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Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
As autumn approaches Ilse Stern is thinking about her infatuation with Hermann Rød, and whether his determination to be a painter will interfere with their romance--but the reality of being Jewish in occupied Oslo is about to turn her whole world upside down, as the deportation of the Norwegian Jews begins.
2) Phantom
Author
Series
Detective Harry Hole volume 9
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
Determined to prove the innocence of a young man he helped raise, disgraced former cop Harry Hole embarks on an increasingly dangerous investigation linked to Oslo's most virulent street drug.
3) The Redeemer
Author
Series
Detective Harry Hole volume 6
Language
English
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"Christmas shoppers stop to hear a Salvation Army concert on a crowded Oslo street. A gunshot cuts through the music and the bitter cold: one of the singers falls dead, shot in the head at point-blank range. Harry Hole--the Oslo Police Department's best investigator and worst civil servant--has little to work with: no suspect, no weapon, and no motive. But Harry's troubles will multiply. As the search closes in, the killer becomes increasingly desperate,...
4) The snowman
Author
Series
Detective Harry Hole volume 7
Language
English
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"In Oslo, after the first snow of the season has fallen, a woman disappears, and a sinister snowman is left in her wake. As irascible detective Harry Hole realizes that this is only one of multiple disappearances, he begins to think a serial killer may be at work--and may be drawing in Hole personally and intentionally"--
5) Killing moon
Author
Series
Detective Harry Hole volume 13
Publisher
Knopf
Language
English
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Description
"The hunt is on and the police are running out of time. Two young women are missing, their only connection a party they both attended, hosted by a notorious real-estate magnate. When one of the women is found murdered, the police discover an unusual signature left by the killer, giving them reason to suspect he will strike again. They're facing a killer unlike any other. And exposing him calls for a detective like no other. But the legendary Harry...
6) The leopard
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
After two young women are found dead, both drowned in their own blood, Inspector Harry Hole is compelled to return to Norway to see his dying father and to investigate the brutal crime, which may be the work of a serial killer.
7) Police
Author
Series
Detective Harry Hole volume 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
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. For years, detective Harry Hole has been at the center of every major criminal investigation in Oslo. His dedication to his job and his brilliant insights have saved the lives of countless...
Author
Series
Vik and Stubo volume 2
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
Description
In the cold of an Oslo winter, celebrities have been turning up dead in the most macabre of positions. Their killer may be seeking retribution, but for what?
Author
Series
Detective Harry Hole volume 11
Language
English
Description
"In Police--the last novel featuring Jo Nesbø's hard-bitten, maverick Oslo detective--a killer wreaking revenge on the police had Harry Hole fighting for the safety of the people closest to him. Now, in The Thirst, the story continues as Harry is inextricably drawn back into the Oslo police force. A serial murderer has begun targeting Tinder daters--a murderer whose MO reignites Harry's hunt for a nemesis of his past"--
11) Beyond the truth
Author
Series
Hanne Wilhelmsen novels volume 7
Publisher
Scribner
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Investigating the Christmas-season murders of four people in the luxurious home of one of Oslo's wealthiest families, Norwegian Police Chief Inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen risks everything to identify a mysterious victim and his reason for being among the others.
Author
Series
Blood on Snow volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Oslo, 1970s. Olav, an extremely talented "fixer" whose unexpected capacity for love is as far-reaching as his talent for murder, works for Oslo's crime kingpin, "fixing" anyone who causes him trouble. But it's becoming clear to Olav that the more you know about your boss's business, the more your boss might want you fixed yourself, especially if you've fallen in love with his wife.
13) Cuchillo
Author
Publisher
Roja y Negra
Edition
Primera edicion.
Language
Español
Description
Las cosas no le van nada bien a Harry Hole. La única mujer a la que ha logrado amar, Rakel, lo ha echado de su vida. Ha sido readmitido en la Policía de Oslo, pero en un departamento infecto, lejos de los casos que querría investigar: por ejemplo, devolver a la cárcel a Svein Finne, el sanguinario violador múltiple al que atrapó hace un puñado de años y que acaba de cumplir condena. Ambos desean una venganza atroz. Cuando todo va mal, aún...
14) Knife
Author
Series
Detective Harry Hole volume 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brilliant, audaciously rogue police officer, Harry Hole from The Snowman and The Thirst, is back and in the throes of a new, unanticipated rage -- once again hunting the murderer who has haunted his entire career. Harry Hole is not in a good place. Rakel -- the only woman he's ever loved -- has ended it with him, permanently. He's been given a chance for a new start with the Oslo Police but it's in the cold case office, when what he really wants is...
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Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: Scot Harvath is having his best summer ever. With a cottage on the fjord, a boat, and his beautiful girlfriend Solvi, he's got everything he could possibly want. But out of vacation days and long overdue back home, America's top spy has a decision to make-return, or submit his resignation. When his deadly past comes calling, though, he'll be left with no choice at all. Leaving his favorite Oslo cafe, Harvath watches as a ghost...
Author
Series
Publisher
Mariner Books
Language
English
Description
Sheldon Horowitz -- widowed, impatient, impertinent -- has grudgingly agreed to leave New York and move in with his granddaughter, Rhea, and her new husband, Lars, in Norway -- a country of blue and ice with one thousand Jews, not one of them a former Marine sniper in the Korean War turned watch repairman. Not until now, anyway. Home alone one morning, Sheldon witnesses a dispute between the woman who lives upstairs and an aggressive stranger. When...
17) Elling
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
Norwegian
Description
After a two year stint in a state home, the shy and neurotic Elling and his sex-obsessed best friend, Kjell, are released and forced to enter the real world. They find themselves in a state funded apartment in the center of Oslo, told to behave responsibly and act like normal members of society. In time, the two adjust and find oddball ways of coping with society.
18) Midnight sun
Author
Series
Blood on snow volume 2
Language
English
Description
He calls himself Ulf, and the only thing he|s looking for is a place where he won't be found by Oslo's most notorious drug lord: the Fisherman. He was once the Fisherman's fixer, but after betraying him, Ulf is now the one his former boss needs fixed. The locals seem to accept Ulf's explanation that he's come to hunt. And a bereaved, taciturn woman and her curious, talkative young son supply him with food, the use of a cabin deep in the woods, a weapon--...
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