Harry Hole returns in a pulse-pounding thriller like no other.
'This book had my pulse in the red zone from start to finish' Michael Connelly
A freezing December night
Christmas shoppers have gathered to listen to a Salvation Army carol concert. Then a shot rings out and one of the singers falls to the floor, dead.
A blood-curdling terror
Detective Harry Hole and his team are called in to investigate but have little to work with - there is no immediate suspect, no weapon and no motive. But when the assassin discovers he's shot the wrong man, Harry finds his troubles have only just begun.

Now the clock is ticking before he kills again
*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 55 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE*
*Watch out for KILLING MOON, the new Jo Nesbo book, out now*

Jo Nesbo is one of the world's bestselling crime writers. When commissioned to write a memoir about life on the road with his band, Di Derre, he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel, The Bat. His books The Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son, The Thirst, Macbeth and Knife have all since topped the Sunday Times charts. He's an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 60 million copies around the world.