The bat
By: Jo Nesbø ; translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett
Contributors: Bartlett, Don
Series: Harry Hole series -- bk. 1
Publisher: Random House Canada
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9780307361011
Subjects: Harry Hole (Fictitious character); Fiction
Description: Before Harry took on the neo-Nazi gangs of Oslo, before he met Rakel, before The Snowman tried to take everything he held dear, he went to Australia. Harry Hole is sent to Sydney to investigate the murder of Inger Holter, a young Norwegian girl, who was working in a bar. Initially sidelined as an outsider, Harry becomes central to the Australian police investigation when they start to notice a number of unsolved rape and murder cases around the country. The victims were usually young blondes. Inger had a number of admirers, each with his own share of secrets, but there is no obvious suspect, and the pattern of the other crimes seems impossible to crack. Then a circus performer is brutally murdered followed by yet another young woman. Harry is in a race against time to stop highly intelligent killer, who is bent on total destruction.
Notes: Translation of: Flaggermusmannen.

"The first Harry Hole thriller"--Cover.

Issued also in electronic format.