The Redbreast
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| The Redbreast | |
 British first edition cover |
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| Author | Jo Nesbø |
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| Original title | Rødstrupe |
| Translator | Don Bartlett |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Series | Harry Hole, #3 |
| Genre(s) | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Harvill Secker |
| Publication date | 2000 |
| Published in English |
September 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 450 pp (Eng. hardback trans.) |
| ISBN | ISBN 184343217X (Eng. trans.) |
| Preceded by | The Cockroaches |
| Followed by | Nemesis |
The Redbreast (Norwegian: Rødstrupe, 2000) is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the third in the Harry Hole series.
This one begins during former President Clinton's visit to Norway, where Harry reluctantly ends up playing an important role. Ramifications of the mission Harry is tasked with lead to him investigating neo-Nazi activity in Norway, and delving into a crime that has its roots in the battlefields of Eatern Front WWII.
The novel was voted Best Norwegian Crime Novel ever. Upon translation into English, by Don Bartlett, the novel was shortlsited for the Crime Writers' Association Duncan Lawrie International Dagger.
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