One freezing night in Oslo Christmas shoppers gather to listen to a Salvation Army street concert. An explosion cuts through the music, and a man in uniform falls to the ground, shot in the head at point-blank range.
Harry Hole and his team have little to work with: no immediate suspect, no weapon and no motive. But when the assassin discovers he has shot the wrong man, Harry Hole's troubles have only just begun. After some exceptionally shrewd detective work, the team begins to close in on a suspected hit man, monitoring his credit card, false passport and the line to his employer. With no money, only six bullets and no place to stay in the bitter cold, the hit man becomes increasingly desperate. He will stop at nothing to eliminate his target.
Moving at a breathless pace, The Redeemer is Jo Nesb's most gripping thriller yet.
Jo Nesbø è nato nel 1960 ad Oslo ed è cresciuto a Molde in Norvegia. Tracciare la sua biografia non è semplice, faremmo prima a elencare cosa non abbia fatto nella sua carriera rispetto alle sue tante professioni e occupazioni.
Si laurea in Economia presso la Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration e prima di diventare scrittore è stato uno sportivo. Ha giocato a calcio – come il fratello – con il Molde, squadra con cui vanta importanti successi come la vincita del Norgesmesterskapet G19 1978, la