The Snowman
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The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
'Chilling, spectacular stuff' Mark Billingham After the first snowfall of the year, a young boy wakes up and discovers that his mother has disappeared. Only one trace of her remains: a pink scarf now worn by the snowman that appeared in their yard earlier that day. Detective Harry Hole soon discovers that an alarming number of wives and mothers have gone missing over the years. When a second woman disappears, Harry's worst suspicion is confirmed: a serial killer is operating on his home turf. SOON THE FIRST SNOW WILL COME AND THEN HE WILL APPEAR AGAIN AND WHEN THE SNOW HAS GONE HE WILL HAVE TAKEN SOMEONE ELSE. . . *JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 55 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE* *Watch out for KILLING MOON, the new Jo Nesbo book, out now*The Snowman is a superb thrillerJo Nesbo is astonishingly good; he knows how to grab you, by the throat and by the heart
Chillingly adept...creepy, creepy stuff from the very first page * Time Out *
Nesbo handles the tension with aplomb * Metro *
Nesbo's plotting and pared-back prose style effectively keeps the reader hooked as he ramps up the action to a gripping climax * Big Issue *
Hole is all a fictional detective should be...each scene is succinct, dovetails with another, shifts the reader's perspective, and keeps the pace fast and interesting...he ensures his readers keep turning the page to read more * Times Literary Supplement *
Jo Nesbo is one of the world's bestselling crime writers. When commissioned to write a memoir about life on the road with his band, Di Derre, he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel, The Bat. His books The Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son, The Thirst, Macbeth and Knife have all since topped the Sunday Times charts. He's an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 55 million copies around the world.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780099551744 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099551748 |
| Title | The Snowman |
| Author | Jo Nesbo |
| Series | Harry Hole |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2010-08-19 |
| Number of pages | 560 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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