The Bat Paperback by Jo Nesbo

Product Details

• Publisher: Vintage Canada (2013-06-04)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 384 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780307361028
• Item Weight: 328.86 grams
• Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.2 x 1.0 cm

The electrifying first appearance of Jo Nesbo’s detective, Harry Hole.

Inspector Harry Hole of the Oslo Crime Squad is dispatched to Sydney to observe a murder case. Harry is free to offer assistance, but he has firm instructions to stay out of trouble. The victim is a twenty-three year old Norwegian woman who is a minor celebrity back home. Never one to sit on the sidelines, Harry befriends one of the lead detectives, and one of the witnesses, as he is drawn deeper into the case. Together, they discover that this is only the latest in a string of unsolved murders, and the pattern points toward a psychopath working his way across the country. As they circle closer and closer to the killer, Harry begins to fear that no one is safe, least of all those investigating the case.

The Bat was awarded with the most prestigious crime writing award in Norway, The Riverton Prize (Rivertonprisen) for Best Norwegian Crime Novel of the Year, as well as the premier crime writing award in Scandinavia, The Glass Key (Glasnyckeln) for Best Nordic Crime Novel of the Year.

About the Author

JO NESBO is a #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author whose books have sold 55 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 50 languages. His Harry Hole novels include The Devil's Star, The Snowman, Phantom, The Thirst, Knife and Killing Moon. His other books include The Son, Headhunters, Macbeth and The Kingdom. Among many honours, he is the recipient of the Raymond Chandler Award for Lifetime Achievement. He lives in Oslo.