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The Devil's Star

By: Jo Nesbo, Don Bartlett - translator
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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*DETECTIVE HOLE IS NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES*

Harry can't trust his own memory.

A man is caught on CCTV, shooting dead a cashier at a bank. Detective Harry Hole begins his investigation, but after dinner with an old flame wakes up with no memory of the past 12 hours.

Someone wants him out of this picture.

Then the girl is found dead in mysterious circumstances and he begins to receive threatening emails: is someone trying to frame him for her death?

And they'll stop at nothing to fulfil their bloodlust...

As Harry fights to clear his name, the bank robberies continue with unparalleled savagery...

'Compelling...shocking and surprising...expertly paced' The Times

'Terrific...a stunning twist turns this into a first-rate thriller' Sunday Telegraph

'A well-crafted rollercoaster of a book...Highly recommended' The Guardian

© Jo Nesbo 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2011

 Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Thriller Murder Exciting Scary
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Critic reviews

The next Stieg Larsson
Nesbo sets a cracking pace... A series of spectacular plot twists leads to a thrilling finale. Highly recommended
Compelling... Shocking and surprising...expertly paced
Many authors know how to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Jo Nesbo's one of the few who keeps them there (Lindwood Barclay)
An astonishingly confident debut. The Devil’s Star scores with an intriguing plot and Nesbo’s mastery of pace and tension
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This is the conclusion to Nesbo's trilogy, following on from The Redbreast and Nemesis. Detective Harry Hole is once again investigating a series of complex murders. On this case he is teamed up with a colleague that Harry believes is a corrupt killer. In the earlier books in the trilogy Harry has failed to prove his fellow detectives guilt.
This book has complex characters, wonderfully placed in bizarre and life threatening situations. Nesbo has the gift of making the reader feel uneasy in every chapter. The authors words are brought to life by narrater Sean Barrett, who never fails to add something special.
The book builds to a crescendo, I was unable to stop listening and felt disappointed when it had to end.
One of Jo Nesbo's best.

Absorbing, gripping thriller.

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not only an exciting and intriguing story line in terms of a thriller, but a portrayal of a very human, flawed and strangely lovable main character, who despite all of his personal problems has real integrity and loyalty. It also tackles to some extent the social issues of drug use, alcoholism, racism and sexuality in a sensitive yet direct manner, and the narrative held me from start to finish - its a book one can listen to several times over and still enjoy. I can highly recommend it.

the Devil's Star

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Have read The Snowman which is incredible! . This is good but not amazing . Probably better if you know Harry Hole better .
It’s like a Rebus but with better weather ……..

Listened out of sequence.

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This book kept me awake long a after my normal bedtime. I blame it for my extreme fatigue.
I thoroughly enjoyed it.

sleepless Night

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Dark and moody stuff. Great story with a thrilling climax. Harry is a well drawn deeply flawed character with great intelligence.

Another excellent work

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