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Inspector Harry Hole is seconded from the Oslo Crime Squad to Sydney to oversee the local authorities' investigation into a murder. Harry can offer his help but is under strict instructions not to interfere. The victim is a twenty-three-year-old Norwegian woman who is famous in her home country. Of course, Harry cannot remain a mere observer and befriends the inspector in charge of the investigation as well as one of the witnesses, thus finding himself involved in the investigation. These three people will discover that the murder of the girl is only the last link in a chain of unsolved murders. So they have to deal with a psychopath who operates throughout Australia. As the noose begins to close in on the perpetrator, Harry fears that no one is safe anymore – not even those investigating the case.

PRIZES
Riverton Prize 1997: Best Norwegian Crime Novel of the Year
Glass Key (Glasnyckeln) 1998: Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year

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A tourist in Australia, Harry Hole dissects the social and cultural reality and unfolds his explosive temperament.
Kirkus Reviews

Exciting! An amazing series opener.
Sunday Times

A gripping detective story with elements from Aboriginal mythology. A sensational debut that was awarded the highest accolade in Scandinavia (The Glass Key). The pages flow like water thanks to the vivid characters, vivid descriptions, historical references and realistic dialogue. As Harry sinks into alcohol after yet another murder, readers are already feeling the next day's hangover.
Berlingske Tidende

It's really unique to watch a younger and more talkative Harry. Nesbo is an excellent writer who knows how to build a story. He takes his readers at the speed of a horror train to a solution that no one can imagine.
Scottish Express

Harry Hole's first adventure deserves a place on the shelf with the rest of the books in the series.
The Daily Express

From this first book in the Harry Hole series, Nesbo sets out to break all the clichés of the genre by establishing new patterns and proves to be an author with a vision.
The Independent

An absolute must for Harry Hole fanatics... Knowing the hero's development in the subsequent books of the series, this first adventure takes on a tinge of tragic irony that increases the intensity and power of the plot.
Booklist

Main category: Crime fiction
Subcategory: Foreign
Book Series: Harry Hole
Book age group:
Book Series: Harry Hole
Form pages: 440
Dimensions: 14 x 20.5
Weight: 0.48 kg
Cover Type: Paperback
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