New Releases by Jo Nesbo

“It’s fascinating to watch this Norwegian author adapt our homegrown monster [the serial killer] to a foreign culture.... When things go wrong, Harry goes on a bender, but when he’s on his game, no one is better than this obsessive detective. He systematically works his way through the intricacies of a plot that speeds along like a bullet train.”—New York Times Book Review Detective Harry Hole is on the trail of a diabolical serial killer terrorizing Oslo in another electrifying thriller in the Harry Hole series from the author of The Snowman. In the heat of a sweltering Oslo summer, a young woman is found murdered in her flat—with one of her fingers cut off and a tiny red star-shaped diamond placed under her eyelid. An off-the-rails alcoholic barely holding on to his job, Detective Harry Hole is assigned to the case with Tom Waaler, a hated colleague whom Harry believes is responsible for the murder of his partner. When another woman is reported missing five days later, and her severed finger turns up adorned with a red star-shaped diamond ring, Harry fears a serial killer is at work. But Hole's determination to capture a fiend and to expose Waaler's crimes is leading him into shadowy places where both investigations merge in unexpected ways, forcing him to make difficult decisions about a future he may not live to see.

Doctor Proctor has finally created something to help him fulfil his dream of becoming a famous inventor - a super-strength fart powder that can propel people into outer space! And with the help of his new neighbour Nilly, and Nilly's friend Lisa, Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder is ready to go worldwide! But ruthless twins Truls and Trym are determined to get hold of the powder for themselves. Their plot to spoil the Doctor's plans sparks a fart-filled adventure involving a firework extravaganza, a trip to prison and an escaped anaconda. Full of humour and witty dialogue, Jo Nesbøcreates wonderfully weird characters and lets his imagination run wild in his delightful children's book début.

A mysterious postcard leads Lisa and Nilly from Oslo to Paris in search of Doctor Proctor but, once there, all they find of their missing friend is a time-traveling bathtub powered by a special soap and several sinister individuals determined to do all they can to locate the eccentric inventor.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Cockroaches comes a funny, dark, and twisted caper worthy of Quentin Tarantino and the Coen brothers—about an aspiring art thief and the target who’s about to destroy his life. “If you don’t know Nesbø, it’s time to get with it.” —USA Today Roger Brown is a corporate headhunter, and he’s a master of his profession. But one career simply can’t support his luxurious lifestyle and his wife’s fledgling art gallery. At an art opening one night he meets Clas Greve, who is not only the perfect candidate for a major CEO job, but also, perhaps, the answer to his financial woes: Greve just so happens to mention that he owns a priceless Peter Paul Rubens painting that’s been lost since World War II—and Roger Brown just so happens to dabble in art theft. But when he breaks into Greve’s apartment, he finds more than just the painting. And Clas Greve may turn out to be the worst thing that’s ever happened to Roger Brown.

V Oslu začíná období prázdnin a dovolených a město zasáhla vlna letních veder. V jednom bytě nedaleko hřbitova Našeho Spasitele začíná ze stropu něco kapat do hrnce s vařícími se bramborami. Ve vodě se tvoří drobné černé chuchvalce. Ve svém bytě v Sofiině ulici leží tou dobou na zemi Harry Hole – opilý, opuštěný a suspendovaný. Ve zběsilém, ale neúspěšném honu za usvědčením svého policejního kolegy Toma Waalera z vraždy zradil všechny své blízké. Za čtyři týdny bude bez práce. Vtom zvoní telefon. Šéf oddělení vražd povolává Harryho k podivnému nálezu – zavražděná žena s odseknutým prstem. Harry Hole dostává svůj poslední případ. Bude na něm pracovat společně s jediným kolegou, který právě nemá dovolenou, s Tomem Waalerem, jenž Harrymu učiní jistou nabídku. Vzápětí zmizí beze stopy Lisbeth, manželka známého producenta WillyhoBarliho, který chystá premiéru muzikálu My Fair Lady, v němž měla jeho žena hrát hlavní roli. A na policii dorazí v obálce useknutý prst. Stojí za Lisbethiným zmizením její manžel, jak tvrdí tzv. Holeův první zákon, anebo někdo jiný? Brzy se ukáže, že policie má co do činění se sériovým vrahem. Dokáže Harry rozluštit vzkazy a symboly, které vrah zanechává na místech činu, a dokáže zabránit dalším vraždám? Přijme nabídku Toma Waalera? A podaří se mu vrátit svůj osobní život k normálu? Harrymu začíná být pořádně horko... O autorovi: Jo Nesbø (1960 v Oslu), současný norský spisovatel a hudebník, původním vzděláním ekonom a finanční analytik, zpočátku pracoval jako makléř a novinář. V roce 1997 odstartoval jeho literární dráhu kriminální románFlaggermusmannen (Netopýří muž), první detektivka, v níž vystupuje osobitý a nekonvenční kriminalista Harry Hole. Kniha znamenala obrovský úspěch, Nesbø za ni obdržel Rivertonprisen, cenu udělovanou Klubem Riverton za nejlepší literární či dramatický počin s kriminální tematikou, a Glasnøkkelen – Skleněný klíč, skandinávskou cenu za nejlepší kriminální román. Následovaly další knihy s HarrymHolem – 1998 Kakerlakkene(Švábi), 2000 Rødstrupe (Červenka), 2002 Sorgenfri(Bezstarostná, česky vyšla jako Nemesis), 2003 Marekors(Pentagram), 2005 Frelseren (Spasitel), 2007 Snømannen(Sněhulák) a 2009 Panserhjerte (Pancéřové srdce). V roce 2008 publikoval Nesbø kriminální román s novým hlavním představitelem Rogerem Brownem, který vyšel pod názvemHodejegerne (Lovci hlav). Jo Nesbø píše také humorné knížky pro děti. Za své knihy získal kromě výše zmíněných cen řadu dalších literárních ocenění. Jeho knihy byly přeloženy do 35 jazyků a vyšly ve140 zemích světa. Jen ve čtyřapůlmilionovém Norsku se jich doposud prodalo jeden a půl milionu exemplářů. oficiální český web autora: http://www.jonesbo.czfacebook-stránka Jo Nesbø (CZ): http://www.facebook.com/jonesbo.cz

