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Cockroaches (1998)

by Jo Nesbo

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Series: Harry Hole (2)

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â?˘ In this installment of the New York Times bestselling series, Jo Nesbo sends Inspector Harry Hole to Thailand to investigate the murder of an ambassador.
"Nesbø never lets a page go by without making characters and situations vivid."â??Houston Chronicle

â??I canâ??t think of anyone who makes my skin crawl like Nesbo."
â??The New York Times Book Review

When the Norwegian ambassador to Thailand is found dead in a Bangkok brothel, Inspector Harry Hole is dispatched from Oslo to help hush up the case. But once he arrives Harry discovers that this case is about much more than one random murder. There is something else, something more pervasive, scrabbling around behind the scenes. Or, put another way, for every cockroach you see in your hotel room, there are hundreds behind the walls. Surrounded by round-the-clock traffic noise, Harry wanders the streets of Bangkok lined with go-go bars, temples, opium dens, and tourist traps, trying to piece together the story of the ambassadorâ??s death even though no one asked him to, and no one wants him toâ??
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(1998) Harry Hole is sent to Thailand to investigate the murder of a Norwegian ambassador in a prostitutes bed. KIRKUS REVIEWFollowing the debut (The Bat, 2013) that took Harry Hole to Australia, this second case (originally published in 1998) takes Harry to Bangkok, filling the final gap in the Norwegian cop's 10 best-selling adventures to date (Police, 2013, etc.).Bjarne M¨ller, Harry's Crime Squad boss back in Oslo, insists that he's just the man to help U.S.-born Bangkok Homicide Inspector Liz Crumley investigate the stabbing of Atle Molnes, Norwegian ambassador to Thailand, while keeping a lid on the fact that his body was found in a well-known brothelĂ‚ÂĄand that he was murdered. At the same time, M¨ller and Secretary of State Bj¨rn Askildsen don't tell Harry any number of facts highly material to the investigation. So Harry and Liz have all the fun of following evidence that suggests Molnes was having an affair with a receptionist in his office, that he was interested in child pornography and that his fondness for backing the wrong horses had put him deeply in debt to loan sharks, who proceed to rebuff Harry's bullheaded approach to interrogation before throwing him out on his ear. The trail to the ambassador's killer winds past his sad-eyed widow, Hilde, and his daughter, Runa, currency dealer Jens Brekke and embassy dead-ender Ivar L¨ken, African-American parking attendant Jim Love, and Woo, a freelance goon. To keep up with this colorful crowd, Harry must strong-arm suspects, break into their premises to conduct illegal searches and fend off every prostitute in town.Perhaps the most original touch in this early, well-wrought adventure is the most depressing: Despite Bangkok's well-earned reputation for moral and official corruption, the most repulsive cockroaches Harry finds are consistently Norwegians.Pub Date: Feb. 4th, 2014ISBN: 978-0-345-80715-1Page count: 384ppPublisher: Vintage Crime/Black LizardReview Posted Online: June 24th, 2014Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1st, 2014
  derailer | Jan 25, 2024 |
The first book I read by this Norwegian author took place in Norway, the next in Australia, and now this one in Thailand. I love the way he deeply explores the darker sides of these cultures and takes us away from the tourist trap side of things. These novels are dark, but fascinating. ( )
  kevinkevbo | Jul 14, 2023 |
The book was very good & kept me interested. The ending was very good (quite complex) albeit very gory. However, I was confused by what happened with the “wacker” at the end, & no idea who the epilogue was about. ( )
  KarenMonsen | May 7, 2023 |
Densely plotted and engrossing account of the drunk Norwegian detective, this time in Thailand with a bald lady police chief trying to figure out why the ambassador from Norway turned up stabbed in the back in a bordello. Very graphic and disturbing. ( )
  dadward8 | Apr 8, 2023 |
I started this book ... closed this book, started ... i just couldn't.
  jarichardsonsmyth | Feb 24, 2023 |
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Bartlett, DonTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Lee, JohnNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
PodestĂ  Heir, MargheritaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Among Norwegians living in Thailand there is a rumour circulating that one of their ambassadors, who died as a result of a car accident in Bangkok, was actually murdered under extremely mysterious circumstances. There is no evidence to support this, but it makes for a good story. 
No persons or events mentioned in this book should be confused with real persons or events. Reality is far too strange for that. 
Bangkok, 23 February 1998
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The traffic lights changed to green, and the roar from lorries, cars, motorbikes and tuk-Turks rose higher and higher until Dim could see the glass in Robinson's department store vibrating.
Det blev grönt och vrålet från bilarna, motorcyklarna och tuk-tuk-taxina steg och steg tills Dim kunde se hur rutorna till Robertson Department Store skakade.
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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â?˘ In this installment of the New York Times bestselling series, Jo Nesbo sends Inspector Harry Hole to Thailand to investigate the murder of an ambassador.
"Nesbø never lets a page go by without making characters and situations vivid."â??Houston Chronicle

â??I canâ??t think of anyone who makes my skin crawl like Nesbo."
â??The New York Times Book Review

When the Norwegian ambassador to Thailand is found dead in a Bangkok brothel, Inspector Harry Hole is dispatched from Oslo to help hush up the case. But once he arrives Harry discovers that this case is about much more than one random murder. There is something else, something more pervasive, scrabbling around behind the scenes. Or, put another way, for every cockroach you see in your hotel room, there are hundreds behind the walls. Surrounded by round-the-clock traffic noise, Harry wanders the streets of Bangkok lined with go-go bars, temples, opium dens, and tourist traps, trying to piece together the story of the ambassadorâ??s death even though no one asked him to, and no one wants him toâ??

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