Review
Not just
an unbearably tense thriller but another of Nesbo's
studies in love and loneliness...
there are few greater crime writers -
The Times, Crime Book of the MonthNesbo deserves to be crowned the king of all crime thriller writers -
Sunday ExpressNesbo deploys all the key ingredients of a cracking good thriller...the ticking clock, the tension expertly ratcheted ever upwards, the changing scenery, the constantly shifting goalposts and the effortless, triumphant outpacing of the reader's ability to guess what's going to happen -
GuardianThe undisputed king of Scandinavian crime fiction -
The TimesJo Nesbø is one of today's most interesting thriller writers, and Harry Hole is an all-time great character - for me, a 100% buy-today-read-tonight delight. -
Lee Child --This text refers to the
paperback edition.
About the Author
Jo Nesbo is one of the world's bestselling crime writers. When commissioned to write a memoir about life on the road with his band, Di Derre, he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel,
The Bat. His books
The Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son, The Thirst, Macbeth and
Knife have all since topped the Sunday Times charts. He's an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 55 million copies around the world. --This text refers to the
paperback edition.