A special bundle of three of Jo Nesbo''s award-winning crime titles starring the inimitable Detective Harry Hole. The Redbreast: A report of a rare and unusual gun being fired sparks Detective Harry Hole''s interest. Then a former soldier is found with his throat cut. Next, Harry''s former partner is murdered. Why had she been trying to reach Harry on the night she was killed? Nemesis: A man is caught on CCTV, shooting dead a cashier at a bank. Harry begins his investigation but after a dinner with an old flame, wakes up with no memory of the last 12 hours. Then the girl is found dead and he begins to receive threatening emails: is someone is trying to frame him for her death? The Devil''s Star: When a young woman is murdered in her Oslo flat and a tiny red diamond in the shape of a five-pointed star is found behind her eyelid, Harry is assigned the case alongside his long-time adversary Tom Waaler. On notice to quit the force, Harry is forced to drag himself out of his alcoholic stupor when it becomes apparent that Oslo has a serial killer on its hands.

La millor novel·la negra actual Una noia apareix assassinada en un pis d'Oslo. El cadàver presenta un dit amputat i un diamant clavat sota la parpella. És un diamant vermell de cinc puntes: la firma que l'assassí anirà estampant en els cossos de totes les altres seves víctimes. És estiu i mig cos de policia fa vacances, de manera que el cap de la Unitat d'Homicidis d'Oslo es veu obligat a cridar l'inspector Harry Hole perquè es faci càrrec del cas. Harry pràcticament s'ha separat de Rakel i ha recaigut en l'alcoholisme. Viu un dels moments més negres de la seva carrera i sap que, si no es remunta, té els dies comptats com a inspector. Harry es compromet molt amb la investigació, però es veu obligat a treballar al costat de Tom Waaler, un superior que no li acaba d'inspirar confiança. I mentre treu l'entrellat dels assassinats en sèrie, descobreix amb horror que el diable també s'ha infiltrat dins el cos de policia mateix.

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 Lønn, 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.

A Nèmesi, l'inspector Harry Hole es troba immers en la investigació d'un atracament en un banc d'Oslo quan rep la trucada d'una antiga amant, Anna Bethsen, que el convida a sopar a casa seva. Ell accepta la invitació i l'endemà es desperta sense recordar res de la nit anterior. Hores més tard, l'Anna apareix morta i el cas es tanca com un suïcidi. En Harry, però, no s'ho acaba de creure i, paral·lelament al cas del banc, decideix investigar la mort de la seva amiga pel seu compte. Sempre valent-se de mètodes eficaços però trepitjant la fina ratlla de la llei, Harry resoldrà dos crims que no eren ben bé el que semblaven de bon principi.

WINNER OF THE WILLIAM NYGAARD BURSARY FINALIST FOR THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL FINALIST FOR THE MACAVITY AWARD FOR BEST MYSTERY NOVEL The fourth installment of the Harry Hole series returns with another pulse-racing thriller. Grainy CCTV footage shows a man walking into a bank and putting a gun to a cashier’s head. He tells her to count to twenty-five. When he doesn’t get his money in time, she is executed. Detective Harry Hole is assigned to the case. While Harry’s girlfriend is away in Russia, an old flame gets in touch. He goes to dinner at her house and wakes up at home with no memory of the past twelve hours. The same morning the girl is found shot dead in her bed. Harry begins to receive threatening e-mails. Is someone trying to frame him for this unexplained death? Meanwhile the bank robberies continue with unparalleled savagery.