Jo Nesbo Lot 8 Harry Hole Mysteries Bat Nemesis Police Leopard Redbreast Snowman

Description: 8 Harry Hole Mystery Paperbacks by Jo NesboThis is a lot of 8 the first 10 novels in the series of mysteries featuring Harry Hole, a police detective in Oslo, Norway. Included in this lot are (dates are of first Norwegian publication):Harry Hole:The Bat (1997) The Cockroaches (1998)The Redbreast (2000)Nemesis (2002)The Devil’s Star (2003)The Snowman (2007)The Leopard (2009)Police (2013)The books are all used trade paperbacks in very good condition. Spines are uncreased on all books. Covers are almost uncreased. There are no marks in the text and few bent page corners. About the books:==========================================================================================================================Additional Information about The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo (2009, Paperback, Reprint)SynopsisThis wonderfully paced and layered mystery thriller by Norwegian author Jo Nesbo simultaneously follows inspector Harry Hole as he tries to prevent a sadistic neo-Nazi from committing an assassination and tells the story of how fascist Norwegians during World War Two fought for Hitler...and continue to fight for him.Publisher's NoteDetective Harry Hole embarrassed the force, and for his sins he's been reassigned to mundane surveillance tasks. But while monitoring neo-Nazi activities in Oslo, Hole is inadvertently drawn into a mystery with deep roots in Norway's dark past—when members of the nation's government willingly collaborated with Nazi Germany. More than sixty years later, this black mark won't wash away, and disgraced old soldiers who once survived a brutal Russian winter are being murdered, one by one. Now, with only a stained and guilty conscience to guide him, an angry, alcoholic, error-prone policeman must make his way safely past the traps and mirrors of a twisted criminal mind. For a hideous conspiracy is rapidly taking shape around Hole—and Norway's darkest hour may still be to come.A tale moving from the final months of World War II to the present, and from the Russian front to contemporary South Africa, follows the dual adventures of a freedom-seeking war martyr and an alcoholic police officer who is drawn into a mystery with past origins. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.Industry Reviews"Shifting effortlessly between the last days of WWII on the Eastern front and modern day Oslo, Norwegian Nesbø (The Devil's Star) spins a complex tale of murder, revenge and betrayal....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." (starred review)(09/24/2007)Additional Information about Nemesis by Jo Nesbo (2009, Paperback, Reprint)SynopsisNorwegian police inspector Harry Hole finds himself double-loaded with a bank robbery-turned-senseless-murder case and the suicide of a recent lover on his plate. A photograph in his lover's shoe connects the two cases and leads Hole on a dangerous, twisted adventure in which he'll become framed for a murder himself and forced into shady dealings in shadowy Oslo corners. Selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the 100 Best Books of 2009.Oslo Police Detective Harry Hole is assigned to investigate a series of bank robberies of unparalleled savagery while at the same time absolving himself of the murder of his former girlfriend in a criminal investigation led by his longtime adversary Tom Waaler and Waaler's vigilante police force.Publisher's NoteCaptured on closed-circuit television: A man walks into an Oslo bank, puts a gun to a cashier's head, and tells her to count to twenty-five. When he doesn't get his money fast enough, he pulls the trigger. The young woman dies—and two million Norwegian kroner disappear without a trace.After a drunken evening with his former girlfriend, Anna Bethsen, Police Detective Harry Hole wakes up at home with a headache, no cell phone, and no memory of the past twelve hours. That same day, Anna is found shot dead in her bedroom, making Hole a prime suspect in an investigation led by his hated adversary Tom Waaler. Meanwhile, the bank robberies continue with unparalleled savagery, sending rogue detective Hole from the streets of Oslo to steaming Brazil in a race to close two cases and clear his name. But Waaler isn't finished with his longtime nemesis quite yet.Oslo Police Detective Harry Hole is assigned to investigate a series of bank robberies of unparalleled savagery while at the same time absolving himself of the murder of his former girlfriend in a criminal investigation led by his longtime adversary Tom Waaler and Waaler's vigilante police force.Waking up with no memory of the dinner he had shared with a former girlfriend, investigator Harry Hole is shocked to learn that the woman had committed suicide after their evening together and pursues a suspicion that foul play is involved.Industry Reviews"The high-intensity action is threaded through a series of Chinese boxes revealing one false solution after another before the brilliantly inventive final twist." (Starred review.)(10/01/2008)"Jo Nesbo creates instant tension in the opening pages of Nemesis....The plot twists and turns like an artfully constructed labyrinth; just as you think you've got it, you turn another corner and the landscape changes....Nemesis is hugely enjoyable: Nesbo sustains the pace and suspense for nearly 500 exciting pages."