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The Devil's Star - Jo Nesbo

Description: ISBN 0099478536 / Genre: Crime / Thriller / Author: Jo Nesbo / Edition: New title / Mass Market Paperback / 368 Pages / Book is published ... more

The Devil's Star - Jo Nesbo ... 2006-07-06 by Vintage

Newest Review: ... the first book I have read. This did not leave me at a disadvantage, however, as the previous relevant information was ... more

... concisely laid out so that I knew the necessary details, but were not belaboured so that people who had already read the previous books were bored. Harry Hole is a cop, of the down trodden variety. Alcoholic and in an absolute rut after the death of his police partner, who he believes was sacrificed by another policeman, Tom Waaler, in order to cover his dodgy dealings. Hole is determined to reveal Waaler for the criminal he is, although this proves to be difficult as Waaler is everything Hole is not - beloved of the to...more

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The Devil's Star - Jo Nesbo: Great crime fiction. (835 words)
by - written on 14/09/08 (Very useful, 90 readings)
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My sister lent me this book a while ago and I only recently got around to finally reading it. I'm a huge fan of crime and mystery fiction, so I'm not quite sure why it took me so long. Possibly because I'd never read any of his books before, or maybe because it was set in Oslo, although I'm not quite sure why this would have made any difference. Anyway, now that I have read it, I'm so glad that I did! *The Author* Jo Nesbo is apparently Norway's most successful crime writer. He has a very fancy website at www.jonesbo.com which takes ages to load, but does give you quite a bit of information about him, including a detailed autobiagraphy and ... Read the complete review

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