The night the first snow falls a young boy wakes to find his mother gone. He walks through the silent house, but finds only wet footprints on the stairs. In the garden looms a solitary figure: a snowman bathed in cold moonlight, its black eyes glaring up at the bedroom windows. Round its neck is his mother's pink scarf.
A woman is found murdered after an internet date. The marks left on her body show the police that they are dealing with a particularly vicious killer. Under pressure from the media to find the murderer, the force know there's only one man for the job. But Harry Hole is reluctant to return to the place that almost took everything from him. Until he starts to suspect a connection between this killing and his one failed case. When another victim is found, Harry realises he will need to put everything on the line if he's to finally catch the one who got away.
A mesmerising trip across Central Asia, this travelogue offers an unforgettable journey through the former Soviet Republics—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—each of which gained independence after the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. Prizewinning author Erika Fatland explores how these nations have evolved, revealing stories that even seasoned travelers might not know. In Kyrgyzstani villages, she encounters victims of bride snatching and visits the desolate Polygon in Kazakhstan, a site of Soviet nuclear tests. She meets Chinese shrimp gatherers by the Aral Sea and witnesses the fall of a dictator. Traveling incognito in Turkmenistan, she engages with human rights activists in Kazakhstan and survivors of the 2010 Osh massacre. Fatland also meets German Mennonites who settled in Kyrgyzstan two centuries ago. Throughout her journey, she observes the clash between ancient customs and modern gas production, as well as the tensions between ethnic Russians and the local majority in a nation navigating its Nationalist identity. Amidst the treasures of Samarkand and the starkness of Soviet architecture, her openness to the people and landscapes creates a rare and unforgettable narrative. Translated from Norwegian by Kari Dickson.
For years, detective Harry Hole has been at the centre of every major criminal investigation in Oslo. His dedication to his job and his brilliant insights have saved the lives of countless people. But now, with those he loves most facing terrible danger, Harry can't protect anyone. Least of all himself.
"The gripping 12th book in Jo Nesbo's bestselling crime series, featuring the troubled and fascinating Oslo detective Harry Hole. Harry Hole has a lot of experience with waking up hungover. But there's one troubling thing that's different this time: his hands and clothes are covered with blood. It's a sign that not only is Harry about to come to face with an old, deadly foe, but also with his darkest personal challenge yet. A man like Harry better watch his back."--
Exploring the past with hi-tech tools of modern archaeology, geology and astronomy, Hancock exposes an eerie network of connections between Egyptian pyramids, Andean temples, spherical geometry, and astro-navigation. He makes claim for a lost civilization that flourished during the last ice age.
Harry Hole is back in Oslo. He's been away for some time, but his ghosts have a way of catching up with him. The case that brings him back is already closed. There is no room for doubt; the young junkie was shot dead by a fellow addict. Denied permission to reopen the investigation, Harry strikes out on his own. Beneath the city's eerie tranquillity, he discovers a trail, of violence and mysterious disappearances seemingly unnoticed by the police. At every turn Harry is faced with a conspiracy of silence. (From back cover).
Oslo. Due donne vengono trovate morte: i polmoni pieni di sangue e ventiquattro ferite in bocca. Nessun indizio. Un caso perfetto per Harry Hole, commissario specializzato in omicidi seriali, alcolista, uomo rude e solitario. Peccato si sia rifugiato a Hong Kong per sfuggire al proprio passato. Soltanto quando lo informano che il padre sta morendo in un ospedale, Hole decide di tornare in città. E subito scopre un dettaglio che sconvolge le indagini: le vittime hanno dormito nello stesso rifugio di montagna. Un killer, scaltro e selvaggio come un leopardo, sta braccando tutti gli ospiti di quella notte, uno a uno: Hole è l'unico che può fermarlo.
Nell'Irlanda di fine Ottocento, alle violente tensioni sociali e politiche che preannunciano la lotta per l'indipendenza dal Regno Unito fa eco l'affiorare di una nuova sensibilità tra le donne, insoddisfatte della condizione femminile e consapevoli di nuove possibilità. A Belfast, tre sorelle appartenenti a una famiglia che vive all'ombra dell'agiatezza di un tempo e due giovani costrette fin da bambine al duro lavoro nelle filande condividono la medesima aspirazione: una vita più ricca e piena, che la conquista di una nuova libertà nei sentimenti e negli orizzonti potrà rendere diversa da quella toccata alle loro madri. Un romanzo vibrante e commovente che attraversa trent'anni cruciali nella storia d'Irlanda e cinque vite che ne incarnano le contraddizioni, le sofferenze e le speranze. "Nei racconti della Dunne, collegati dal filo della sofferenza femminile, c'è un realismo minuto, quotidiano. Nelle trame c'è tutta una razza di donne dure, coriacee, abituate al dolore, alla lotta, ai sentimenti radicali." MIRELLA SERRI "Un'intensa evocazione dell'Irlanda di altri tempi." (IRISH INDEPENDENT)
'Not just an unbearably tense thriller but another of Nesbo's studies in love and loneliness... there are few greater crime writers' The Times 'Nesb is one of today's most interesting thriller writers, a 100% buy-today-read-tonight delight' Lee Child _________________________________ This killer will get inside your head... and there's nothing you can do to stop it When a body is found in the forest, the police make a horrifying discovery- her scalp has been removed and sewn back on. But they have no idea why. With a second woman reported missing, detectives fear their worst nightmare has come true. A serial killer is stalking the streets of Oslo. With time running out to find the woman, former detective Harry Hole is called in to think like a murderer thinks... and to track down this killer before they strike again. But Harry has ulterior motives for wanting to solve this case and, if he fails, there could be more than one life at risk. ________________________________ 'Nesbo deploys all the key ingredients of a cracking good thriller... effortless' Guardian 'The undisputed king of Scandinavian crime fiction' The Times
