If youve never read any jo nesbo, now is the perfect time to check out his excellent harry hole series essentials as with the australian setting of the bat, holes first outing, were again terra incognita asia here. Its disconcerting for fans to read the series out of order we know what demons await the beleaguered harry, but, that aside, this is a compelling, hardedged thriller that can stand on its own. With the publication of this second novel in the harry hole series, all 10 hole novels are now available in the u. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. One of nesbos most accomplished novels financial times harry is on a special mission. Cockroaches by jo nesbo thriller books at the works. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. His first crime novel featuring harry hole was published in norway in 1997 and was an instant hit, winning the glass key award for best nordic crime novel an accolade shared with peter hoeg, henning mankell and stieg larsson.
Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. The norwegian ambassador has been found dead in a seedy motel room, and no witnesses have come forward. Detective harry hole is meant to keep out of trouble. The harry hole series by jo nesbo is the only series i have taken the time to listen too. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile. The thrilling sequel to nesbos debut novel the bat, the cockroaches sees harry hole sent to bangkok to investigate the murder of the norwegian ambassador. Harry hole is sent to sydney to investigate the murder of inger holter, a young norwegian girl. And, sadly, that probably wont be enough for fans of jo nesbo, who cant seem to get enough of the norwegian author and his dark, dreamlike murder mysteries. Cockroaches is the second in the harry hole series, immediately preceding the redbreast in the sequence, although unfortunately only translated into english in late 20. Random house didnt write his name properly on the cover of his book either. Audiobooks jo nesbo jo nesbo audio books jo nesbo, musician, songwriter, and economist, is also one of europes most acclaimed crime writers, and is the winner of the glass key award, northern europes most prestigious crimefiction prize, for his first novel featuring police detective harry hole. Jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, and economist, as well as a writer. Cockroaches ebook by jo nesbo 9780307360304 rakuten kobo. He developed a wellplotted story giving the insights into people, culture and the geography of thailand.
Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The second inspector harry hole novel audible audio edition. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. May 02, 2018 i adored how skillfully nesbo put his ideas across. After being slightly disappointed with the bat, but being assured that the series gets better, i read cockroaches with a touch of trepidation. Cockroaches by jo nesbo by dead good audio free listening. The second inspector harry hole novel harry hole series book 2 kindle edition by nesbo, jo. Cockroaches by jo nesbo penguin random house audio. Listen to cockroaches the second inspector harry hole novel by jo nesbo available from rakuten kobo. When cockroaches is published on 28 november here in the uk, all 10 harry hole novels will be available in english. The official website for jo nesbo, author of the harry hole detective crime novels including the bat, the snowman and more bestselling thrillers, blood on snow and midnight sun. The second inspector harry hole novel audiobook by jo nesbo. A friend got me started with number six when i didnt know it was a series. Jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, economist and author.
The thrilling first book in the bestselling harry hole series, never before published in english. Some months ago, i finished jo nesbo s novel the phantom in a panic and querried whether that was the end of harry hole pronounced hooleh. Listen to the snowman harry hole 7 by jo nesbo available from rakuten kobo. Now a major film starring michael fassbender 36 million books sold worldwide the first snow will come a young boy wakes to find h. The thrilling sequel to jo nesbo s debut novel, the bat, the cockroaches sees harry hole sent to bangkok to investigate the murder of the norwegian ambassador. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Jo nesbo has written several books covering various book series among the work of nesbo is the doctor proktor series, the harry hole series, and the olav johansen series also known as the blood on snow series. Kakerlakkene, 1998 is a crime novel by norwegian writer jo nesbo, the second in the harry hole series. Cockroaches, organised with greater concentration than its predecessor, turns out to be one of nesbo s most accomplished novels barry forshaw financial times. This is the first jo nesbo book ive ever read, although ive heard about him enough times that i had a general idea of what i was getting into. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.
Jan 01, 1998 i loved the bat by jo nesbo so i was excited to read cockroaches. Nesbo, jo cockroaches translated by don bartlett hardback. Nov 14, 20 cockroaches is, in fact, the second outing for the detective, making a belated appearance in translation in this country courtesy of don bartlett after the recent uk debut of the writers first. Cockroaches also introduces the general atmosphere of intrigues and sinister power struggles in the higher echelons of the norwegian government and oslo police, which are a regular feature of the harry hole series. The publishers believed that the stories set in oslo would be a better bet. A harry hole novel harry hole series book 3 jo nesbo. Download audiobooks by jo nesbo stream or download. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Although i know that this still isnt one of jo nesbos most wellliked books, i did enjoy this one a lot more as, unlike the previous book, there was more plot and less filler. Novel before harry took on the neonazi gangs of oslo, before he met rakel, before the snowman tried to take everything he held dear, he went to australia. Browse audiobooks written by jo nesbo sorted by best.
Cockroaches, organised with greater concentration than its predecessor, turns out to be one of nesbo s most accomplished. These amazing works of nesbo have helped to build his career as a writer in the real world. Detective harry hole arrives in a steaming hot bangkok. Perhaps nesbo s british publishers decided to debut with the devils star, fifth in this series, because the early books are not set in norway. Only once these became hugely popular was jo nesbos very first novel translated. Following the debut the bat, 20 that took harry hole to australia, this second case originally published in 1998 takes harry to bangkok, filling the final gap in the norwegian cops 10 bestselling adventures to date police, 20, etc. Especially cockroaches, because i just visited bangkok for the first time in october. After listening to number one, ive been waiting for this second in the series to come out on audio before listening to others in the series. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cockroaches. Written by jo nesbo, audiobook narrated by sean barrett. Cockroaches by jo nesbo by dead good audio published on 201107t16. Browse audiobooks written by jo nesbo sorted by best selling this month page 1 sign up login.
Aug 03, 2017 cockroaches by jo nesbo originally published. I convinced a friend to read police and she is now hooked. The second inspector harry hole novel ebook written by jo nesbo. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Cockroaches by jo nesbo is the 2nd in the harry hole norwegian crime series although released in norway in 1998, it was not released in north america until 20, after some of his later novels in the series. Its a real shame that the jo nesbo novels, featuring harry hole, the detective with a complicated personal life, have not been translated into english in a chronological order. Oct 22, 20 spoilers for earlier nesbo books and dark hints for police. Written by jo nesbo, audiobook narrated by john lee. The second inspector harry hole novel harry hole series book 2. Visit now to browse our huge range of products at great prices. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in norway as of march 2014. 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.