Detective Hole: The Devil’s Star
Jo Nesbo
  • Published: 6 January 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529970487
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $22.99

Detective Hole: The Devil’s Star

  • Jo Nesbo
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DISCOVER JO NESBO'S DEBUT IN TRANSLATION, SOON-TO-BE A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES. THIS IS THE NOVEL THAT LAUNCHED HIS CAREER 20 YEARS AGO IN A SERIES THAT HAS GONE ON TO SELL OVER 60 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE.

'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

'A series of spectacular plot twists leads to a thrilling finale. Highly recommended' Guardian

THE MARK OF THE DEVIL.

A young woman is murdered in her flat and a tiny red diamond in the shape of a five-pointed star is found behind her eyelid.

THE SIGN OF A KILLER.

Detective Harry Hole is assigned to the case, alongside his long-time adversary Tom Waaler, and initially wants no part in it. But Harry is already on his final warning and has little alternative but to drag himself out of his alcoholic stupor when it becomes apparent that Oslo has a serial killer on its hands.

IS THIS AN EVIL THAT ONLY HARRY HOLE CAN STOP?
  • Published: 6 January 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529970487
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $22.99
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Praise for Detective Hole: The Devil’s Star

Absolutely gripping

Daily Telegraph

Compelling... Shocking and surprising...expertly paced

The Times

Terrific... A stunning twist turns this into a first-rate thriller

Sunday Telegraph

An astonishingly confident debut. The Devil’s Star scores with an intriguing plot and Nesbo’s mastery of pace and tension

The Times

A well-crafted rollercoaster of a book.. Nesbo sets a cracking pace... A series of spectacular plot twists leads to a thrilling finale. Highly recommended

Guardian

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
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