The Snowman

By: Jo Nesbo, Don Bartlett - translator

Narrated by: Sean Barrett

Brought to you by Penguin.

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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.

'Chillingly adept' Time Out

'Norwegian crime novel that's as gripping as The Silence of The Lambs' The Sunday Times

'With its tensile-steel narrative grip, this most ambitious of Nesbo's crime novels banishes any fears that the omniscient serial killer scenario has been exhausted' The Independent

© Jo Nesbo 2010 (P) Penguin Audio 2010

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

Fabulous

As I have written 2 disparaging reviews in a row I thought I'd better write a positive one. This is a beautifully crafted, story with credible characters. A good rip-along yarn.
The narrator was a joy to listen to and he certainly made the book most exciting. Mr Barrett gave a performance so skilful that I didn't notice it... I was ' living in the story' rather than being told a story. I wish there were more readers like this.

The Snowman

Another great book from this Author.Keeps you intriged all the way through.Looking forward to the next book.

The Snowman

Fantastic story! Could not put it down. Loved the narrator. I found his voice very soothing and relaxing.

The Snowman

Fantastic!!!!!
I loved the book and I usually dont read murder mysteries....got the chills more than once and its really a great story very well narrated and it keeps you on edge

Wonderful Norwegian serial killer thriller.

The usual suspects: a flawed policeman, a devilishly clever serial killer and more twists and turns than you could shake a stick at. The setting is Oslo, the writing is superb, the story gripping, and the narration by Sean Barrett is excellent. If you enjoy the Wallander books, set in neighbouring Sweden you will probably love this too.