Police

A Harry Hole Novel

By: Jo Nesbø

Narrated by: Don Bartlett, John Lee

Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this “invigorating must-read” installment (Newsweek) of the New York Times bestselling series, Inspector Harry Hole investigates a serial killer targeting Oslo’s police officers.

For years, detective Harry Hole has been at the center of every major criminal investigation in Oslo. His brilliant insights and dedication to his job have saved countless lives over the years. But as the killer grows increasingly bold and the media reaction increasingly hysterical, the detective is nowhere to be found. This time, when those he loves and values most are facing terrible danger, Harry is in no position to protect anyone—least of all himself.

Don't miss Jo Nesbo's latest Harry Hole thriller, Killing Moon!

©2013 Jo Nesbø (P)2013 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“A dizzyingly taut feat of storytelling.” (The Boston Globe)

"An invigorating must-read." (Newsweek)

“The chills are palpable in this nerve-­racking thriller.” (The New York Times Book Review)

Harry Hole Rocks

This was an awesome listen... suspenseful, gripping and unputdownable.. in other words a complete thriller.

Awesome

Great narration, complex central character in Hole and supporting cast. Thrilling story line and interesting Norwegian setting.

A bit over the top

A bit too much time spent on mood and misdirection. Still, I love the series.

Terrific Thriller

This one kept me up for three nights. Twists and turns all wrapped up in a satisfying conclusion. I really felt the characters were well developed. Hoping Harry Hole will appear again for more intrigue.

Where's Harry

When I began reading this book I thought maybe the mystery was what ever happened to Harry. But he does show up and the action and plot twists get started. Whew, what a relief! I love Harry.

Nesbo at his very best. Breathless thriller!

Please read some or all of the previous Harry Hole books as they provide important background that makes this one all the better. This one has the most twists, turns and hold-your-breath moments of any of Nesbo's others. Virtually un-pause-able.

Narrator does a good job - gets better as he goes.

Please keep them coming Mr. Nesbo!

I loved this book. Police procedurals can all start sounding like one another, but Nesbo brings such a fresh approach with Harry Hole--and his writing skills are so unique--can't wait for the next one.

Of course I miss Robin Sachs wonderful voice, but John Lee does a pretty good job. I can't really think of another narrator who could take over for Robin and still give us the same rough, tough guy voice.

If you have not listened to the series on Harry Hole before, I recommend starting with the first book and continuing in order. When I listened to my first one, it was already far into the story, so I have had to back track somewhat. You will benefit from starting at the beginning, but just remember, they get better - much better - as they progress.

Not my favorite Nesbo

Where does Police rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Nesbo is such a superb writing that even his worse is better than most people's best. That said, this novel was not my favorite. I think Nesbo should take a break from the Harry Hole series and write some more stand alone books. This novel was a bit chaotic and a bit too much. There were too many threads going at once, and there was an evil character, who was too evil and too omnipotent.

Some of the characters acted incredibly stupidly.

As a mother and a women some of the scenes were very painful.

The rape scenario was a bit much...

I love the Hole series, but this didn't hold together. I think that Hole himself is such a big character, that if he isn't anchoring the novel, there isn't enough to hold it together.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

evil and chaos

Five Star Book in a Five Star Series

Their have been several narrators and few different pronunciations of Harry's last name in this series. One constant has been the high quality of the stories. If you have read the preceding books, you will expect to be played with as Jo Nesbo leads you down several different paths as we try to figure out who the serial killer of police personnel is. I made the mistake of telling my daughter who had already listened to the book who I knew had to be the murderer. She didn't verbally give anything away - but the look in her eye told me a lot - amateur detective and deep reader into people's expressions (when they are related to me) that I am.

So I knew my hunch was incorrect. But that is okay, because later on even Harry Hole was convinced that he knew who the killer was and was wrong as well. Our dependable brilliant detective planned to take justice into his own hands to avenge the loss of a dear friend on the wrong murderer.

There are a lot of layers to this story and it feels like Nesbo has an ear for authenticity in the messy world of capturing despicable criminals. You won't like everything that happens in this book. You won't be pleased with the ending. But there is an uplifting scene near the end that makes everything worthwhile. Kind of like real life, which is not always a fairy tale, but there are times that soar in our souls. Most of us would be bored with a perfect detective in a perfect world. This book is certainly not boring. Now, I am already committed to listening to book eleven in the Harry Hole universe.

I see it is called "The Thirst" and has a new narrator - I wonder how this guy is going to pronounce Harry's last name.

ended up loving it

took me a while to engage with the story but it is a great police proceedural. lots of complex characters, misdirection, complex ethics.