Recorded may 9, 2017 starring a hardbitten and selfdestructive maverick oslo police detective, jo nesbos maddeningly addictive vanity. Brilliant, audaciously rogue police officer, harry hole from the snowman and the thirst, is back and in the throes of a new, unanticipated rageonce again hunting the murderer who has haunted his entire career. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Mar 04, 2017 cbtbs beginners guide to my alltime favorite author, jo nesbo. Brilliant, audaciously rogue police officer harry hole, from the.
As well as the bestselling series featuring harry hole, jo writes fastpaced. You may think its time to catch up with jo nesbo, the norwegian crime novelist everyones talking about, and youre right. A croat survivor of this, now a hitman, turns up in oslo and kills a salvation army officer. Jo nesbo audio books jo nesbo, musician, songwriter, and economist, is also one of europes most acclaimed crime writers, and is the winner of the glass key award, northern europes most prestigious crimefiction prize, for his first novel featuring police detective harry hole. Police by jo nesbo it takes confidence for an author to wait until a third of the way through a new novel before they mention the book features their most famous literary creation. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Duncan, chief of police, is idealistic and visionary, a dream to the townspeople but a nightmare for criminals. Jo nesbo audio books at simply audiobooks simply audiobooks.
Hes been given a chance for a new start with the oslo police. I found myself saying out louduh oh, dont do that over and over again as one character after another in this stemwinder was about to enter a house, turn around and engage another character, change. The official website for jo nesbo, author of the harry hole detective crime novels including the bat, the snowman and more bestselling thrillers, blood on snow and midnight sun. And virtually every time, nesbo will again jerk the chain and show how wrong we were to trust. Nesbo said in an interview that he essentially wrote phantom and police as one book, and it shows.
Set in the 1970s in a rundown, rainy, industrial town, jo nesbo s macbeth centers around a police force struggling to shed an incessant drug problem. The official website for jo nesbo, author of the harry hole detective crime novels including the bat, the snowman and more bestselling thrillers, blood on snow. Download audiobooks by jo nesbo stream or download. Now, in the thirst, the story continues as harry is inextricably drawn back into the oslo police force.
A complex character, chainsmoking, harddrinking and uncompromising, harry hole is for many readers the ultimate detective. This post contains a whole bunch of resources to help you get started with nesbo s works, including a recommendation of where to start with the harry hole series, an overview of nesbo s standalone crime books, and. His crime novels, specifically the harry hole, series are is biggest claim to fame. Police ebook by jo nesbo 9780307960504 rakuten kobo. Read police a harry hole novel by jo nesbo available from rakuten kobo.
Richmond times dispatch scandinavian crime thrillers dont come much darker or more tense than the bestselling harry hole series, and this tenth outing for the norwegian detective is the best yet. There is very little more i can write without exposing the plot, although not the resolution of the police murders that are the main focus of the book. That book had left the former oslo detective no longer a member of the police force and perhaps no longer alive. Harry hole is a classic loose cannon with few close friends, a problem with alcohol and some unorthodox methods. A new harry hole novel audiobook written by jo nesbo. Mp3 internationally acclaimed crime writer jo nesbos antihero police investigator, harry hole, is back. But, he is a brilliant detective in the oslo police force who will do whatever it takes to crack. The publication of a new hole novel removes the spoiler alert, though for the first third of the novel, harry exists more as a memory or an inspiration than as a character. In the ninth harry hole novel to be translated from norwegian into english we find out.
Police is a huge book, around 500 pages long, but it contains much that is enjoyable about nesbo. Finalist goodreads choice award mysterythriller harry hole returnsor does he. Harry is a lecturer at the police college in oslo, hes married to rakel and sober. Additional 600 unabridged audio books have been added. The fact that ive read 11 of these gives you a big fat clue.
A new york times notable book of 2018 shakespeares dark and tragic play retold in a heartpounding new york times bestselling thriller from the author of the snowman and the thirst. Now, in the thirst, the story continues as harry is inextricably drawn back into the oslo police. The snowman jo nesbo audiobook online download, free audio. The snowman jo nesbo audio book torrent free download, 103012. It provides a taut and edgy mystery with return of some characters from earlier books such as forensics expert beate lonne and psychologist stale aune. Find out in police its scary, explosive, bloody and made in norway. Not my favorite harry hole book, but that doesnt mean it wasnt one of the best books ive ever read. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Written by jo nesbo, translated by don bartlett the staggering ending to phantom left us all in disbelief. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Feb 09, 2014 this book is about a police officer named harry hole who has been in the robberies department for years and knows all the tricks of a first class thief.
