Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø audiobook

Cockroaches: The Second Inspector Harry Hole Novel

By Jo Nesbu00f8
Translated by Don Bartlett
Read by John Lee

Random House Audio

The Harry Hole Series: Book 2

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9780147521781

  • ISBN: 9780147521781

Runtime: 9.80 Hours
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

A USA Today bestseller

An NPR bestseller

A San Francisco Chronicle bestseller

A Publishers Weekly bestseller

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Inspector Harry Hole heads to Thailand to investigate the murder of an ambassador. 

When the Norwegian ambassador to Thailand is found dead in a Bangkok brothel, Inspector Harry Hole is dispatched from Oslo to help hush up the case.
 
But once he arrives Harry discovers that this case is about much more than one random murder. There is something else, something more pervasive, scrabbling around behind the scenes. Or, put another way, for every cockroach you see in your hotel room, there are hundreds behind the walls. Surrounded by round-the-clock traffic noise, Harry wanders the streets of Bangkok lined with go-go bars, temples, opium dens, and tourist traps, trying to piece together the story of the ambassador’s death even though no one asked him to, and no one wants him to—not even Harry himself.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Excellent…The most popular among [Nesbø’s] earlier novels and one that casts a cold eye on the reality of expatriate life of some Europeans in Asia.” Irish Independent
"Nesbø never lets a page go by without making characters and situations vivid. Houston Chronicle
The world is dark and frozen, according to Nordic noir, and so is the human heart.But it's the magic Nesbø works with the genre's tropes that matters. . . . [He] might be my favorite of the lot. Michael Robbins, Chicago Tribune
Satisfyingly twisty. . . . A compelling, hard-edged thriller. Booklist
Excellent . . . the most popular among [Nesbø’s] earlier novels and one that casts a cold eye on the reality of expatriate life of some Europeans in Asia. The Irish Independent
The complex narrative and large dramatis personae are handled with steely authority . . . The picturesque seediness of Bangkok and Thailand turns out to be Harry Hole's natural element, with Nesbo plumping his hero down in a very non-Norwegian setting. The Independent (UK)
Nesbø writes like an angel. As in Lucifer. The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Harry Hole is fast becoming one of the planet’s favorite detectives. And his demons are almost as legendary as his observational and analytical skills. The Mirror (UK)
Nesbø explores the darkest criminal minds with grim delight and puts his killer where you least expect to find them. . . . His novels are maddeningly addictive. Vanity Fair
“Satisfyingly twisty…A compelling, hard-edged thriller.” Booklist
“The complex narrative and large dramatis personae are handled with steely authority…The picturesque seediness of Bangkok and Thailand turns out to be Harry Hole’s natural element, with Nesbo plumping his hero down in a very non-Norwegian setting.” Independent (London)

Reviews

Reviews

Author

Author Bio: Jo Nesbø

Author Bio: Jo Nesbø

Jo Nesbø is a musician, songwriter, screenwriter, and economist, as well as one of the leading crime writers in the world and a recipient of the Raymond Chandler Award for Lifetime Achievement. His books have garnered countless international awards, sold more than sixty million copies, and been translated into fifty-one languages. In addition to the Harry Hole series and The Kingdom diptych, Nesbø is the author of several stand-alone novels as well as the children’s books in the Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder series.

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Details

Details

Available Formats : CD, Library CD
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Runtime: 9.80
Audience: Adult
Language: English