Blood Moon
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The ever-evolving legend of Nordic noir
The 13th volume of the "Detective Harry Hole" series returns after three years.
The Harry Hole series, which had been silent since 2022's "Sword," has returned with a sequel.
As Harry grew from youth to middle age, his story became deeper and more desperate.
《Blood Moon》, which attempts to solve an unprecedented serial murder in an unprecedented way, is a work that fully embodies the capabilities and stamina of Jo Nesbø, the author who spearheaded the Nordic novel syndrome.
Harry Hole, who left Norway shattered.
He returns to Oslo through a strange coincidence and takes on a job as a private investigator instead of a police officer.
A real estate tycoon who was identified as a prime suspect in a serial murder case personally requested an investigation into the case.
Under Harry's leadership, a psychologist, a corrupt police officer, a taxi driver, and a former detective prepare for death and begin their investigation... What does Harry, who has been endlessly falling, broken, and hurt, hope for, resent, and strive to achieve in this barren Oslo?
The 13th volume of the "Detective Harry Hole" series returns after three years.
The Harry Hole series, which had been silent since 2022's "Sword," has returned with a sequel.
As Harry grew from youth to middle age, his story became deeper and more desperate.
《Blood Moon》, which attempts to solve an unprecedented serial murder in an unprecedented way, is a work that fully embodies the capabilities and stamina of Jo Nesbø, the author who spearheaded the Nordic novel syndrome.
Harry Hole, who left Norway shattered.
He returns to Oslo through a strange coincidence and takes on a job as a private investigator instead of a police officer.
A real estate tycoon who was identified as a prime suspect in a serial murder case personally requested an investigation into the case.
Under Harry's leadership, a psychologist, a corrupt police officer, a taxi driver, and a former detective prepare for death and begin their investigation... What does Harry, who has been endlessly falling, broken, and hurt, hope for, resent, and strive to achieve in this barren Oslo?
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Harry continued walking towards the man.
It was only then that it occurred to me that I was still holding the credit card in my right hand.
Is this how it's going to end? In a dusty foreign parking lot, sun-drenched, slightly drunk on my own poverty, trying to do for my mother what I couldn't do for myself, what I've never done for the people I care about?
He clutched his credit card tightly, his eyes almost closed, his hand forming a chisel shape.
The title of a Leonard Cohen song kept popping into my head.
〈Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye〉.
Damn, we can't break up like this.
--- pp.25-26
“I’m sorry...” the detective whispered, panting.
“……I approached you secretly like that.
“Are you Harry Hole?”
“Ah.” Harry hesitated, wondering which would be worse.
“I am Harry Hole.”
“I have a request from someone who would like to contact you.” The man groaned, rolled onto his side, pulled his cell phone from his pocket, pressed the send button, and held it out to Harry.
“They are eagerly awaiting our call.”
Harry picked up the already ringing cell phone and put it to his ear.
“Hello?” a strangely familiar voice called out.
“Yes,” Harry answered, looking at the 7-Eleven employee lowering his gun.
Harry may have been mistaken, but the male employee seemed more slightly disappointed than relieved.
Maybe it's because I was born and raised in America.
“Harry!” a voice shouted on the phone.
“Hello, this is Johan Kron.”
Harry blinked.
How long has it been since you last heard Norwegian?
--- pp.72-73
After hanging up, Harry walked to the Mercedes he had parked behind the German bunker long ago.
He sat down next to Owistein on the hood again, smoking a cigarette and continuing his conversation as music flowed from the open windows of the car.
About how everyone else lives, about the women they could never have, about dreams that are not shattered but faded, like unfinished songs or long, drawn-out jokes without a definitive point.
About the life they chose or the life that chose them.
It was the same anyway.
Because, as Oystein said, anyone can only play with the cards in their hand.
“It’s warm,” said Ouistin after a long silence.
“Old engines don’t like to heat up,” Harry said, patting the bonnet.
“No, I mean the weather.
I thought it was all over, but the hot weather is back again.
And tomorrow is supposed to be a blood moon.”
--- pp.529-530
“Maybe,” said Seongmin.
“I guess that could be the case,” said Katrine.
“Of course we’ll never know the answer,” said Harry.
“Well, we can never know all the answers,” said Katrine.
The three of them stood there for a moment, facing the sun, their eyes closed, as if they already knew that today was the last warm day of the year.
It was only then that it occurred to me that I was still holding the credit card in my right hand.
Is this how it's going to end? In a dusty foreign parking lot, sun-drenched, slightly drunk on my own poverty, trying to do for my mother what I couldn't do for myself, what I've never done for the people I care about?
He clutched his credit card tightly, his eyes almost closed, his hand forming a chisel shape.
The title of a Leonard Cohen song kept popping into my head.
〈Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye〉.
Damn, we can't break up like this.
