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Police

  • Imprint: Vintage

  • ISBN: 9780099570097

  • Length: 640  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 40mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 443g

  • RRP: £8.99

Police

An edge-of-your seat Harry Hole page-turner you won’t be able to put down.

‘Nesbo is several steps ahead of you in this endlessly twisting, multi-layered thriller’ Sun

The police urgently need Harry Hole.

A killer is stalking Oslo’s streets. Police officers are being slain at the scenes of crimes they once investigated, but failed to solve. The murders are brutal, the media reaction hysterical.

But this time, Harry can’t help anyone.

For years, detective Harry Hole has been at the centre of every major criminal investigation in Oslo. His dedication to his job and his brilliant insights have saved the lives of countless people. But now, with those he loves most facing terrible danger, Harry can’t protect anyone.

Least of all himself.

*JO NESBO HAS SOLD 40 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE*

*Watch out for Knife, the new Harry Hole thriller, out now*

  • Imprint: Vintage

  • ISBN: 9780099570097

  • Length: 640  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 40mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 443g

  • RRP: £8.99

Reviews

  • Boasts the customary ability to render attempts at work and sleep futile until it is finished

    Jake Kerridge, Daily Telegraph

  • As usual, the brilliant Nesbo is several steps ahead of you in this endlessly twisting, multi-layered thriller that also shines a light on the murky areas of Norway’s upper echelons

    Natasha Harding, Sun

  • Scandinavian crime thrillers don’t come much darker or more tense than the best-selling Harry Hole series, and this tenth outing for the Norwegian detective is the best yet

    Deirdre O’Brien, Sunday Mirror

  • In the dark world of Scandinavian crime, Jo Nesbo's novels are darker than most… Settle down with a glass of Akvavit and prepare for a long night

    Independent

  • Resistance is futile: Nesbo has some rare, Ancient Mariner-type gift for holding his readers completely in thrall until he has finished with us

    Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express

  • Nesbo’s best since The Snowman… Particularly strong in portraying the interaction between cops

    Marcel Berlins, The Times

  • A terrifying roller-coaster

    Myles McWeeney, Belfast Telegraph

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About the Author

Jo Nesbo

Jo Nesbo is one of the world’s bestselling crime writers, with The Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son, The Thirst 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 45 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. Sign up to the Jo Nesbo newsletter for all the latest news: jonesbo.com/newsletter

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Events

Jo Nesbo in conversation, 17th September
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Extracts

The Thirst by Jo Nesbo

Harry Hole is back in The Thirst, a blistering thriller from bestselling author Jo Nesbo. A new killer and a connection to his only unsolved case will mean that Harry will have to put everything on the line. Read the prologue and first chapter below
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Podcasts

Jo Nesbo on his new Harry Hole book, The Thirst

Thriller writer Jo Nesbo joins Konnie Huq in the Penguin studio to talk about his new novel The Thirst, the latest instalment in his bestselling Harry Hole series

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