The thrilling new novel from crime-writing superstar, and number 1 bestseller, Jo Nesbo
Jo Nesbo is one of the world's bestselling crime writers, with The
Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son, The Thirst, Macbeth and Knife
all topping the Sunday Times bestseller charts. He's an
international number one bestseller and his books are published in
50 languages, selling over 50 million copies around the world.
Before becoming a crime writer, Nesbo played football for Norway's
premier league team Molde, but his dream of playing professionally
for Spurs was dashed when he tore ligaments in his knee at the age
of eighteen. After three years military service he attended
business school and formed the band Di Derre ('Them There'). They
topped the charts in Norway, but Nesbo continued working as a
financial analyst, crunching numbers during the day and gigging at
night. When commissioned by a publisher to write a memoir about
life on the road with his band, he instead came up with the plot
for his first Harry Hole crime novel, The Bat.
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Expertly plotted and structured...relentlessly paced...a compulsive
page turner
*Independent on Sunday*
Nesbo wrings out the tension, by turns painful and delicious, with
consummate skill. The surprises come like an avalanche as the end
nears
*Sunday Express*
A first-class thriller...and the complex plot...contains several
twists some of which will make you gasp and at least one of which
will make you cry
*Evening Standard*
The relationship between Harry and Rakel is truly multifaceted, and
richer in nuance than anything else in the crime genre. Phantom
will maintain Jo Nesbo's unstoppable momentum
*Independent*
Jo Nesbo writes tightly plotted, claustrophobic thrillers with
plenty of snow and a brutal yet hopelessly romantic policeman
hero... They're also exuberantly, ingeniously gruesome
*Sunday Telegraph*
With a steady hand, Jo Nesbo deftly ties together the different
narratives, steering the novel towards its goal with great
precision...The fact that Harry Hole is a character in constant
development makes the book even more interesting... Great, sombre
summer reading.
*VG (Norway)*
A brilliant and incredibly fast-paced race through the
violin-ravaged (violin is a new drug, more powerful than heroin)
streets of Oslo to uncover who is at the centre of a drugs rung...
ex-alcoholic Hole is dealing with more demons than 24’s Jack Bauer
... Sceptics may argue that crime fiction is too sensationalist and
that endings are tied up too neatly but Phantom proves them all
wrong. Once you’ve read the conclusion you’ll agree that Nesbo’s
writing is far from predictable.
*Stylist*
Nesbo is a powerful writer
*Sunday Times*
A gritty, pared-back thriller
*Esquire Magazine*
A pacy punchy read frome one of the best in the business
*Sport*
Norwegian crime fiction writer Nesbo (The Snowman; The Leopard) is one of the best. His ninth series entry sees Harry Hole, now an ex-police officer, return to Oslo from Hong Kong to investigate drug dealer Gusto's murder. Oleg, a young man to whom Hole was once a father figure, has confessed, but Hole knows it can't be true. In a parallel narration, the dead Gusto tells what led to his murder, a literary device that enhances the novel and fills in details. Oslo's gritty and violent drug world is brought to life through the characters. The fast-paced plots are twisted and riveting, and the two stories collide to reveal a shocking climax. Nesbo is on par with the original Scandinavian duo Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, authors of the Martin Beck series. VERDICT If you are a series follower, you won't want to miss this! But if you are a newcomer, read the earlier ones first to gain an understanding of Hole. This is not for the squeamish! [See Prepub Alert, 4/16/12.]-Frances Thorsen, Chronicles of Crime Bookshop, Victoria, BC (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Harry Hole returns in this ninth Scandinavian mystery from bestselling author Nesbo. After a three-year, self-imposed absence, former police detective Hole is drawn back to Oslo when the son of the woman he loves is arrested for the murder of a low-level drug dealer. Though he may no longer have a badge, Hole is still a formidable investigator, and he's soon hunting for the truth behind the dealer's death-a truth that could very easily get him, or someone close to him, killed. Narrator Robin Sachs hits all the right notes in his reading of this stark thriller, but it's his richly nuanced portrayal of Harry Hole that is most memorable. It would be easy to make Hole a bleak, depressing, one-note character, but Sachs digs deeper into the material and perfectly captures Hole, presenting him as a man who lives every day with a sense of sadness, loss, and regret, but whose belief in justice and loyalty keeps him moving forward. Sachs and Nesbo make a fine match, and listeners are the beneficiaries of their partnership. A Knopf hardcover. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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