--- pp.25-26
“I’m sorry...” the detective whispered, panting.
“……I approached you secretly like that.
“Are you Harry Hole?”
“Ah.” Harry hesitated, wondering which would be worse.
“I am Harry Hole.”
“I have a request from someone who would like to contact you.” The man groaned, rolled onto his side, pulled his cell phone from his pocket, pressed the send button, and held it out to Harry.
“They are eagerly awaiting our call.”
Harry picked up the already ringing cell phone and put it to his ear.
“Hello?” a strangely familiar voice called out.
“Yes,” Harry answered, looking at the 7-Eleven employee lowering his gun.
Harry may have been mistaken, but the male employee seemed more slightly disappointed than relieved.
Maybe it's because I was born and raised in America.
“Harry!” a voice shouted on the phone.
“Hello, this is Johan Kron.”
Harry blinked.
How long has it been since you last heard Norwegian?
--- pp.72-73
After hanging up, Harry walked to the Mercedes he had parked behind the German bunker long ago.
He sat down next to Owistein on the hood again, smoking a cigarette and continuing his conversation as music flowed from the open windows of the car.
About how everyone else lives, about the women they could never have, about dreams that are not shattered but faded, like unfinished songs or long, drawn-out jokes without a definitive point.
About the life they chose or the life that chose them.
It was the same anyway.
Because, as Oystein said, anyone can only play with the cards in their hand.
“It’s warm,” said Ouistin after a long silence.
“Old engines don’t like to heat up,” Harry said, patting the bonnet.
“No, I mean the weather.
I thought it was all over, but the hot weather is back again.
And tomorrow is supposed to be a blood moon.”
--- pp.529-530
“Maybe,” said Seongmin.
“I guess that could be the case,” said Katrine.
“Of course we’ll never know the answer,” said Harry.
“Well, we can never know all the answers,” said Katrine.
The three of them stood there for a moment, facing the sun, their eyes closed, as if they already knew that today was the last warm day of the year.
--- pp.546-547
Publisher's Review
[Sunday Times] Books of the Year (2023)
[Sunday Times] Bestseller (2024)
[The Times] Crime Novel of the Month
[Elle] Grand Prix Nominee (France)
Storytel Award Nomination (Sweden)
Crime novelist Academy Award nominee (Sweden)
Mophie Award Nomination (Denmark)
A life torn to pieces, a hastily constructed goal…
Harry Hole moves in pursuit of a single ray of light!
Harry, who drinks every day at a seedy bar in Los Angeles.
The final mission he left to himself was simple.
Drinking until you lose both your money and your future.
And to make sure you have the courage to finish everything yourself.
On the day he finally runs out of money, he shares a drink and hurts with a middle-aged woman named Lucille, who he happens to be talking to, while belittling each other's ruined lives.
Meanwhile, a Mexican gang that Lucille owes a lot of money to sends a group of fixers to take care of her, and Harry unknowingly rescues Lucille and runs away with her.
Meanwhile, after a party hosted by Oslo real estate tycoon Röd, women who had gone missing begin to turn up dead one after another, and the police sense an ominous atmosphere.
Now a prime suspect in a serial murder case, Roed orders his lawyer, Johan Krohn, to find someone who can prove his innocence, and he immediately thinks of the right person.
Harry Hole returns to Oslo after demanding that Rod pay off Lucille's entire debt.
Then, he forms a team consisting of a dying psychologist, a corrupt police officer, and a taxi driver and begins the investigation.
In a land filled with fate, wounds, and traces, what does Harry, who has fallen and been hurt all along, hope for and achieve in this barren Oslo?
And will he be able to regain the 'future' he has completely lost?
“Let’s say I took his life.
So he took my life away from me too.”
Harry Hole just gets more and more broken and torn as the series goes on.
In the process of tracking down the culprit, he lost his first love (The Bat), had his finger cut off (The Snowman), had half his face torn off (The Leopard), suffered a serious gunshot wound (The Phantom), and ultimately lost the love of his life in the most horrific way (The Knife).
Harry, who was driven to the brink of life, accidentally, or perhaps fatefully, jumps back into what he does best for a woman he meets by chance.
The thirteenth story in the 'Detective Harry Hole' series, 'Blood Moon', is the story of Harry Hole, who, after thinking he had nothing left to lose, is finally getting back on his feet again in a life that was cruelly abandoned and tossed aside.
“A bloody lump……
I don't know why I suddenly thought of that, but it felt like a blood moon.”
The title and important motif of the work, 'Blood Moon', refers to the phenomenon in which the full moon turns red due to the scattering of light during a total lunar eclipse.
The eerie atmosphere created by the 'blood' casts an eerie nuance throughout the work, while also functioning as a device that repeatedly brings to mind the brutal crimes committed by serial killers.
