Jo Nesbø
1) The son
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The author of the internationally best-selling Harry Hole series now gives us an electrifying stand-alone novel set amid Oslo's hierarchy of corruption, from which one very unusual young man is about to propel himself into a mission of brutal revenge.
2) Knife
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Detective Harry Hole volume 12
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Brilliant, audaciously rogue police officer, Harry Hole from The Snowman and The Thirst, is back and in the throes of a new, unanticipated rage -- once again hunting the murderer who has haunted his entire career. Harry Hole is not in a good place. Rakel -- the only woman he's ever loved -- has ended it with him, permanently. He's been given a chance for a new start with the Oslo Police but it's in the cold case office, when what he really wants is...
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Oslo, 1970s. Olav, an extremely talented "fixer" whose unexpected capacity for love is as far-reaching as his talent for murder, works for Oslo's crime kingpin, "fixing" anyone who causes him trouble. But it's becoming clear to Olav that the more you know about your boss's business, the more your boss might want you fixed yourself, especially if you've fallen in love with his wife.
4) The Redeemer
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"Christmas shoppers stop to hear a Salvation Army concert on a crowded Oslo street. A gunshot cuts through the music and the bitter cold: one of the singers falls dead, shot in the head at point-blank range. Harry Hole--the Oslo Police Department's best investigator and worst civil servant--has little to work with: no suspect, no weapon, and no motive. But Harry's troubles will multiply. As the search closes in, the killer becomes increasingly desperate,...
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Doctor Proctor's fart powder volume 1
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New friends Nilly and Lisa help eccentric professor Doctor Proctor to develop his latest invention, a powder that makes one fart, making them very popular at school, but someone is planning to steal the industrial-strength formula for evil purposes.
6) Fantasma
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Determined to prove the innocence of a young man he helped raise, disgraced former cop Harry Hole embarks on an increasingly dangerous investigation linked to Oslo's most virulent street drug.
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Jo Nesbø is known the world over as a consummate mystery/thriller writer. Famed for his deft characterisation, hair-raising suspense and shocking twists, Nesbø's dexterity with the dark corners of the human heart is on full display in these inventive and enthralling stories. A detective with a nose for jealousy is on the trail of a man suspected of murdering his twin, a bereaved father must decide whether vengeance has a place in the new world order...
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Doctor Proctor's fart powder volume 2
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A mysterious postcard leads Lisa and Nilly from Oslo to Paris in search of Doctor Proctor but, once there, all they find of their missing friend is a time-traveling bathtub powered by a special soap and several sinister individuals determined to do all they can to locate the eccentric inventor.
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Doctor Proctor's fart powder volume 3
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New adventures await Doctor Proctor, Lisa, and Nilly as they try to protect Oslo, Norway, from invading aliens, enormous snakes in the sewers, seven-legged Peruvian sucking spiders, and sinister waffle irons.
15) Zazdrość
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"Śledczy z Aten zostaje wezwany do zbadania sprawy zaginięcia niemieckiego turysty na wyspie Kalimnos. W swojej karierze policjanta zyskał renomę, analizując zabójstwa pod kątem motywu zazdrości. Czy i tym razem intuicja go nie zawiedzie?Kierowca taksówki znajduje na tylnym siedzeniu auta kolczyk. Łudząco podobną parę kolczyków kupił w prezencie swojej żonie. Czyżby ta błyskotka należała do niej? Ale w takim razie skąd się tam...
16) The snowman
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When an elite crime squad's lead detective investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. With the help of a brilliant recruit, the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall.
Grisly images, violence, some language, sexuality and brief nudity.
17) Karaluchy
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Wyjątkowe słuchowisko na podstawie bestsellerowej powieści-- gwiazdorska interpretacja, klimatyczna muzyka, a w tle prawdziwe odgłosy Bangkoku. W domu publicznym w stolicy Tajlandii znaleziono ciało norweskiego ambasadora. W Oslo pospiesznie tworzony jest plan uniknięcia skandalu. Policjant Harry Hole wsiada do samolotu skacowany z zastrzykami witaminy B12 i wkrótce zaczyna krążyć po zaułkach Bangkoku: wśród świątyń, palarni opium,...
18) The syn
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This novel is set amid Oslo's hierarchy of corruption, from which one very unusual young man is about to propel himself into a mission of brutal revenge. Sonny Lofthus, in his early thirties, has been in prison for the last dozen years: serving time for crimes he didn't commit. In exchange, he gets an uninterrupted supply of heroin, and the unexpected stream of fellow prisoners seeking out his uncanny abilities to soothe and absolve. His addiction...
19) Policja
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Czy to zwykły zbieg okoliczności, że oficer policji zostaje znaleziony martwy w miejscu dawno popełnionej zbrodni, którą badał, ale nie zdołał jej rozwikłać? Gdy w następnych miesiącach taki sam los spotyka kolejnych dwóch funkcjonariuszy, schemat postępowania mordercy staje się równie oczywisty, co potworny: brutalnym zabójstwom policjantów odpowiadają nierozwiązane zbrodnie z przeszłości. W miejscu przestępstw brakuje jakichkolwiek...