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October is a Great Month for Nordic Noir

Oct 21, 2012

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Often I will put books on hold with the library and they all tend to come in at once – or in a very short time period. This is what is happening right now. I’ve had many items on hold for months which have started to arrive. First I got Phantom by Jo Nesbø. I…

Nemesis

Apr 26, 2012

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Sarah

in adult, crime thriller, mystery, police procedural, Scandinavian noir, suspense, thriller

By Jo Nesbø; translated by Don Bartlett Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Harper, c2002, 2012 Genres: Mystery, suspense, thriller, crime thriller, police procedural, Scandinavian noir Series: Harry Hole; 5 ISBN: 9780062119698 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 480 (501 including an excerpt from The Devil’s Star) Setting: Oslo, Norway, D’Ajuda & Porto Seguro, Brazil Time…

The Leopard

Dec 17, 2011

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Sarah

in adult, crime thriller, mystery, police procedural, Scandinavian noir, suspense, thriller

By Jo Nesbø; translated by Don Bartlett Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011 Genres: Mystery, suspense, thriller, crime thriller, police procedural, Scandinavian noir Series: Harry Hole; 8 ISBN: 9780307595874 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 513* Setting: Hong Kong, China, Oslo, Norway, Kigali, Rwanda & Goma, The Congo Time period: Contemporary Plot…

The Redbreast

Nov 15, 2011

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Sarah

in adult, crime thriller, historical fiction, mystery, police procedural, Scandinavian noir, suspense, thriller

By Jo Nesbø; translated by Don Bartlett Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Harper, c2000, 2011 Genres: Mystery, suspense, thriller, crime thriller, police procedural, Scandinavian noir, historical fiction Series: Harry Hole; 3 ISBN: 9780062068422 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 553 (563 including an excerpt from The Devil’s Star) Setting: Oslo, Norway, Leningrad, Russia, and Vienna,…

The Snowman

Aug 9, 2011

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Sarah

in adult, crime thriller, mystery, police procedural, Scandinavian noir, suspense, thriller

By Jo Nesbø; translated by Don Bartlett Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011 Genres: Mystery, suspense, thriller, crime thriller, police procedural, Scandinavian noir Series: Harry Hole; 7 ISBN: 9780307595867 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 384 Setting: Oslo, Norway Time period: Most of the story takes place in November 2004, but some…

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October is a Great Month for Nordic Noir

Nemesis

The Leopard

The Redbreast

The Snowman