New Releases by Jo Nesbo

(Harry Hole #2) In de kamer van een obscuur motel in Bangkok wordt het lijk van de Noorse ambassadeur gevonden. Harry Hole wordt naar Thailand gestuurd om in samenwerking met zijn Thais-Amerikaanse collega Liz Crumley de zaak zo discreet mogelijk op te lossen. Maar naarmate het onderzoek vordert, wordt hem langzaam duidelijk dat het om meer dan alleen een moord gaat. Ook lijkt het erop dat een aantal mensen in Noorwegen er belang bij had om hem naar Thailand te sturen. Harry is echter vastbesloten om het ongedierte dat het daglicht niet kan verdragen te ontmaskeren. Ook verkrijgbaar in de iBookstore:

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • An “addictive page-turner” (Los Angeles Times)—Inspector Harry Hole attempts to exonerate his would-be son Oleg in this installment of the New York Times bestselling series. When Harry Hole moved to Hong Kong, he thought he was escaping the traumas of his life in Oslo and his career as a detective for good. But now, the unthinkable has happened—Oleg, the boy he helped raise, has been arrested for killing a man. Harry can''t believe that Oleg is a murderer, so he returns to hunt down the real killer. Although he''s off the police force, he still has a case to solve that will send him into the depths of the city’s drug culture, where a shockingly deadly new street drug is gaining popularity. This most personal of investigations will force Harry to confront his past and the wrenching truth about Oleg and himself.

Roger Brown é um vilão sedutor, um homem que parece ter tudo: é o caçador de cabeças mais bem-sucedido da Noruega - procura e seleciona altos quadros para as maiores empresas - , casado com uma elegante galerista e proprietário de uma casa luxuosa. Mas, por detrás desta fachada de sucesso, Roger Brown gasta mais do que pode e dedica-se ao perigoso jogo do roubo de obras de arte. Na inauguração de uma galeria, a mulher, Diana, apresenta-o ao holandês Clas Greve e Roger percebe imediatamente que não pode deixar escapar aquela oportunidade. Clas Greve não é apenas o candidato perfeito ao cargo de diretor-geral que ele tem de recrutar para a empresa Pathfinder, como ainda tem em seu poder o famoso quadro de Rubens, A Caça ao Javali de Caledónia. Roger identifica aqui a possibilidade de se tornar financeiramente independente e começa a planear o seu maior golpe de sempre. Mas depressa se vê em apuros - e desta vez não são financeiros. Em Caçadores de Cabeças, Jo Nesbo envolve-nos numa conspiração explosiva nos meandros da elite industrial e financeira, que culmina no submundo de assassinos contratados e vigaristas. Uma sucessão de homicídios surpreendentes, perseguições e fugas espetaculares, capazes de prender até à última página o mais exigente dos leitores.

“Large helpings of whimsy, humorous black-and-white illustrations, and the occasional fart joke provide plenty of silliness” (Booklist) in the third Doctor Proctor adventure from New York Times bestselling author Jo Nesbø. Nilly, Lisa, and Doctor Proctor are too busy inventing things to watch TV, and everyone says they’re missing out on the hot singing competition. But then Nilly and Lisa notice that their friends and family are acting really weird. And the only people acting weird…are the ones watching TV. What’s going on is WAY bigger than a singing competition. It could mean the end of the world. Or a silent but deadly could save everything! Let ’er rip.

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.

A spectacular standalone thriller about an ambitious art thief and a heist gone wrong, from the #1 bestselling author Jo Nesbo. Clever, wealthy and married to a beautiful gallery owner, Roger Brown has it all. And when his job as Norway''s most successful corporate headhunter gets dull, he can always find the risk he craves with his sideline as a highly accomplished art thief. At a gallery opening, his wife introduces him to Clas Greve. Ambitious and talented, Greve''s not only the perfect candidate for a top job Brown needs to fill, but also owns a priceless Rubens painting—making him the perfect target for a heist. But soon Roger finds out that there''s more to Greve than meets the eye, and it''s not long before the hunter becomes the hunted . . .

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.

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. Gripping and surprising, Nemesis is the new thriller by one of the biggest stars of Scandinavian crime fiction.

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.