(04/24/2008)Additional Information about The Devil's Star: A Harry Hole Novel by Jo Nesbo (2011, Paperback, Reprint)Publisher's NoteIn the heat of a sweltering Oslo summer, a young woman is found murdered in her flat—with one of her fingers cut off and a tiny red star-shaped diamond placed under her eyelid. An off-the-rails alcoholic barely holding on to his job, Detective Harry Hole is assigned the case with Tom Waaler, a hated colleague whom Harry believes is responsible for the murder of his partner. When another woman is reported missing five days later, and her severed finger turns up adorned with a red star-shaped diamond ring, Harry fears a serial killer is at work. But Hole's determination to capture a fiend and to expose Waaler's crimes is leading him into shadowy places where both investigations merge in unexpected ways, forcing him to make difficult decisions about a future he may not live to see.Alcoholic detective Harry Hole has two missions: catch a serial killer obsessed with the number five, who cuts a finger off each victim and adorns her with a red pentagram; and expose his crooked partner, Tom Waaler, who may be responsible for the death of Harry's former partner. By the author of Nemesis. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.Additional Information about Redeemer, The by Jo Nesbo (2009, Paperback)Certain data records © 2012 Bowker. Rights in cover images reserved by owners.Publisher's NoteThe Redeemer is the fourth in the Harry Hole series to be translated into English.A mixture of religion, urban misery, modern European history and grisly horror story, The Redeemer takes the crime writing of Jo Nesbø to yet another level, establishing him firmly as one of the international top names in crime fiction. Through snow-swept, Christmas-illuminated Oslo town, Inspector Harry Hole chases a faceless contract killer from the former Yugoslavia among the homeless junkies, perverts and Salvationists, eagerly waiting for a new saviour to deliver them from misery – whether he brings new life or immediate death.Additional Information about The Snowman by Jo Nesbo (2011, Hardcover)SynopsisFans of Scandinavian crime fiction surely know Jo Nesbo's cantankerous police detective Harry Hole. But in SNOWMAN, readers will discover a whole new side to Hole's dark personality, as an elusive serial killer leads the hero down a rabbit hole of psychological and physical danger. The case gets rolling when a missing woman's scarf is found draped around a snowman, but it quickly snowballs, as more women go missing, and a twisted individual taunts Hole with confounding clues in the mail.Publisher's NoteIn Oslo, after the first snow of the season has fallen, a woman disappears, and a sinister snowman is left in her wake. As irascible detective Harry Hole realizes that this is only one of multiple disappearances, he begins to think a serial killer may be at work--and may be drawing in Hole personally and intentionally.Provided by publisher.Industry Reviews"Nesbo breathes new life into the serial killer subgenre, giving it a Norwegian twist and never losing his laconic hero in the process."(03/28/2011)"This is among the best entries in Nesbø's consistently superior series. He layers the suspense skillfully, deftly mixing scenes from the investigation with glimpses into Harry's always compelling personal life." (starred review)(03/01/2011)Additional Information about The Leopard Bk. 8 by Jo Nesbo (2012, Paperback)Certain data records © 2013 Bowker. Rights in cover images reserved by owners.Synopsis"With Henning Mankell having written his last Wallander novel and Stieg Larsson no longer with us, I have had to make the decision on whom to confer the title of best current Nordic writer of crime fiction . . . Jo Nesbø wins." -Marcel Berlins, The Times(U.K.) Two young women are found murdered in Oslo, both drowned in their own blood. Media coverage quickly reaches fever pitch: Could this be the work of a serial killer? The crime scenes offer no coherent clues, the police investigation is stalled, and the one man who might be able to help doesn't want to be found. Traumatized by his last case, Inspector Harry Hole has lost himself in the squalor of Hong Kong's opium dens. Yet when he is compelled, at last, to return to Norway-his father is dying-Harry's buried instincts begin to take over. After a female MP is discovered brutally murdered, nothing can keep him from the investigation. There is little to go on: a piece of rope, a scrap of wool, a bit of gravel, an unexpected connection between the victims. And Harry will soon come to understand that he is dealing with a psychopath for whom "insanity is a vital retreat," someone who will put him to the test-in both his professional and personal lives-as never before. Ruthlessly intelligent and suspenseful, The Leopardis Jo Nesbø's most electrifying novel yet-absolutely gripping from first to last.In this electrifying new addition to Jo Nesb?'s internationally acclaimed series, Harry Hole must confront the darkest demons in his city-and in himself. Inspector Harry Hole has retreated to Hong Kong, escaping the trauma of his last case in squalid opium dens, when two young women are found dead in Oslo, both drowned in their own blood. Media coverage quickly reaches a fever