Jo Nesbø

Determined to prove the innocence of a young man he helped raise, disgraced former cop Harry Hole embarks on an increasingly dangerous investigation linked to Oslo's most virulent street drug.

"Sara Paretsky selects the twenty best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Michael Connelly, Jo Nesbo, Joyce Carol Oates, Colson Whitehead, and more! Under the auspices of New York City's legendary mystery fiction specialty bookstore, The Mysterious Bookshop, and aided by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, international bestseller and MWA Grandmaster Sara Paretsky has selected the twenty most puzzling, most thrilling,...

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...

"W następstwie tragicznej śmierci rodziców w pożarze domu czternastoletni Richard Elauved przeprowadza się do ciotki i wuja mieszkających w odległym, wyspiarskim miasteczku Ballantyne. Richard szybko zyskuje reputację wyrzutka, a kiedy znika kolega z klasy o imieniu Tom, wszyscy podejrzewają, że nowy, antypatyczny chłopak jest odpowiedzialny za jego zniknięcie. Kiedy znika kolejny kolega z klasy, Richard musi znaleźć sposób, aby udowodnić...

"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--...

"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...

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 Fart Powder was such a successful invention that Doctor Proctor couldn't stop there. Next up: a Time-travel Bath Bomb. Throw the Bath Bomb in the tub, lather up and imagine where you'd like to visit. The battle of Waterloo? No problem. The French Revolution? Let's go! Doctor Proctor has plans for this new invention. Years ago he lost his true love, Juliette Margarine, and now he wants to change the past and win her back. But when his plan goes...