Meanwhile, the process of the moon, which had been devoured by the shadow and was left with only a ring, slowly returning to its original form seems to be a metaphor for the frustration and rebound of the existence of Harry Hole.
Jo Nesbø has been constantly evolving over the course of his thirteen-volume series.
From the increasingly diverse cast of characters to the use of cutting-edge technology in crime, the author's keen eye for reading the flow of the times and capturing it in his work shines brightly in "Blood Moon."
Layers of tricks, the twists and thrills that arise from them, and the skillful use of misdirection and MacGuffins are the basics.
If you're a reader curious about the extreme pleasure that a well-made genre novel can provide, enjoy the master's realm to your heart's content through "Blood Moon."
What kind of life awaits middle-aged Harry Hole?
Jo Nesbø leaves open the possibility of a sequel by hinting at the appearance of another serial killer at the end of the novel.
Waiting with excitement for the next story.
Wouldn't it be a joy to be able to work with the author on an ongoing series in real time?
[Sunday Times] Bestseller (2024)
[The Times] Crime Novel of the Month
[Elle] Grand Prix Nominee (France)
Storytel Award Nomination (Sweden)
Crime novelist Academy Award nominee (Sweden)
Mophie Award Nomination (Denmark)
A life torn to pieces, a hastily constructed goal…
Harry Hole moves in pursuit of a single ray of light!
Harry, who drinks every day at a seedy bar in Los Angeles.
The final mission he left to himself was simple.
Drinking until you lose both your money and your future.
And to make sure you have the courage to finish everything yourself.
On the day he finally runs out of money, he shares a drink and hurts with a middle-aged woman named Lucille, who he happens to be talking to, while belittling each other's ruined lives.
Meanwhile, a Mexican gang that Lucille owes a lot of money to sends a group of fixers to take care of her, and Harry unknowingly rescues Lucille and runs away with her.
Meanwhile, after a party hosted by Oslo real estate tycoon Röd, women who had gone missing begin to turn up dead one after another, and the police sense an ominous atmosphere.
Now a prime suspect in a serial murder case, Roed orders his lawyer, Johan Krohn, to find someone who can prove his innocence, and he immediately thinks of the right person.
Harry Hole returns to Oslo after demanding that Rod pay off Lucille's entire debt.
Then, he forms a team consisting of a dying psychologist, a corrupt police officer, and a taxi driver and begins the investigation.
In a land filled with fate, wounds, and traces, what does Harry, who has fallen and been hurt all along, hope for and achieve in this barren Oslo?
And will he be able to regain the 'future' he has completely lost?
“Let’s say I took his life.
So he took my life away from me too.”
Harry Hole just gets more and more broken and torn as the series goes on.
In the process of tracking down the culprit, he lost his first love (The Bat), had his finger cut off (The Snowman), had half his face torn off (The Leopard), suffered a serious gunshot wound (The Phantom), and ultimately lost the love of his life in the most horrific way (The Knife).
Harry, who was driven to the brink of life, accidentally, or perhaps fatefully, jumps back into what he does best for a woman he meets by chance.
The thirteenth story in the 'Detective Harry Hole' series, 'Blood Moon', is the story of Harry Hole, who, after thinking he had nothing left to lose, is finally getting back on his feet again in a life that was cruelly abandoned and tossed aside.
“A bloody lump……
I don't know why I suddenly thought of that, but it felt like a blood moon.”
The title and important motif of the work, 'Blood Moon', refers to the phenomenon in which the full moon turns red due to the scattering of light during a total lunar eclipse.
The eerie atmosphere created by the 'blood' casts an eerie nuance throughout the work, while also functioning as a device that repeatedly brings to mind the brutal crimes committed by serial killers.
Meanwhile, the process of the moon, which had been devoured by the shadow and was left with only a ring, slowly returning to its original form seems to be a metaphor for the frustration and rebound of the existence of Harry Hole.
Jo Nesbø has been constantly evolving over the course of his thirteen-volume series.
From the increasingly diverse cast of characters to the use of cutting-edge technology in crime, the author's keen eye for reading the flow of the times and capturing it in his work shines brightly in "Blood Moon."
Layers of tricks, the twists and thrills that arise from them, and the skillful use of misdirection and MacGuffins are the basics.
If you're a reader curious about the extreme pleasure that a well-made genre novel can provide, enjoy the master's realm to your heart's content through "Blood Moon."
What kind of life awaits middle-aged Harry Hole?
Jo Nesbø leaves open the possibility of a sequel by hinting at the appearance of another serial killer at the end of the novel.
Waiting with excitement for the next story.
Wouldn't it be a joy to be able to work with the author on an ongoing series in real time?
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: October 31, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 664 pages | 786g | 140*210*38mm
- ISBN13: 9791173323614
- ISBN10: 1173323619
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