang of arms smugglers -- and the murder of his partner. But Harry, an off-the-rails alcoholic, is barely holding on to his job and has to play nice.

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"[A] beautifully executed heist drama. . . . 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." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "[A] bold, ambitious thriller. . . . It's well worth sticking with the story; both the hero and the villain are as compelling as the portrayal of Norwegians doing whatever it takes to survive the war and then paying the price. Nesbo bids fair to turn Norway into serious competition for Sweden as Scandinavia's crime center." -- Kirkus Reviews "A complex tale of murder, revenge and betrayal . . . perfectly paced and painfully suspenseful. . . . Readers will delight in Hole, a laconic hero as doggedly stubborn as Connelly's Harry Bosch, and yet with a prickly appeal all his own." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "A fine novel. . . . THE REDBREAST certainly ranks with the best of current American crime fiction." -- Washington Post Book World "A gripping tale of political intrigue and sprawling global corruption. . . . With plenty of shootouts and intensely described chase sequences, The Redbreast certainly delivers." -- Kirkus Reviews "A well-crafted rollercoaster of a book. . . . Nesbo sets a cracking pace, the shambolic Hole is exasperating and endearing by turns, and a series of spectacular plot twists lead to a thrilling finale. Highly recommended." -- The Guardian (London) "An elegant and complex thriller . . . Ingenious design. . . . Nesbo's book eloquently uses its multiple horrors to advance a disturbing argument: suppressing history is an open invitation for history to repeat itself." -- New York Times Book Review "Astonishingly confident. . . . The Devil's Star scores with an intriguing plot and Nesbo's mastery of pace and tension." -- The Times (London) "Bucks the trend. Nesbo's long-range plotting is careful, and the debate about the Norwegian elite's behaviour during the war cleverly managed." -- London Review of Books "In crime fiction terms, the ongoing Harry Hole is epic along the lines of something Count Tolstoy might have dreamed up. . . . Tremendous emotional resonance." -- Toronto Star "Jo Nesbo has a credibly scary line on the power of corruption, and his complex plot culminates in a nail-biting episode with overtones of The Day of the Jackal." -- The Independent "Jo Nesbo is my new favorite thriller writer and Harry Hole my new hero." -- Michael Connelly "Nesbo has a knack for Euro noir." -- Entertainment Weekly "Nesbo offers up another top-notch mystery thriller, thickly layered, perfectly plotted, and briskly paced to keep readers hooked. With ties to events in The Redbreast, this is an excellent sequel. . . . Recommended for all fiction collections and essential for Scandinavian crime lovers." -- Library Journal "Nesbo returns with another novel that is every bit the multitextured, complexly plotted, psychologically rich thriller that made Redbreast such an unqualified success. . . . No doubt about it: Nesbo belongs on every crime-fiction fan's A-list." -- Booklist (starred review) "Nobody can delve into the dark, twisted mind of a murderer better than a Scandinavian thriller writer." -- Vogue "Readers now can savor NEMESIS. . . . Nesbo's storytelling abilities are incomparable. NEMESIS is crime novel as art form and great entertainment." -- USA Today "Reading THE REDBREAST is like watching a hit movie. . . . The pacing is swift. The plot is precise and intricate. . . . THE REDBREAST is surprisingly witty at times and often grim. But it's always smart." -- USA Today "Superb." -- Daily Telegraph (London) "The dense plot is supremely detailed. . . . A crisp, clean translation. . . . Satisfying." -- New York Times Book Review "Even with -- or perhaps because of -- his flaws, Hole is arguably one of today's most fascinating fictional detectives." -- starred, "Publishers Weekly"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781410426680
  • Publisher: Thorndike Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Thorndike Press
  • Edition: Large type / large print edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 32 mm
  • Width: 149 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1410426688
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2010
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 215 mm
  • No of Pages: 649
  • Series Title: Thorndike Reviewers' Choice
  • Weight: 708 gr


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