Synopses & Reviews
The Redeemer is the fourth in the Harry Hole series to be translated into English.
A mixture of religion, urban misery, modern European history and grisly horror story, The Redeemer takes the crime writing of Jo Nesbø to yet another level, establishing him firmly as one of the international top names in crime fiction. Through snow-swept, Christmas-illuminated Oslo town, Inspector Harry Hole chases a faceless contract killer from the former Yugoslavia among the homeless junkies, perverts and Salvationists, eagerly waiting for a new saviour to deliver them from misery - whether he brings new life or immediate death.
Synopsis
A 14-year old girl is raped at one of the Salvation Army summer camps. Twelve years later, at a Christmas concert in a square in Oslo, a Salvation Army soldier is executed by a man in the crowd. A press photographer has caught a suspect on one of the photos of the concert. Beate Lonn, the identification expert, is confused by how the face can change from one photo to the next. Inspector Harry Hole s search for the faceless man takes place on the seamy side of the city, among those who seek eternal or just momentary redemption. And the gunman has not yet completed his mission.
HARRY HOLE #6."
Synopsis
In the sixth book of the Harry Hole series, Harry Hole returns in a pulse-pounding thriller like no other. A 14-year old girl is raped at one of the Salvation Army summer camps. Twelve years later, Christmas shoppers have gathered to listen to a Salvation Army carol concert when a shot rings out and one of the singers falls to the floor, dead.
A press photographer has caught a suspect on one of the photos of the concert. Beate L nn, the identification expert, is confused by how the face can change from one photo to the next. Inspector Harry Hole's search for the faceless man takes place on the seamy side of the city, among those who seek eternal--or just momentary--redemption. But when the assassin discovers that he's shot the wrong man, Harry finds his troubles have only just begun.
About the Author
Jo Nesbø, musician, economist and author of the best-selling series featuring Detective Harry Hole, has won many prizes for his novels, including the Glass Key, the Riverton Prize and the Norwegian Bookclub prize for best ever Norwegian crime novel. His first novel to be published in English was The Devils Star and the second, The Redbreast, was shortlisted for the CWA Duncan Lawrie International Dagger. He lives in Oslo.