The Bat: A Harry Hole Novel
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The Bat: A Harry Hole Novel

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The electrifying first appearance of Jo Nesbo’s detective, Harry Hole.Inspector Harry Hole of the Oslo Crime Squad is dispatched to Sydney to observe a murder case. Harry is free to offer assistance, but he has firm instructions to stay out of trouble. The victim is a twenty-three year old Norwegian woman who is a minor celebrity back home. Never one to sit on the sidelines, Harry befriends one of the lead detectives, and one of the witnesses, as he is drawn deeper into the case. Together, they discover that this is only the latest in a string of unsolved murders, and the pattern points toward a psychopath working his way across the country. As they circle closer and closer to the killer, Harry begins to fear that no one is safe, least of all those investigating the case.The Bat was awarded with the most prestigious crime writing award in Norway, The Riverton Prize (Rivertonprisen) for Best Norwegian Crime Novel of the Year, as well as the premier crime writing award in Scandinavia, The Glass Key (Glasnyckeln) for Best Nordic Crime Novel of the Year.

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Weight 0.33 kg
Dimensions 2.54 × 13.21 × 20.32 cm
PubliCanadation City/Country

Canada
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Format

Paperback
Language

Pages

384
Publisher

Year Published

2013-6-4
Imprint

ISBN 10

0307361020
About The Author

JO NESBO is a musician, songwriter, economist, and #1 New York Times bestselling author. He has won the Raymond Chandler Award for Lifetime Achievement as well as many other awards. His books have sold 50 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 50 languages. His Harry Hole novels include The Redeemer, The Snowman, The Leopard, Phantom, and Knife, and he is also the author of The Son, The Kingdom, Headhunters, Macbeth, and several children's books. He lives in Oslo. 

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE RIVERTON PRIZE (RIVERTONPRISEN) FOR BEST NORWEGIAN CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE GLASS KEY (GLASNYCKELN) FOR BEST NORDIC CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR"For fans of uber-cool Jo Nesbo, The Bat is a must-read, but . . . also a great place to start on one of the 21st century's most thrilling Scandinavian crime series." —TVNZ (New Zealand)"His novels are maddeningly addictive: be prepared for more whirlwind rides through those unpronounceable Scandinavian street names." —Vanity Fair"With his labyrinthine, shiver-inducing plots, full-blooded characterizations and uncanny sense of mood and place, Nesbo is simply a master storyteller." —Winnipeg Free Press"Jo Nesbo is my favorite thriller writer and Harry Hole my new hero." —Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch novels"This is crime writing of the highest order, in which the characters are as strong as the story, where an atmosphere of evil permeates, and the tension begins in the first chapter and never lets up." —The Times (UK)
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