Bat (Harry Hole 1)

Harry Hole is fully formed as the difficult, vulnerable personality we have come to know. The evocation of Australia itself has the customary Nesbo expertise...most satisfyingly - we can now see the organic shape that Nesbo always intended his work to take ― Independent

An ambitious, fun, exciting and original crime novel ― Smålandsposten (Sweden)

The Bat is a truly captivating crime novel ― Berliner Morgenpost (Germany)

The Bat is innovative and different, and the pace that Jo Nesbo creates in his debut novel makes you long for more crime novels featuring Harry Hole ― Kristeligt Dagblad (Denmark)

Jo Nesbo has written the cleverest debut novel in the crime genre that I've read in a long time ― Aftenposten (Norway)

A fascinating book, filling in the gaps in Hole’s biography and telling the story of the murder case in Australia that cemented his reputation as a brilliant investigator... A stunning opening to the series ― Sunday Times

Meaty, big and bloody, this is the rock and roll of detective fiction ― Financial Times

Nesbo is a terrific writer who knows how to build a story, taking you slowly to the top of a rollercoaster before sending you hurtling towards a solution that you never see coming ― Sunday Express

Whether a hardened Hole addict or a first-time imbiber, The Bat is sure to snare your interest with its tale of this booze-fuelled policeman ― Sunday Sun