Cockroaches
By: Jo Nesb©ı ; translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett
Contributors: Bartlett, Don, translator
Series: The Harry Hole series -- 2; Vintage Crime/Black Lizard original; Vintage crime/Black Lizard original
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780345807151; 9780345807168
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Murder; Diplomats; Investigation; Police; Harry Hole (Fictitious character); Crimes against; Fiction
Work titles: Kakerlakkene
Description: When the Norwegian ambassador to Thailand is found dead in a Bangkok brothel, Inspector Harry Hole is dispatched from Oslo to help hush up the case. But once he arrives Harry discovers that this case is about much more than one random murder. There is something else, something more pervasive, scrabbling around behind the scenes. Or, put another way, for every cockroach you see in your hotel room, there are hundreds behind the walls. Surrounded by round-the-clock traffic noise, Harry wanders the streets of Bangkok lined with go-go bars, temples, opium dens, and tourist traps, trying to piece together the story of the ambassador's death even though no one asked him to, and no one wants him to, not even Harry himself.
Notes: "Originally published in Norway as Kakerlakkene by H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), Oslo, in 1998"--Title page verso.