Large Print: The Leopard

Author:   Jo Nesbo ,  Don Bartlett
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
Edition:   Large type / large print edition
ISBN:  

9780307990662


Pages:   816
Publication Date:   13 December 2011
Format:   Paperback
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“With Henning Mankell having written his last Wallander novel and Stieg Larsson no longer with us, I have had to make the decision on whom to confer the title of best current Nordic writer of crime fiction . . . Jo Nesbø wins.” —Marcel Berlins, The Times (U.K.) Two young women are found murdered in Oslo, both drowned in their own blood. Media coverage quickly reaches fever pitch- Could this be the work of a serial killer? The crime scenes offer no coherent clues, the police investigation is stalled, and the one man who might be able to help doesn’t want to be found. Traumatized by his last case, Inspector Harry Hole has lost himself in the squalor of Hong Kong’s opium dens. Yet when he is compelled, at last, to return to Norway—his father is dying—Harry’s buried instincts begin to take over. After a female MP is discovered brutally murdered, nothing can keep him from the investigation. There is little to go on- a piece of rope, a scrap of wool, a bit of gravel, an unexpected connection between the victims. And Harry will soon come to understand that he is dealing with a psychopath for whom “insanity is

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Author:   Jo Nesbo ,  Don Bartlett
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
Imprint:   Random House Inc
Edition:   Large type / large print edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.782kg
ISBN:  

9780307990662


ISBN 10:   0307990664
Pages:   816
Publication Date:   13 December 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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If you feel that personal responsibility, cracks in the welfare state and the problems of parenthood are fair game for the crime novel, then Jo Nesbo is your man. . . . If, however, your taste is for tough and gritty narratives with a relentlessly page-turning quality, well . . . Jo Nesbo is still your man. That he is able to combine the urgency of the best storytellers with a keen and intelligent engagement with social issues may well be the reason why Nesbo is shaping up to be the next big name in Scandinavian crime fiction. <br> -- The Independent <br> Once you read a Nesbo novel, you're hooked on this author. <br> -- The Chronicle Herald <br> If you like Michael Connelly, you're going to like Jo Nesbo. <br> -- ELLE (France) <br> The new Raymond Chandler. <br> -- Metro (UK) <br> Nesbo is a master of grimly fascinating, multi-layered intrigue. <br> -- Winnipeg Free Press<br> <br> This is not only Norway's best crime novel. It may be the world's best.


Outstanding . . . Probably the best big crime novel you could lay your hands on this year. -- BBC Radio 4<br> <br> This one stands up to the ante one more time . . . Harry Hole [is] crime fiction's most tortured and compelling hero. -- Booklist (starred)<br> <br> Intense . . . Nesbo moves the action easily from Hong Kong to Norway, with side trips to the Democratic Republic of Congo, without ever losing the plot's sense of urgency. -- Publishers Weekly (starred)<br> <br> Nesbo knows exactly what he's doing [in] this gripping, intricately plotted tale . . . Like all intelligent crime fiction, this book is not only about multiple murders by heinous means. It is also about legacies, most specifically about the good and evil, love and hate, passed from one generation to the next. This vivid, violent novel promises to speak on many levels to many readers. -- Library Journal <br><br> In The Leopard, Nesbo deploys all the key ingredients of a cracking good thriller with expertise and verve. The ticking clock, the tension expertly ratcheted ever upwards, the changing scenery, the constantly shifting goalposts, and his effortless, triumphant outpacing of the reader's ability to guess what's going to happen will keep you gripped to the last page. -- The Guardian (U.K.)<br>


Outstanding . . . Probably the best big crime novel you could lay your hands on this year. -- BBC Radio 4<br> <br> This one stands up to the ante one more time . . . Harry Hole [is] crime fiction's most tortured and compelling hero. -- Booklist (starred) <br> Intense . . . Nesbo moves the action easily from Hong Kong to Norway, with side trips to the Democratic Republic of Congo, without ever losing the plot's sense of urgency. -- Publishers Weekly (starred) <br> Nesbo knows exactly what he's doing [in] this gripping, intricately plotted tale . . . Like all intelligent crime fiction, this book is not only about multiple murders by heinous means. It is also about legacies, most specifically about the good and evil, love and hate, passed from one generation to the next. This vivid, violent novel promises to speak on many levels to many readers. -- Library Journal <br> In The Leopard, Nesbo deploys all the key ingredients of a cracking good thriller with expertise and


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Jo Nesbø’s books, translated into forty languages, have sold more than eleven million copies worldwide. His previous Harry Hole novels include The Redbreast, Nemesis, The Devil’s Star, and The Snowman, and he is the author of Headhunters and several children’s books. He has received the Glass Key Award for best Nordic crime novel. He is also a musician, songwriter, and economist and lives in Oslo. www.jonesbo.com

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