Ive now read all the english versions of the harry hole series via kindle on the ipad and about to download the phantom released yesterday. He is a heavy smoker and an alcoholic who lost his mother to cancer when he was in his early twenties. Following the traumatic snowman case, former police inspector harry hole has exiled himself in hong kong. The leopard is a mystery with more twists and turns than the human mind can fathom. Harry hole, jack halvorsen and beate lonn must investigate the case.
He lost his mother, a descendant of the sami people, to cancer while he was in his twenties and has never had a close relationship with his father olav, a former teacher. The leopard tells the story of a series of murders which, according to inspector harry hole, do not bear the distinctive stamp of a real serial killer. Harry is a police officer with the oslo crime squad. Hole is a brilliant and driven detective with unorthodox methods, a classic. The main characters of this mystery, crime story are harry hole, kaja solness. I put the caveat at the beginning of the blog so that readers who want to experience how well nesbo writes will understand that the brutality of the murders is a function of the villians character. And the leopard whose gruesome action pivots back and forth between norway and the congo has maybe one too many headspinning twists and hairbreadth. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The leopard inspector harry hole has retreated to hong kong when. The first edition of the novel was published in 2009, and was written by jo nesbo. Hole is sober now and his nihilism is giving way to hope. The leopard inspector harry hole returns from hong kong hot on the trail of a serial killer in this installment of jo nesb s new york times bestselling series.
I started with the snowman, proceeded onto the leopard, and have just bought the redbreast, and nemesis. He was born in 1965 and has a younger sister with down syndrome to whom he is deeply attached. Jo nesbo collection 8 books snowman devils star redeemer. Jo nesbo leopard knjiga books to read, book lovers, books. A musician, songwriter, and economist, jo nesbo is also one of europes most acclaimed crime writers, and is the winner of the glass key award, northern europes most prestigious crimefiction prize, for his first novel featuring police detective harry hole. Inspector harry hole investigates a serial killer targeting oslos police officers in this installment of jo nesbos new york times bestselling series. There are no clues, the police investigation is stalled, and harrythe one man who might be able to helpcant be found.
I do recommend this book, but read it in the order the author has written the harry hole books. There is a tidy little set piece more than halfway through police, jo nesbos latest harry hole thriller. Dec 07, 2010 a teaser trailer for the new jo nesbo the leopard. Free download or read online the leopard pdf epub harry hole series book. This harry hole crime novel, the tenth in the series by norwegian writer jo nesbo, breaks with its formulaic pattern in that harry has disappeared from the scene after being severely wounded in a shootout in the previous novel. Can harry hole return to oslo and help the struggling police catch a new serial killer. Hole is unmarried but has had relationships with a number of women throughout the series of 11 novels. The leopard is the eighth novel featuring nesbos crime detective, inspector harry hole. Inspector harry hole has retreated to hong kong, escaping the trauma of his last case in squalid opium dens, when two young women are found dead in oslo, both drowned in their own blood.
However, as one reads this novel, it all seems clear and even rational. When harry left oslo again for hong kong fleeing the traumas of life as a cop he thought he was there for good. The leopard by jo nesbo, 9780099548973, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Harry hole is a character and series of crime fiction novels by norwegian author jo nesbo.
Jul 23, 2011 on page 429 of the leopard, the norwegian author jo nesbos new novel in his series featuring inspector harry hole of the oslo police, nesbo writes of holes weariness. The crime scenes offer no clues, the media is reaching fever pitch, and the police are running out of options. Following from jo nesbos electrifying international bestsellers the snowman and the leopard, now comes phantom, which plunges the brilliant, deeply troubled, now former police officer harry hole into a fulltilt investigation on which his own tenuous future will come to depend. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read police. There are fewer of nesbos hallmark abstract, dreamlike sequences. Nesbo concludes the book with harry hole facing two killers and a moral conundrum. In it, he sets to stop out murderers, bank robbers, gangsters and more. Ironically, he turns to his last adversary, the snowman, for some help. A croat survivor of this, now a hitman, turns up in oslo and kills a salvation army officer. Harry hole series audiobooks listen to the full series. Harry hole impulsive, insubordinate, selfdestructive comes off as a largerthanlife figure, more suited perhaps to a comic book or a norse myth than to a contemporary police thriller.
A heartstopping thriller from the bestselling author of the the snowman, the leopard is an international phenomenon that will grip you until the final page. A complex character, chainsmoking, harddrinking and uncompromising, harry hole is for many readers the ultimate detective. The leopard audiobook by jo nesbo, don bartlett translator. Pronounced holleh, harry hole is a fictional character and leading role in several novels written by norwegian author, jo nesbo. At the end of his previous thriller, the snowman, jo nesbos inspector harry hole was a ravaged mess. His first crime novel featuring harry hole was published in norway in 1997 and. Moreover, leopard refers to the stealthy tread of the killer in the book, while armoured heart is what harry hole himself gains by his experiences.
