· Jo Nesbo’s reputation as the reigning bad boy of Norwegian crime fiction has grown steadily in the USA with the critically acclaimed novels The Redbreast and Nemesis and now THE DEVIL’S STAR. USA Today. Astonishingly confident The Devil’s Star scores with an intriguing plot and Nesbo’s mastery of pace and tension. The Times (London)Brand: HarperCollins Publishers. The Devil’s Star. The Devil’s Star is an intricately plotted and suspenseful thrill-ride from beginning to end. Buy NowRead an excerpt. Synopsis. From one of the most celebrated crime writers in Europe and the award-winning author of The Redbreastcomes an epic thriller featuring Police Detective Harry Hole. In the vein of the crime novels of James Patterson and Dennis Lehane, Jo Nesbo’s The Devil’s Staris Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. · Jo Nesbø is one of the best writers of Scandinavian crime fiction out there today. summary, no spoilers: Set in Oslo, Devil's Star features Detective Harry Hole, whose life started zooming out of control when his friend and fellow detective, Ellen Gjelten was murdered while working a case. Harry has spent much of the time since in an alcoholic stupor, neglecting his work to try to catch 4/5.
The Devil's Star is the third in a sequence of stories, set in modern day Norway, which highlight the exploits of Jo Nesbo's Detective Harry Hole who is assigned to investigate the murder of a young woman in her Oslo flat. One finger has been removed from her left hand and a tiny red diamond in the shape of a pentagram -- the Devil's Star. A serial killer is afoot in Oslo, and in The Devil's Star, detective Harry Hole—"the lone wolf, the drunk, the department's enfant terrible"—is close on his heels. Harry is a recurring figure in the novels of Norway's much-acclaimed crime-writer Jo Nesbø; this installment of the series finds him on the brink of personal and. "Nesbø's storytelling abilities are incomparable. Nemesis is crime novel as art form and great entertainment." —USA Today. The #1 international bestseller from one of the most celebrated crime writers in Europe—the New York Times bestselling author of The Snowman—Jo Nesbø's extraordinary thriller Nemesis features Norwegian homicide detective Harry Hole, "the next in the long.
The Devil's Star is the third in a sequence of stories, set in modern day Norway, which highlight the exploits of Jo Nesbo's Detective Harry Hole who is assigned to investigate the murder of a young woman in her Oslo flat. The Devil's Star (Norwegian: Marekors, literally "The Nightmare Cross", ) is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the fifth in the Harry Hole series. An English-translated version of the book named The Devil's Star was translated by Don Bartlett. The story moves between two parallel themes – the appearance of a new serial killer terrorizing Oslo, and Harry Hole's ongoing feud with the corrupt and utterly ruthless fellow police officer Tom Waaler, which was already a major part. A serial killer is afoot in Oslo, and in The Devil’s Star, detective Harry Hole—“the lone wolf, the drunk, the department’s enfant terrible”—is close on his heels. Harry is a recurring figure in the novels of Norway’s much-acclaimed crime-writer Jo Nesbø; this installment of the series finds him on the brink of personal and.
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