Giorgio Puleo Book order (chronological)

Harry Hole, drunkard, loner and brilliant detective is reassigned to surveillance after a high profile mistake. He's bored by his new job until a report of a rare and unusual gun being fired sparks his interest because of its possible links to Neo Nazi activity. 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 her head was smashed in? The investigation leads Harry to suspect that the crimes have their roots in the battlefields of Eastern Front during WWII. In a quest that takes him to South Africa and Vienna, Harry finds himself perpetually one step behind the killer. He will be both winner and loser by the novel's nail-biting conclusion. The Redbreast. He's your judge, jury and executioner... And he must be stopped

After killing a man in the line of duty, Inspector Kurt Wallander finds himself spiralling into an alcohol-fuelled depression. He has just decided to leave the police when an old friend approaches him for help investigating his father s suspicious death.

OVER 33 MILLION BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDE 'This book had my pulse in the red zone from start to finish' Michael Connelly It is a freezing December night and Christmas shoppers have gathered to listen to a carol concert. Then a shot rings out and one of the singers falls to the floor, dead. Detective Harry Hole and his team are called in to investigate but have little to work with - there is no immediate suspect, no weapon and no motive. But when the assassin discovers he's shot the wrong man, Harry finds his troubles have only just begun. 'Nesbo is in a class of his own' Evening Standard 'Terrific shocks, tension and atmosphere' The Times

Every morning H�kan von Enke takes a walk in the forest near his apartment in Stockholm. However, one winter's day he fails to come home. It seems that the retired naval officer has vanished without trace. Detective Kurt Wallander is not officially involved in the investigation but he has personal reasons for his interest in the case as H�kan's son is engaged to his daughter Linda. A few months earlier, at H�kan's 75th birthday party, Kurt noticed that the old man appeared uneasy and seemed eager to talk about a controversial incident from his past career that remained shrouded in mystery. Could this be connected to his disappearance? When H�kan's wife Louise also goes missing, Wallander is determined to uncover the truth. His search leads him down dark and unexpected avenues involving espionage, betrayal and new information about events during the Cold War that threatens to cause a political scandal on a scale unprecedented in Swedish history. The investigation also forces Kurt to look back over his own past and consider his hopes and regrets, as he comes to the unsettling realisation that even those we love the most can remain strangers to us. And then an even darker cloud appears on the horizon... The return of Kurt Wallander, for his final case, has already caused a sensation around the globe. The Troubled Man confirms Henning Mankell's position as the king of crime writing.

Hudiksvall, January 2006, police find eighteen people massacred in a small village. They think it's the work of a mad man but Birgitta and August believe they were killed by the same person who killed their mother.

Set against the backdrop of a sweltering Oslo summer, the story unfolds with the murder of a young woman, marked by a severed finger and a mysterious red diamond pentagram. Detective Harry Hole, struggling with alcoholism and distrust towards his colleague Tom Waaler, finds himself reluctantly partnered with him. As they investigate the case, Harry grapples with his suspicions about Tom's involvement in arms smuggling and the death of his partner, all while trying to maintain his precarious position in the police force.

A TV talk-show star is found killed in her home, her tongue removed and left near to the body. When a second body, that of a prominent politician, is found crucified soon after, Superintendent Adam Stubo is called in to lead the investigation of both murders. Unable to establish whether these two gruesome slayings are linked, or what the meaning is behind the manner of death, Stubo calls in his psychologist wife Johanne Vik to help. As Vik reviews the crimes she begins to see a pattern that chills her to the core. If her theory is correct then more killings will follow, and the spree will end in the murder of the investigating officer: Adam Stubo. From internationally bestselling author Anne Holt, The Final Murder is a dark and gripping novel.

Sven-Erik Cederén is eigenaar van het medisch instituut MedForsk. Hij wordt gezien als de moordenaar van zijn vrouw en dochtertje. Daarna zou hij zelfmoord hebben gepleegd. Als MedForsk door actievoerders opgedragen wordt te stoppen met illegale dierproeven, heropent rechercheur Ann Lindell het moordonderzoek.

The gripping third instalment in Anne Holt's Vik/Stubo series. When the first female US president is kidnapped on a state visit to Norway, Johanne Vik and Adam Stubo must race against time to prevent a national security crisis.

Una fredda e buia sera di ottobre nel sud della Scania. L'avvocato Gustaf Torstensson sta tornando a casa dopo una visita a un cliente. All'improvviso scorge una figura legata a una sedia al centro della strada. Con una brusca frenata evita la collisione. Scende dall'auto, fa alcuni passi e viene colpito violentemente alla nuca. Il giorno successivo, l'avvocato viene trovato morto all'interno della sua macchina capovolta in un campo. Nel frattempo, il commissario Kurt Wallander vaga irrequieto su una spiaggia a Skagen all'estremo nord della Danimarca. Da mesi è in preda a una forte depressione. Si sente finito, è deciso a porre termine alla sua carriera di poliziotto.