Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Andy hoban of sunday express noted nesbos principal characters are both credible and welldrawn and it is fantastic to see a younger harry, a more loquacious harry. His harry hole novels include the redbreast, nemesis, the devils star, the snowman, the leopard, phantom and the redeemer, and he is the author of headhunters and several childrens books. In the bat 1997, hole is sent to sydney, australia to investigate the murder of a blist celebrity. Knife is an unmissable instalment for fans of nordic noirs master craftsman.
Given my high expectations i was disappointed overall with the bat. Jo nesbos twelfth harry hole mystery is a gamechanger for the acclaimed series. His harry hole novels include the redeemer, the snowman, the leopard, phantom, and most recently knife, and he is also the autho. A young norwegian girl taking a gap year in sydney has been murdered. The electrifying first installment of the harry hole series. The first book in the remarkable, bestselling harry hole series from jo nesbo. An encounter with an old enemy sets the stage for a white knuckle ride more terrifying and disorientating than anything the maverick detective has had to face thus far. The bat by jo nesbo for british fans of norwegian writer jo nesbo, this is the book they have waited 15 years for. 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. Sean barretts normal fantastic narrationhe is the best narrator of audiobooks by some way was slightly off. Detective harry hole is meant to keep out of trouble. Some people said the bat by jo nesbo wasnt great and recommended skipping the first few books in the series.
The bat by jo nesbo by dead good audio on soundcloud hear. The bat ebook by jo nesbo 9780345807106 rakuten kobo. The bat explains some of what burdens and drives him in the later books. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the bat. Before harry took on the neonazi gangs of oslo, before he met rakel, before the snowman tried to take everything he held dear, he went to australia. Listen to the bat the first inspector harry hole novel by jo nesbo available from rakuten kobo. So for anyone new to nesbo, you are in for a treat if you follow harrys career beginning with this book. Look out for the latest harry hole novel, the thirst, available now. Jo nesbo has shown great talent in structuring this thriller. Harry is sent from the oslo crime squad to sunny australia to investigate the rape and murder of a norwegian expatriate who was once a minor celebrity back home. As well as the bestselling series featuring harry hole, jo writes fastpaced thrillers.
The bat by jo nesbo has both heart and dark depths it as moving as it is thrilling. A harry hole novel 1 harry hole series kindle edition by nesbo, jo, don bartlett. Jo nesbo is a norwegian police and at the same time a crime writer who was born is oslo, norway in the year 1960. The bat audiobook by jo nesbo 9780804149570 rakuten kobo. He is also an accomplished musician as the primary singer and songwriter for the norwegian rock band di derre. The bat mary roberts rinehart 1876 1958 audiobook the novelization of the play of the same name that had an initial run. Assisted by andrew kensington and other australian police officers, harry soon concludes that. He has won the glass key award for best nordic crime novel. Inspector harry hole of the oslo crime squad is dispatched to sydney to observe a murder case. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in norway as of march 2014. The bat fits fairly squarely into the thriller category, and is a bit of a unique introduction to a character that many readers have fallen in love with. The first inspector harry hole novel audible audio edition.
Because, as a stand alone detective thriller, i found the bat to be immensely satisfying and. The crumbs left along the way were, in most cases, small enough not to give the game away, but large enough for readers. Harry hole is sent to sydney to investigate the murder of inger holter, a young norwegian girl who was working in a bar. This bestselling novel appears in english for the first time. I had heard so much about jo nesbo and i enjoy this genre that i had high hope when i began reading the bat, which i chose because it was the first in this series. I loved the bat by jo nesbo so i was excited to read cockroaches. Jo nesbo audio books at simply audiobooks simply audiobooks. Jo nesbo is norwegian, and his harry hole series was not translated into english in order. The bat audiobook free the bat free audio bools written by. He has received the glass key award for best nordic crime novel. The thrilling first book in the bestselling harry hole series, never before published in english.
A norwegian girl is found brutally murdered, and the australian police send for a norwegian policeman to pacify the countrys embassy. For me the best thing about jo nesbos harry hole novels is their dark and moody norwegian setting, so perhaps i didnt like the bat because its set in sydney. This series is incredibly popular, but this is my first foray into the world of jo nesbos harry hole. Because, as a stand alone detective thriller, i found the bat to be immensely satisfying and a great read. The first inspector harry hole novel audiobook by jo nesbo. The bat, by author jo nesbo, follows the story of detective harry hole, who travels from norway to sydney, australia, to help investigate the brutal rape and murder of inger holter, a young norwegian woman.
Read the bat a harry hole novel 1 by jo nesbo available from rakuten kobo. Headhunters was adapted into a bafta awardwinning film and the son topped the charts around the world. Its an unusual debut since the very first page finds harry clearing passport control in sydney, half a world away from his native oslo, from which hes improbably been sent to observe the australian investigation into the probable rape and undoubted strangling of inger holter, who once. The bat audiobook free the bat free audio bools slideshare. Appearing in english for the first time, the bat is the legendary first novel from the worldwide phenomenon jo nesbo. Harry hole 1 20th anniversary edition jo nesbo don bartlett ebook cockroaches jo nesbo. Being a massive jo nesbo fan, i have been waiting eagerly for the first book in the harry hole series to be translated into english. From what i read, the delay is probably because the novel is set in australia, not in oslo as the later books. Having loved everynesbo novel so far, i approached the bat with high expectations. Before harry took on the neonazi gangs of oslo, before he met rakel, before the snowman tried to take everything he held dear, he went. Inspector harry holes 1997 debut finally follows its seven successors into english translation. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Stream the bat by jo nesbo by dead good audio from desktop or your mobile device. Soundcloud the bat by jo nesbo by dead good audio published on 20121009t15. The first inspector harry hole novel audible audiobook unabridged. Cockroaches is the second book in the harry hole series, but ive seen many people say to skip directly to the third book because the first two arent as good as the rest of them.
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