pitch. There are no clues, the police investigation is stalled, and Harry-the one man who might be able to help-can't be found. After he returns to Oslo, the killer strikes again, Harry's instincts take over, and nothing can keep him from the investigation, though there is little to go on. Worse, he will soon come to understand that he is dealing with a psychopath who will put him to the test, both professionally and personally, as never before.Reviews"Maddeningly addictive." -- Vanity Fair "Meaty, gripping, full of tantalizing twists." - Associated Press "A true page-turner, and a worthy sequel to The Snowman ." - Newark Star-Ledger " The Leopard rewards you with a finale as unexpected and thought-provoking as any in recent mystery-fiction memory." - San Francisco Chronicle "A cracking good thriller. . . . Immerse yourself and enjoy the ride." - The Guardian (London) "The action in The Leopard sweeps from a volcano in Africa to the remotest snow-covered mountains of Norway, but many of the novel's best parts involve Harry's silent struggles. . . . There's always a twist, always a surprise, always a variation on a theme." - The Dallas Morning News "Nesb? also deepens the central mystery at the heart of Harry's pursuits: which is not so much the truth about himself, but rather, whether he can learn to live with that truth. He is a giant of the Scandinavian mystery." - The Boston Globe "Outstanding. . . . Nesb? moves the action easily from Hong Kong to Norway, with side trips to the Democratic Republic of Congo, without ever losing the plot's sense of urgency." -Publishers Weekly (starred) "This one stands up to the ante one more time. . . . Crime fiction's most tortured and compelling hero. Alas, no armor exists strong enough to keep Harry from his demons, or the rest of us from Harry." -Booklist ( starred) "Comparisons with Stieg Larsson have been made, but Nesb?'s plots move quickly, carry more punch, and really do keep you guessing to the final page." - Daily Mirror " The Leopard 's unflagging narrative tension, breathtaking surprises and many confrontations with half-suspected treachery . . . are superb." - The Independent"Meaty, gripping, full of tantalizing twists." - Associated Press "A true page-turner, and a worthy sequel to The Snowman ." - Newark Star-Ledger " The Leopard rewards you with a finale as unexpected and thought-provoking as any in recent mystery-fiction memory." - San Francisco Chronicle "A cracking good thriller. . . . Immerse yourself and enjoy the ride." - The Guardian (London) "The action in The Leopard sweeps from a volcano in Africa to the remotest snow-covered mountains of Norway, but many of the novel's best parts involve Harry's silent struggles. . . . There's always a twist, always a surprise, always a variation on a theme." - The Dallas Morning News "Nesb? also deepens the central mystery at the heart of Harry's pursuits: which is not so much the truth about himself, but rather, whether he can learn to live with that truth. He is a giant of the Scandinavian mystery." - The Boston Globe "Outstanding. . . . Nesb? moves the action easily from Hong Kong to Norway, with side trips to the Democratic Republic of Congo, without ever losing the plot's sense of urgency." -Publishers Weekly (starred) "This one stands up to the ante one more time. . . . Crime fiction's most tortured and compelling hero. Alas, no armor exists strong enough to keep Harry from his demons, or the rest of us from Harry." -Booklist ( starred) "Comparisons with Stieg Larsson have been made, but Nesb?'s plots move quickly, carry more punch, and really do keep you guessing to the final page." - Daily Mirror " The Leopard 's unflagging narrative tension, breathtaking surprises and many confrontations with half-suspected treachery . . . are superb." - The Independent"Outstanding . . . Probably the best big crime novel you could lay your hands on this year." - BBC Radio 4 "This one stands up to the ante one more time . . . Harry Hole [is] crime fiction's most tortured and compelling hero." - Booklist(starred) "Intense . . . Nesbø moves the action easily from Hong Kong to Norway, with side trips to the Democratic Republic of Congo, without ever losing the plot's sense of urgency." - Publishers Weekly(starred) "Nesbø knows exactly what he's doing [in] this gripping, intricately plotted tale . . . Like all intelligent crime fiction, this book is not only about multiple murders by heinous means. It is also about legacies, most specifically about the good and evil, love and hate, passed from one generation to the next. This vivid, violent novel promises to speak on many levels to many readers." - Library Journal "In The Leopard,Nesbø deploys all the key ingredients of a cracking good thriller with expertise and verve. The ticking clock, the tension expertly ratcheted ever upwards, the changing scenery, the constantly shifting goalposts, and his effortless, triumphant outpacing of the reader's ability to guess what's going to happen will keep you gripped to the last page." - The Guardian(U.K.)========================================================================================================================== Shipping to U.S. addresses will by Media Mail (upgrade to Priority Mail available upon request and payment of extra cost). 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