Cockroaches is the second Harry Hole thriller by the top selling Norwegian author Jo Nesbo. Detective Harry Hole travels to Bangkok to investigate the murder of the Norwegian ambassador.
So, welcome to the Harry Hole brand. You do not need to have read the first novel The Bat, in the series to enjoy this book. Cockroaches stands on it's own and although scenes from The Bat are referred to in a back story fashion, they are not crucial to this story. Cockroaches is a stand alone read but fans of the first novel will enjoy the continuity in the same way they do with a Police television series.
The plot is very complex and the story telling has the same anecdotal quality that his fans enjoy. Cockroaches is a top quality read and puts Jo Nesbo at the top of crime thriller drama. It made my head buzz trying to understand who the murderer was and whether he/she was responsible for all the dirty tricks. There were very many vaild suspects and Jo teases the reader by pointing them in one direction only to change their mind in a later chapter. Enjoy Cockroaches for a thrilling, mind puzzling 5 star read. I could find nothing wrong with this book and will be happy to purchase further novels in this series, Jo Nesbo is SO good.
Cockroaches has 437 pages and was written in 1998 but was translated into English by Don Bartlett in 2013.
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