The Bat
A Harry Hole Novel (1)
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3.8 • 679 Ratings
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • In the electrifying first installment of the New York Times bestselling series, Harry Hole of the Oslo Crime Squad is dispatched to Sydney to observe a murder case. As he circles closer to the killer, Harry begins to fear that no one is safe, least of all those investigating the murder.
The victim is a twenty-three year old Norwegian woman who is a minor celebrity back home. Harry is free to offer assistance, but he has firm instructions to stay out of trouble. Never one to sit on the sidelines, Harry befriends one of the lead detectives, and one of the witnesses, as he is drawn deeper into the case. Together, they discover that this is only the latest in a string of unsolved murders, and the pattern points toward a psychopath working his way across the country.
Don't miss Jo Nesbo's latest Harry Hole thriller, Killing Moon!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
First published in 1997, Nesb 's inaugural Harry Hole novel, finally translated into English, takes the Oslo homicide detective to Sydney, Australia, where he displays all the brilliance and angst that Harry's fans have come to expect, after reading Phantom and other later entries already available in English. Harry, who's helping the Sydney police investigate the murder of pretty 23-year-old Inger Holter, a Norwegian citizen and minor TV celebrity, partners with a bluff, friendly cop of Aboriginal descent, Andrew Kensington. Still haunted by past personal and professional troubles, he begins a new relationship with another Scandinavian expat, Swedish barmaid Birgitta Enquist, while evidence emerges linking Inger's death to a serial killer. Despite some awkward prose, this debut effort shows Nesb as an already confident genre craftsman, striking sparks from the familiar genre material of Harry's fish-out-of-water experience in a foreign land and odd-couple pairing with a mismatched partner. Niclas Salomonsson, Salomonsson Agency (Sweden).
Customer Reviews
The Bat
Enjoyed the endless banter between friends.
Great story of confusing at times
It was a great murder mystery and serious enough to have tragedy thrown in. Kept me guessing and wondering until the end.
It may have been the translation from Norwegian but there were some confusing passages of dialog. Nothing that couldn’t be overlooked for the overall enjoyment of the book.
Recommended!
Slow reading
Too much useless dialogue. Won’t be reading any more in this series. Best thing about this book is that it was free. You get what you pay for.