Jo Nesbø
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| Title | : | Phantom (Harry Hole #9) |
| Author | : | Jo Nesbø |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 378 pages |
| Published | : | October 2nd 2012 by Knopf (first published 2011) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Crime. Fiction. Thriller. European Literature. Scandinavian Literature. Mystery Thriller. Scandinavian Lite.... Nordic Noir |
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Following from Jo Nesbø's electrifying international best-sellers The Snowman and The Leopard, now comes Phantom, which plunges the brilliant, deeply troubled, now former police officer Harry Hole into a full-tilt investigation on which his own tenuous future will come to depend.When Harry left Oslo again for Hong Kong—fleeing the traumas of life as a cop—he thought he was there for good. But then the unthinkable happened. The son of the woman he loved, lost, and still loves is arrested for murder: Oleg, the boy Harry helped raise but couldn't help deserting when he fled. Harry has come back to prove that Oleg is not a killer. Barred from rejoining the police force, he sets out on a solitary, increasingly dangerous investigation that takes him deep into the world of the most virulent drug to ever hit the streets of Oslo (and the careers of some of the city's highest officials), and into the maze of his own past, where he will find the wrenching truth that finally matters to Oleg, and to himself.
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| Original Title: | Gjenferd |
| ISBN: | 0307960471 (ISBN13: 9780307960474) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Harry Hole #9 |
| Characters: | Harry Hole, Rakel, Oleg |
| Literary Awards: | CWA International Dagger Nominee (2012), Bokhandlerprisen Nominee (2011), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller (2012) |
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A slow-burning, impeccably plotted thriller featuring Nesbos gruff, tough, haunted and incredibly resourceful ex-cop detective, Harry Hole.After three years in Hong Kong (for an explanation of the gnarly scar on his face see the previous book, The Leopard), Harry returns to Oslo because Oleg, his ex-wife Rakels son (whom he helped raise), has been arrested in a drug-related murder. Turns out there is a highly pure form of heroin on the streets called violin, and Oleg was involved in itsReally, really good. If you haven't read any Harry Hole books yet, do yourself a favor, and read them in order. The people and the places and things that happen or have happened will make much more sense that way. The first two books of the series have not yet been translated in English (hopefully soon though), so for the English language readers, this is the correct way to proceed (so far): The Redbreast -> Nemesis -> The Devil's Star -> The Redeemer -> The Snowman -> The Leopard
Phantom is my third exposure to Harry Hole (after The Snowman and The Leopard), and it continues to impress. This time, the crime hits close to home because someone Harry cares about is being accused of murder, and Harry is their last chance at freedom. Harry is as flawed a detective as ever, trying to stay sober and escape the ghosts of his past, while being as sharp and clever as he's ever been. There are so many twists and turns in this book, and it's fun to follow Harry as he comes to his
The ninth book in the Harry Hole series. Once again a good solid page turner albeit filled with cliches. I liked the endurance of Harry Hole in surviving so many cliff hangers and this one has a doozy at the end. Back in Oslo to save Rakels son Oleg from being convicted of killing his friend Gusto. Who tells his side of the story as a ghost. Violin, opioids and an empire of drug dealing in Oslo. Who to believe, trust and the motive all come together in the end.
What can I say about this book? I have to be honest... I hate the fact that I loved this book! My feelings are beyond words right now... I am still crying... I am heartbroken... Harry's world just became a shade darker...While I was reading this book I had my suspicions but I didn't want to believe it... I can't write anything else...Just a couple of gifs so you can imagine my face while reading the last pages of this book...
Here's the thing about the recent popularity of Scandinavian writers and if you're a Nordic Thriller aficionado you couldn't care less about the distinction: the novels are depressed, somber, filled with ennui, a lack of humor, with flawed characters if not suffused with a strong tendency towards determinism; in short, whether you're reading Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, or Jo Nesbo you are likely reading Literary Naturalism. If you live in Scandinavia you might consider this par for the
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