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The Snowman

The sensational Sunday Times bestselling police procedural, featuring Detective Harry Hole

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By: Jo Nesbo, Don Bartlett - translator
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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*DETECTIVE HOLE IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES*

NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING MICHAEL FASSBENDER

The first snow will come.

A young boy wakes to find his mother missing. Their house is empty but outside in the garden he sees his mother's favourite scarf – wrapped around the neck of a snowman.

And then he will appear again.

As Harry Hole and his team begin their investigation they discover that an alarming number of wives and mothers have gone missing over the years.

And when the snow is gone...

When a second woman disappears it seems that Harry's worst suspicions are confirmed: for the first time in his career Harry finds himself confronted with a serial killer operating on his home turf.

...he will have taken someone else.

'Chillingly adept' Time Out

'Norwegian crime novel that's as gripping as The Silence of The Lambs' The Sunday Times

'With its tensile-steel narrative grip, this most ambitious of Nesbo's crime novels banishes any fears that the omniscient serial killer scenario has been exhausted' The Independent

© Jo Nesbo 2010 (P) Penguin Audio 2010

 Crime Thrillers International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedurals Thriller & Suspense World Literature Fiction Thriller Crime Exciting Scary Suspense Murder Winter

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Critic reviews

This is chilling, spectacular stuff and anyone looking for serious, and seriously compelling, crime writing need look no further (Mark Billingham)
One of the stars of contemporary crime fiction (Martin Josephs)
Every now and then, a truly exceptional crime novel come along... This superb novel...deserves comparison with the first volume of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy (Joan Smith)
Jo Nesbo is my new favourite thriller writer and Harry Hole my new hero (Michael Connelly)
Everything zips along, with some excellent red herrings in a tight plot... Nesbo keeps you turning the pages and if your idea of the perfect crime novel is to see Inspector Rebus investigating killings from The Silence of the Lambs, you'll love this
Nesbo, in his fifth, most wide-ranging novel, gradually tightens the narrative grip until, throughout the last 100 pages, the reader also finds it hard to breathe (Mark Sanderson)

Many authors know how to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Jo Nesbo's one of the few who keeps them there

(Linwood Barclay)
Inventive and extremely creepy
A strong, pacey narrative with plenty of gruesome discoveries (Laura Wilson)

The Snowman is a superb thriller. Jo Nesbo is astonishingly good; he knows how to grab you, by the throat and by the heart
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Come the first snow of a winter 'snowmen', or rather, snow-women appear. Harry Hole has to track down
their creator, - the Snowman. A well written story that commanded my full attention to the absolute and gripping end. As ever, Sean Barrett provides a great delivery of the characters especially the laconic troubled detective genius of Harry Hole. A fine indulgent pleasure, ideal for the quiet moments over the festive period, though there are some very dark moments, beloved by the Scandinavian writers. Do listen to the Harry Hole series in order. I was a little disappointed that the book in between the Redeemer and the Snowman, namely the Devil Star, hadn't been released. Though it has NOW!!!!!!!!! I wish Audible took more effort over flagging up the sequence order in series, and give some idea of the publication dates for books that would bridge gaps in series. Audible please take note.

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No Nesbo at his very best! Thoroughly enjoyable with twists and surprises throughout. Sean Barrett's narration excellent as always.

Brilliant

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A great plot with lots of twists and turns. Keeping track of the numerous characters proved a challenge initially. A gripping read throughout. The audio narration was engaging and enjoyable.

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Such an amazing read/listen, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Considering I prefer fantasy novels this was really exhilarating.

Couldn't put it down!

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for me this is the best in the Harry Hole series so far. loved it.

best 1 so far!

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