Jo Nesbø

Given no choice in investigating two murders, Detective Harry Hole reluctantly teams up with Tom Waaler who Harry suspects of running an arms smuggling gang and of having murdered his partner. A common thread of riddles connects the cases - A riddle of fives: five-pointed stars, five fingers on the hand, and every fifth day a new victim to be counted. Harry is determined to prove that his hunch about Waaler is right, and he begins to wonder whether...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018
Shakespeare’s dark and tragic play retold in a heart-pounding New York Times bestselling thriller from the author of The Snowman and The Thirst.
 
Set in the 1970s in a run-down, rainy industrial town, Jo Nesbo's Macbeth centers around a police force struggling to shed an incessant drug problem. Duncan, chief of police,...

When the Norwegian ambassador to Thailand is found dead in a Bangkok brothel, Inspector Harry Hole is dispatched from Oslo to help hush up the case. But once he arrives Harry discovers that this case is about much more than one random murder. There is something else, something more pervasive, scrabbling around behind the scenes. Or, put another way, for every cockroach you see in your hotel room, there are hundreds behind the walls. Surrounded by...

The police urgently need Harry Hole . . . A killer is stalking Oslo's streets. Police officers are being slain at the scenes of crimes they once investigated but failed to solve. The murders are brutal, the media reaction hysterical. But this time, Harry can't help. For years, detective Harry Hole has been at the center of every major criminal investigation in Oslo. His dedication to his job and his brilliant insights have saved the lives of countless...

"Una ola de calor azota Oslo. La sangre que escapa del cadáver de una mujer que ha sido asesinada en su apartamento llama la atención de las autoridades. Al examinar el cuerpo, que tiene un dedo amputado, se encuentra un pequeño diamante rojo en forma de estrella de cinco puntas. A los cinco días, un afamado director de musicales denuncia la desaparición de su esposa, uno de cuyos dedos-- rodeado por un anillo que tiene una estrella engastada--...

"Młoda kobieta zostaje zamordowana we własnym mieszkaniu tuż po internetowej randce. Ślady na jej ciele wskazują, że sprawca jest wyjątkowo bezwzględny. Presja mediów, by znaleźć winnego, sprawia, że policja zwraca się do Harry'ego Hole. Były śledczy niechętnie myśli o powrocie do pracy, przez które wiele w życiu stracił. Rozpoczyna dochodzenie dopiero, gdy zaczyna podejrzewać, że zbrodnia łączy się z nierozwizan spraw z przeszłości....

"In a rural village deep in the mountains, Roy leads a quiet, simple life as a mechanic, but when his little brother Carl turns up with a proposal for a grand hotel to revive the struggling community, simmering tensions begin to surface about the town's troubled history and the brothers' own disturbing past. Roy has always protected his younger brother, but his loyalty to family is tested when Carl's plans threaten all they hold dear. To complicate...

"La esperada nueva novela de Harry Hole, un caso inquietante en el que Jo Nesbø profundiza en la oscuridad del ser humano. Una abogada, especializada en apoyar a víctimas de abusos sexuales y violaciones, vuelve a casa tras una decepcionante cita concertada a través de Tinder. Un psicópata la espera en su dormitorio. Desgarra el cuello de la mujer con una dentadura de hierro. Inmediatamente se filtra a la prensa sensacionalista que en el lugar...

When a Russian billionaire robs the Norwegian Gold Reserve and melts the last remaining gold bar into the Premier Soccer League trophy, it's up to Doctor Proctor, Nilly and Lisa to get the trophy and save Norway. But with a failed break-in attempt into the billionaire's subterranean gold-melting lab and the Norwegian Gold Reserve Inspection only three days away, the only way to retrieve the trophy is to win it back. Hoping to prevent national panic...