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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

Jo Nesbois one of the worlds bestselling crime writers, withThe Leopard,Phantom,Police,The Sonand his latest Harry Hole novel,The Thirst,all topping theSunday Timesbestseller charts. He's an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 40 million copies around the world.

Before becoming a crime writer, Nesbo played football for Norways 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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