John Lee
1) Police
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Harry Hole volume 10
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The horrifically disfigured corpse of an Oslo police officer is found at the scene of a homicide whose trail went cold years before. The butchered officer was involved in the first investigation. It is the anniversary of the death. Within months, two more officers are killed the same way: at the scenes of the unsolved murders they investigated. The newest slayings are especially brutal. The media reaction is frenzied. The police are beginning to believe...
2) The redeemer
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Harry Hole volume 6
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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 and 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. As the search closes in, the killer becomes increasingly desperate, and Harry’s chase takes...
3) The thirst
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Harry Hole volume 11
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Harry Hole 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 from his past.
4) Cockroaches
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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. Detective Harry Hole arrives in a steaming hot Bangkok. But it's work, not pleasure. The Norwegian ambassador has been found dead in a seedy motel room, and no witnesses have come forward. The ambassador had close ties to the Norwegian prime minister, and to avoid a scandal Harry is sent there...
5) The bat
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Inspector Harry Hole of the Oslo Crime Squad is dispatched to Sydney, Australia to observe a murder case. Harry is free to offer assistance, but he has firm instructions to stay out of trouble. The victim is a twenty-three year old Norwegian woman who is a minor celebrity back home. Never one to sit on the sidelines, Harry befriends one of the lead detectives, and one of the witnesses, as he is drawn deeper into the case. Together they discover that...