Phantom - Harry Hole (Book 9)

Expertly plotted and structured…relentlessly paced…a compulsive page turner * Independent on Sunday *Nesbo wrings out the tension, by turns painful and delicious, with consummate skill. The surprises come like an avalanche as the end nears * Sunday Express *A first-class thriller…and the complex plot…contains several twists some of which will make you gasp and at least one of which will make you cry * Evening Standard *The relationship between Harry and Rakel is truly multifaceted, and richer in nuance than anything else in the crime genre. Phantom will maintain Jo Nesbo’s unstoppable momentum * Independent *Jo Nesbo writes tightly plotted, claustrophobic thrillers with plenty of snow and a brutal yet hopelessly romantic policeman hero… They’re also exuberantly, ingeniously gruesome * Sunday Telegraph *With a steady hand, Jo Nesbo deftly ties together the different narratives, steering the novel towards its goal with great precision…The fact that Harry Hole is a character in constant development makes the book even more interesting… Great, sombre summer reading. * VG (Norway) *A brilliant and incredibly fast-paced race through the violin-ravaged (violin is a new drug, more powerful than heroin) streets of Oslo to uncover who is at the centre of a drugs rung… ex-alcoholic Hole is dealing with more demons than 24’s Jack Bauer … Sceptics may argue that crime fiction is too sensationalist and that endings are tied up too neatly but Phantom proves them all wrong. Once you’ve read the conclusion you’ll agree that Nesbo’s writing is far from predictable. * Stylist *Nesbo is a powerful writer * Sunday Times *A gritty, pared-back thriller * Esquire Magazine *A pacy punchy read frome one of the best in the business * Sport *

Jo Nesbo is one of the world’s bestselling crime writers, with The Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son, The Thirst, Macbeth and Knife all topping the Sunday Times bestseller charts. He’s an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 50 million copies around the world.

Before becoming a crime writer, Nesbo played football for Norway’s premier league team Molde, but his dream of playing professionally for Spurs was dashed when he tore ligaments in his knee at the age of eighteen. After three years military service he attended business school and formed the band Di Derre (‘Them There’). They topped the charts in Norway, but Nesbo continued working as a financial analyst, crunching numbers during the day and gigging at night. When commissioned by a publisher to write a memoir about life on the road with his band, he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel, The Bat.

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