The Bat (Harry Hole, #1)

English language

Published Dec. 28, 2012

ISBN:
978-1-84655-600-5
Copied ISBN!

View on Inventaire

(20 reviews)

The Bat (Norwegian: Flaggermusmannen, "Bat Man") is a 1997 crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the first in the Harry Hole series.

7 editions

reviewed Flaggermusmannen by Jo Nesbø (Harry Hole, #1)

Review of 'Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1)' on 'Goodreads'

Unsympathetic main character, annoying reveal of murderer, flat ancillary characters, many paragraphs start in medias res - the book seemed messy to me, and I didn't enjoy it very much. Reading this on the heels of the first two Robert Galbraith books probably didn't help. I'm guessing it's going to take a long time before I bother reading Cockroaches, if ever.

None

This is Jo Nesbø's best novel yet -- the only problem is that it is his first.

Nearly four years ago I read [b:The Redeemer|211169|Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change|Paul David Tripp|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348449476s/211169.jpg|204382] by [a:Jo Nesbø|904719|Jo Nesbø|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1313316680p2/904719.jpg].I thought it was the best Scandiwegian whodunit I'd read till then, and it was the first one I'd read by Nesbø. But the later novels of his that I read were rather disappointing (see reviews here). Perhaps if one reads them backwards, there will be a steady improvement.

In [b:The bat|44335|Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys (Weetzie Bat, #3)|Francesca Lia Block|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1170260282s/44335.jpg|914991] Norwegian detective Harry Hole is sent to Australia to help with the investigation of the murder of a Norwegian citizen in Sydney. The book is therefore quite an interesting guide to Australian geography and culture, which Nesbø explains to his Norwegian …

avatar for jhauge

rated it

avatar for Kahoaa

rated it

avatar for _Oyvind_

rated it

avatar for badgerfaceman

rated it

avatar for satyajit

rated it

avatar for tlj

rated it

avatar for leifbhammer

rated it

avatar for Barterer5072

rated it

avatar for TrygveKalland

rated it

avatar for tomklaasen

rated it

avatar for Underbroen

rated it

avatar for necochino

rated it

avatar for btuftin

rated it

avatar for ZozoPS

rated it

avatar for tlalice

rated it

avatar for Nyrennia

rated it

avatar for ccamara

rated it