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The Bat
- A Harry Hole Thriller, Book 1
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The thrilling first book in the best-selling Harry Hole series, never before published in English.
Harry is out of his depth.
Detective Harry Hole is meant to keep out of trouble. A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has been murdered, and Harry has been sent to Australia to assist in any way he can.
He's not supposed to get too involved.
When the team unearths a string of unsolved murders and disappearances, nothing will stop Harry from finding out the truth. The hunt for a serial killer is on, but the murderer will talk only to Harry.
He might just be the next victim.
Appearing in English for the first time, The Bat is the legendary first novel from the worldwide phenomenon Jo Nesbo.
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- Judith Cresswell
- 07-11-2018
My first Harry Hole .
Great narration. That kept me going through a couple of slow bits. I will be reading another Jo Nesbo soon.
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- William Wilson
- 02-01-2018
101 Facts about Australia wrapped in a thriller
What would have made The Bat better?
The constant facts about about Sydney and Australia are introduced into the narrative of this thriller in a clumsy way that often come like the crunching of gears. The plot is difficult to follow and the characters do not draw any sympathy out of the discerning listener.
Would you ever listen to anything by Jo Nesbo again?
No I dont think so.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
His Australian accent was more like a South African accent. I done believe the accents are important in the performance
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- Helen Esdaile
- 04-09-2017
I'm too Australian to read this
The accents and pronunciation of places was too grating. I got through the book and while I liked the story I wont be listening to others with this narrator.
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- Julia
- 15-05-2015
I thought this this book was very disappointing
this book was so bad it made me angry, I couldn't finish it, it seemed the author had gathered an impression of Australia from tourist guides and folk stories, honestly how many Aborigine detectives are there in Sydney going to take you to the biggest hippie town to tell you dreamtime stories throw in a murder and a gay parade...... Add a story that you really couldn't care less who did it
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- JacT
- 14-05-2015
Disappointed.
Whilst the narrator did a splendid job, the story didn't flow well and it didn't hold my interest. fell asleep most nights from boredom.
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- Oz
- 22-11-2017
Couldn't Stand The Narrator
This book made me think how good some narrators are. I am sorry but Sean Barret is not one of them. I could not stand him most of the times. Hated it. I still finished the book and what do I think about the book? Meh!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Sergiu Pobereznic (author)
- 14-09-2015
Decent aeroplane read
This is the first book in the Harry Hole series.
Harry, a Norwegian detective, has to travel to Sydney, Australia to find the killer of Inger, a Norwegian citizen who was killed there and found dumped in a park. She has had some children's television fame in the past, hence the need for Norway to send Harry to look for her murderer.
This is a typical crime solving novel. Straight up, fast paced, terse writing, but a little stock-standard.
Because these days I live in Australia, I was interested to see how Mr Nesbo uses Australia in context.
He delved quite heavily into the aboriginal culture. For me, these sections dragged on after a while. Perhaps this may have been "just me" because I am informed on the subject, but it felt that way.
Also: although the translation was good, there was Australian based content that seemed to lack true, profound knowledge. Small details about the aboriginal people, their language, the Sydney landmarks and what locals call them, were wrong and they jumped out at me from time to time. It seemed as though he were glossing over certain sections, trying to fake his way through.
What I did enjoy the most was the character development of Harry Hole, who is quite flawed, which made me look forward to reading the next book in the series.
This is definitely not Nesbo's most stellar work, but it's not disappointing either. A decent airplane read.
Sergiu Pobereznic (author)
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- sue
- 12-03-2024
i liked the Australian history
good book. solid story and great narrative, now have to download others by same author
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- Darren
- 24-01-2024
Disappointing
I listen to the Son, loved the book I was hoping this book would be as good.
I found this book very disappointing.
The performance from Sean Barrett was excellent
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- Elisabeth
- 16-12-2023
This European author’s insightful grasp of Australian culture.
Loved the storytelling - the author clearly did his homework before writing this book! Great audio book too - the reader has an amazing grasp of accents! I highly recommend this book!
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