However the key to jo nesbos international success, at least in part, lies in his highly original, yet utterly believable protagonist, detective harry hole. Harry hole is the main character in jo nesbos series of ten crime novels. Harry hole almost loses his life in the pursuit of the fiendish killer but always he sees patterns where other policemen, including the arrogant bellman, are simply baffled. Midnight sun blood on snow 2 by nesbo, jo book the fast free shipping. Harry hole 8 by jo nesbo vintage publishing isbn 10 0099548976 isbn 0099548976 love twistfilled crime. Harry hole is a police officer with the oslo crime squad. Harry hole 5 by nesbo, jo book the fast free shipping. As the search closes in, the killer becomes increasingly desperate, and harrys chase takes him to the most forbidden corners of the former yugoslavia. The leopard read the leopard by jo nesbo available from rakuten kobo. Find out in police its scary, explosive, bloody and made in norway.
The following version of this book was used to create the guide. On page 429 of the leopard, the norwegian author jo nesbos new novel in his series featuring inspector harry hole of the oslo police, nesbo writes of holes weariness. The leopard is a great story, masterfully told and will delight anyone who is a fan of clever whodunits. The eighth book in the harry hole series, the leopard, was published in 2009, with hole again on the trail of a serial killer. The one solid cluefragments of rust and paint in her woundsleaves the investigating team baffled. Jan 21, 2011 the leopard, the sixth harry hole novel to be published in britain, is a big and meaty, but easily digestible, slab of a read, ably translated by don bartlett.
In this electrifying addition to jo nesbo s internationally acclaimed series, harry hole must confront the darkest demons in his cityand in himself. The leopard the eighth harry hole thriller was a number 1 bestseller in hardback, with phantom the ninth book in the series topping the paperback charts. The leopard was followed the phantom in 2011, and in it we get to delve even further into harry holes personal life when his potential son is linked with a murder in oslo. Review the first thing that i noticed about this book was the length, it is longer that most of the other harry hole books i have read, and secondly, there is much more violence. The protaganist and title character of the series is harry hole, a hardened detective who works the streets of oslo. Jo nesbo lot 3 harry hole books the bat, the leopard, the snowman very good. A harry hole novel 8 harry hole series kindle edition by nesbo, jo, bartlett, don. The result the plot feels tighter and more grounded. This is my second book in the harry hole series, and while i greatly enjoyed the snowman i found the leopard to be convoluted, improbable and hugely over the top. The leopard in this electrifying addition to jo nesbos internationally acclaimed series, harry hole must confront the darkest demons in his cityand in himself. Harry in a heavy smoker and is also an alcoholic, whose problems sometimes get him. The harry hole series began in 1997 with the bat, although the. And the leopard whose gruesome action pivots back and forth between norway and the congo has maybe one too many headspinning twists and. Harry hole is back and this time hes back from very, very far away.
Jan 20, 2011 a teaser trailer for the new harry hole thriller by jo nesbo the leopard. Harry hole is a police officer with the oslo crime squad created by. Pdf the leopard book harry hole free download 634 pages. A pretty young police officer drags him reluctantly back to norway to. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the leopard. A cult figure already after the first book, hole is a genuine antihero. The beastly serial killer has a rationale and only the superhero, harry hole is capable of getting him.
At this stage rakel has left him and has a new boyfriend. A serial murderer has begun targeting tinder daters a murderer whose mo reignites harrys hunt. Several people who do not appear to have anything in common, other than that they stayed at the same snow cabin one night, are brutally murdered. Crime, european literature, fiction, mystery, scandinavian literature. I made the mistake of ordering the nemesis with someone other than sachs as narrator. The leopard is another masterful instalment in the very excellent harry hole series.
After the horrors of a case that nearly cost him his life, harry hole left oslo and the police force far behind him. At the start of the leopard, we find hole hiding away from the world, smoking opium in the squalor of hong kongs back alleys. Jo nesbo books in order a mainstay of contemporary scandinavian noir, jo nesbos harry hole thrillers are amongst the bestselling crime novels in the world. There is only one man who can help them, and he doesnt want to be found. I like harry hole he is a deeply flawed man, consumed by his demons and yet still has great instincts in understanding the mind of a serial killer. In the depths of winter, a killer stalks the city streets. A teaser trailer for the new harry hole thriller by jo nesbo the leopard. For years, detective harry hole has been at the center of every major criminal investigation in oslo. These have been well received and some book critics have compared them to roald dahls work.
On officer on the police force, harry is depicted as a loose cannon. Critics link the personality of harry hole to those of the famous literary detectives. Thats been a contest during my august reading, but sorry mr child, jo nesbo has blown you out of the water. Nesbos harry hole books should come with at least two warnings on them. Harry hole the oslo police departments best investigator and worst civil servant has little to work with. Now, in the thirst, the story continues as harry is inextricably drawn back into the oslo police force. His last case the snowman previous book really took it out of him and his girlfriend, rakel, and her son, oleg, have left sweden to put the ordeal behind them. Jul 07, 2011 harry hole almost loses his life in the pursuit of the fiendish killer but always he sees patterns where other policemen, including the arrogant bellman, are simply baffled. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the leopard. This is a powerful tale of warring police departments, gory and imaginative. Inspector harry hole returns from hong kong hot on the trail of a serial killer in this installment of jo nesbos new york times bestselling series.
Coming across potential clues in a suspects hotel room, holes team. Panserhjerte is also a norwegian term for constrictive pericarditis. Harry hole is the main character in a series of crime novels written by norwegian author jo nesbo. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 634 pages and is available in format. I am seriousrobin sachs is harry hole the leopard is a spectacular listen. Hole is a brilliant and driven detective with unorthodox methods, a classic loose cannon in the police force.
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