One finger has been removed from her left hand and a tiny red diamond in the shape of a pentagram the devils star. In crime fiction terms, the ongoing harry hole is epic along the lines of something count tolstoy might have dreamed up. At first the killings appear to be random, but hole soon discovers an ominous pattern. In the vein of the crime novels of james patterson and dennis lehane, jo nesbos the devils star is an intricately plotted and suspenseful thrillride from beginning to end. The story involves a young woman found dead in an oslo flat with a finger from her left hand severed. Review the devils star harry hole fifth book the devils star is a contemporary modern day crime plot with all its darker elements, filled with emotion, fast paced, suspenseful, the puzzle grips, builds, festers and twists keeping the mind ticking over until the very end. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and. Jo nesbo is one of a rare group of writers that a reader can always count upon for a good, and often a great, story. The devils star is a well crafted police procedural and brings harrys many other issues into the story without weighing down the pace or the listeners enjoyment. More bodies follow, with the murderer leaving identical fivepointed diamonds the titular devils star at each crime scene. One finger has been cut off and a tiny red diamond in the shape of a pentagram a fivepointed. The devils star doesnt disappoint although i have misgivings about one or two of its elements.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the devils star. The devils star series the devils star is the fifth in the harry hole series but it has the distinction of being the first of the jo nesbo series to have been translated into english. In addition to winning the norwegian booksellers prize in 2007, the snowman was also awarded the norwegian book club prize 2008 for best novel of. A young woman is murdered in her flat and a tiny red diamond in the shape of a fivepointed star is found behind her eyelid. Hes an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 40 million copies around the world. A serial killer is afoot in oslo, and in the devils star, detective harry holethe lone wolf, the drunk, the departments enfant terribleis close on his heels. An englishtranslated version of the book named the devils star was translated by don bartlett. The devils star by jo nesbo penguin books australia. The devils star is the third in a sequence of stories, set in modern day norway, which highlight the exploits of jo nesbos detective harry hole who is assigned to investigate the murder of a young woman in her oslo flat. I have read that jo nesbo is one crime fiction writer who always knows how a book is going to end before he begins writing.
The devils star is the fifth book in the harry hole series. Hes falling apart at the seams and the most important women in his life have faded. The devils star jo nesbo paperback harpercollins publishers. After listening to my first jo nesbo book the snowman i was hooked and downloaded everyone of his books the main character harry hole is now my second favorite series. See more ideas about books, novels and crime fiction. Hes hit rock bottom when hes called upon to assist with a murder investigation after the body of a woman named camilla loen is found. The times london from one of the most celebrated crime writers in europe and the awardwinning author of the redbreast comes an epic thriller featuring police detective harry hole. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. While in school, he also played guitar and sang in a poprock band. Hole has sunken further into his obsession with figuring out who killed his expartner and is still struggling. This is a pity, because the book lets us spend a season in harry holes personal hell, and there. This was the first nesbo book that i have read, but i will definitely. A novel harry hole series book 5 kindle edition by nesbo, jo, don bartlett, don bartlett.
The devils star is a crime novel by norwegian writer jo nesbo, the fifth in the harry hole series. But holes determination to capture a fiend and to expose waalers crimes is leading him into shadowy places where both investigations merge in unexpected ways, forcing him. Known primarily for his crime novels featuring inspector. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in norway as of march 2014. His harry hole novels include the redeemer, the snowman, the leopard, and phantom, and he is also the author of several standalone novels and the doctor proctor series of childrens books.
Oslo is sweltering in the summer heat when a young woman is murdered in her flat. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the devils star. Detective harry hole is assigned to the case, alongside his longtime adversary tom waaler, and initially wants no part in it. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. When another woman is reported missing five days later, and her severed finger turns up adorned with a red starshaped diamond ring, harry fears a serial killer is at work. In the vein of the crime novels of james patterson and. Jo nesbo is one of the worlds bestselling crime writers, with the leopard, phantom, police, the son and his latest harry hole novel, the thirst, all topping the sunday times bestseller charts.
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