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The Snowman

By: Jo Nesbo, Don Bartlett - translator
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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The first snow will come

A young boy wakes to find his mother missing. Their house is empty but outside in the garden he sees his mother's favourite scarf – wrapped around the neck of a snowman.

And then he will appear again

As Harry Hole and his team begin their investigation they discover that an alarming number of wives and mothers have gone missing over the years.

And when the snow is gone...

When a second woman disappears it seems that Harry's worst suspicions are confirmed: for the first time in his career Harry finds himself confronted with a serial killer operating on his home turf.

...he will have taken someone else

 Crime Thrillers International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedurals Thriller & Suspense World Literature Fiction Crime Suspense Thriller Murder Winter

Critic Reviews

This is chilling, spectacular stuff and anyone looking for serious, and seriously compelling, crime writing need look no further (Mark Billingham)
One of the stars of contemporary crime fiction (Martin Josephs)
Every now and then, a truly exceptional crime novel come along... This superb novel...deserves comparison with the first volume of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy (Joan Smith)
Jo Nesbo is my new favourite thriller writer and Harry Hole my new hero (Michael Connelly)
Everything zips along, with some excellent red herrings in a tight plot... Nesbo keeps you turning the pages and if your idea of the perfect crime novel is to see Inspector Rebus investigating killings from The Silence of the Lambs, you'll love this
Nesbo, in his fifth, most wide-ranging novel, gradually tightens the narrative grip until, throughout the last 100 pages, the reader also finds it hard to breathe (Mark Sanderson)

Many authors know how to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Jo Nesbo's one of the few who keeps them there

(Linwood Barclay)
Inventive and extremely creepy
A strong, pacey narrative with plenty of gruesome discoveries (Laura Wilson)

The Snowman is a superb thriller. Jo Nesbo is astonishingly good; he knows how to grab you, by the throat and by the heart
All stars
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Looking for sustained suspense, plot twists and turns? The Snowman could be your next read. Meantime, I am onto Book 8, The Leopard, and I can't wait.

Another Stieg?

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An easy enough to listen to good storyline and narration Did mainly enjoy. would listen to more by this author

easy listening

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I read Nesbo's The Son and loved it but this story seemed to descend into a rambling plot. How it got to be a movie, I'll never know - perhaps with a lot of editing.

Disappointed

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I was guessing all the way and getting some of it right but lots of twists and turns. Love Sean Barrett’s narration which fits the storyline so well.

Harry Hole books just keep getting better

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patiently gripping, many twists & unexpected turns. the narrator is easy to listen to, and paints a great picture.

chilling!

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