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THE BAT. ** [Translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett.] [The first Harry Hole thriller.]
by NESBO**, JO:
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near FINE./Near FINE.
- ISBN 10
- 1846551455
- ISBN 13
- 9781846551451
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,colour photographic illustrated front panel+spine/backstrip with matt black lettered title and gilt embossed author's name to front panel,similarly coloured title+author lettering but flat printed to spine/backstrip,rear panel with white background with critics' orange+black lettered reviews respectively; and all with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners – 3 corner tips of dw/dj minisculely rubbed with recirocal loss - but no other nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges lightly toned but without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – text body virtually pristine - unread, apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original,plain black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked pale grey lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate/clean plain black sets of endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-374pp [paginated] includes 3 sections/Pts comprising 13,23 and 21 chapters (57 in total) respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title with author's list of works to verso,A title page,3 individual separator pages and 6pp blanks at the rear.
Harry is out of his depth.
Detective Harry Hole is meant to keep out of trouble.A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has been murdered,and Harry has been sent to Australia to assist in any way he can.
He's not supposed to get too involved.
When the team unearths a string of unsolved murders and disappearances,nothing will stop Harry from finding out the truth.The hunt for a serial killer is on,but the murderer will talk only to Harry.
He might just be the next victim.
Appearing in English for the first time,'The Bat.' is the legendary first novel from the worldwide phenomenon Jo Nesbo.
With his ten internationally acclaimed crime novels featuring Detective Harry Hole,Jo Nesbo has achieved an unparalleled success both in his native country Norway and abroad,winning the hearts of critics,booksellers and readers alike. Translated into more than forty languages, awarded a whole range of awards and boasting record-breaking sales,Nesbo has been lavishly praised by international critics for broadening the scope of the contemporary crime novel,and is today regarded as one the best crime writers of our time.
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Synopsis
JO NESBO is a musician, songwriter, economist and author. His first crime novel featuring Harry Hole was published in Norway in 1997 and was an instant hit, winning the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel (an accolade shared with Peter Høeg, Henning Mankell and Karin Fossum).
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- Title
- THE BAT. ** [Translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett.] [The first Harry Hole thriller.]
- Author
- NESBO**, JO:
- Book Condition
- Used - Near FINE.
- Jacket Condition
- Near FINE.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1846551455
- ISBN 13
- 9781846551451
- Publisher
- LONDON.HARVILL SECKER,2012.
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 2012
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