With over twenty million copies sold, and over a dozen nordic prizes and nominations for crime writing under his belt, norwegian author jo nesbo. Meet olav johansen, the antihero of jo nesbo s latest thriller, blood on snow. Written by jo nesbo, audiobook narrated by john lee. As well as the bestselling series featuring harry hole, jo writes fastpaced thrillers. Listen to macbeth audiobook by jo nesbo, narrated by euan morton. While there was a ton of questions about whether phantom was the last harry hole book, this one seems to give me the impression that there will be another one hopefully many more. Its the best in its genre including all the great american and british works.
Nesbo manages the books unnervingly scary scenes so well he should consider tackling a horror novel. At over very, very, very disappointing followup to nesbo s phantom, a far superior book, even with the. Nesbo is several steps ahead of you in this endlessly twisting, multilayered thriller sun the police urgently need harry hole. Set in the 1970s in a rundown, rainy industrial town, jo nesbos macbeth centers around a police force struggling to shed an incessant drug problem. It opens with a patient lying in a coma, under police.
The thirst audiobook jo nesbo, neil smith translator. Seeing the world through books blog archive jo nesbopolice. Guest written by jo nesbo read by robin sachs format. Nesbo s writing style is visually arresting as always an earlier standalone novel, headhunters, was made into a cracking 2011 movie of the same name, and its worth noting that. The police work is gritty, meticulous, competitive and brilliant.
The result the plot feels tighter and more grounded. Jo nesbo is a norwegian police and at the same time a crime writer who was born is oslo, norway in the year 1960. Oct 06, 20 police is a huge book, around 500 pages long, but it contains much that is enjoyable about nesbo. He is also an accomplished musician as the primary singer and songwriter for the norwegian rock band di derre. 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. I love jo nesbo and thought him an inspired choice for the retelling of macbeth. Police by jo nesbo a man is lying critically wounded in an oslo hospital under police protection. There are fewer of nesbos hallmark abstract, dreamlike sequences. I found myself saying out louduh oh, dont do that over and over again. English translations of scandinaviannordic mysteries. He is also an accomplished musician as the primary singer and songwriter for the. A serial murderer has begun targeting tinder daters a murderer whose mo reignites harrys hunt. Intelligent and loyal to the plot and atmosphere of the original but with all the contemporary elements of a world fuelled by crime, the drug trade and police. Olav is a departure from nesbo s familiar harry hole, the dogged norwegian police inspector who has.
That is deftly done and, again, in nesbo s unique way, i guessed and dismissed the solution in a manner that i can just imagine being the daytoday risk of any police. His harry hole novels include the redeemer, the snowman, the leopard. In police harry was a bit like james brown he didnt appear till about a third of the way through the gig. Im an admitted fan of the series, and i just loved this book. Cbtbs beginners guide to jo nesbo crime by the book. Police officers are being slain at the scenes of crimes they once investigated, but failed to solve. As police opens, picking up after the deadly shooting at the end of 2012s phantom, hole is notably absent and will remain so without explanation for about half the book a. Police audiobook by jo nesbo 9780804163897 rakuten kobo. Download the harry hole series audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. He has won the glass key award for best nordic crime novel. As the need to solve various crimes becomes greater, and the number of pages left in the book gets smaller, however, the reader begins to trust once again that some new revelation will match hisher own expectations regarding the ending of the book. That is deftly done and, again, in nesbo s unique way, i guessed and dismissed the solution in a manner that i can just imagine being the daytoday risk of any police investigation.
There is a tidy little set piece more than halfway through police, jo nesbo s latest harry hole thriller. At over very, very, very disappointing followup to nesbo s phantom, a far superior book, even with the ridiculous passages from the rats pov. It provides a taut and edgy mystery with return of some characters from earlier books such as. Jul 09, 2019 brilliant, audaciously rogue police officer, harry hole from the snowman and the thirst, is back and in the throes of a new, unanticipated rageonce again hunting the murderer who has haunted his entire career. Listen to police a harry hole novel by jo nesbo available from rakuten kobo. Jo nesbo books in order a mainstay of contemporary scandinavian noir, jo nesbos harry hole thrillers are amongst the bestselling crime novels in the world.
A densely plotted thriller that doesnt disappoint, police is the tenth book by norwegian author jo nesbo to feature inspector harry hole. For roughly a third of nesbos new novel, oslo police detective harry hole is missingnot surprising considering he was felled by a headshot. Ive read all the harry hole books except the bat and think jo nesbo is an exceptionally good writer. Set in the 1970s in a rundown, rainy industrial town, jo nesbo s macbeth centers around a police. Richmond times dispatch scandinavian crime thrillers dont come much darker or. Jo nesbos blood on snow, read by patti smith the new. If youve never listened to a book by jo nesbo, now is the time to start. Jo nesbo s unerring skill at creating a high level of tension throughout his crime novels was never more switched on than in police. Jo nesbo whsmith richard and judy book club 2010 interview. Rakelthe only woman hes ever lovedhas ended it with him, permanently. 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. Sep 11, 20 hole is sober now and his nihilism is giving way to hope.
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