Ein Harry-Hole-Krimi, Folge 5: Das fünfte Zeichen

Geschrieben von Jo Nesbo

Erzählt von Heikko Deutschmann

Eigenbrötler, Melancholiker, brillanter Ermittler. Ein Kommissar am Tiefpunkt seiner Karriere, ein Mörder, der Oslo in Angst und Schrecken versetzt, ein Zeichen, das allen ein großes Rätsel aufgibt: Auf der Jagd nach einem brutalen Frauenmörder geht Harry Hole weit über seine Grenzen hinaus ... Das fünfte Zeichen ist Spannung pur.

• Sprache: Deutsch
• Herausgeber: Hörbuch Hamburg Audio
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21. März 2014
• ISBN: 9783844902006

Jo Nesbo

A musician, songwriter, and economist, Jo Nesbø is also one of Europe’s most acclaimed crime writers, and is the winner of the Glass Key Award, northern Europe’s most prestigious crime-fiction prize, for his first novel featuring Police Detective Harry Hole. Nesbø lives in Oslo.

Rezensionen für Ein Harry-Hole-Krimi, Folge 5

[justagirlwithabook · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

I made the mistake of reading this book thinking it was a stand alone novel. I was very wrong and as I read it I find myself slightly confused as it seemed like I needed to figure out who these characters were and what was going on, which was entirely my own fault. That being said, it was a really good book! Very much fits the genre of Nordic Noir and I really enjoyed it, enough so to grab up a few of the other books with the hopes of eventually catching up with the series (which seems to be my life's story).

[ma_washigeri · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

A pile of Jo Nesbo books have been sitting in the hall for ages. There are too many of them and they all look the same so I almost took them back to the Oxfam shop. Glad I didn't because I'd forgotten how clever and interesting they are. I was gripped with the tension by the end. And it kept me engaged the whole way through - thinking of possibilities and working out theories. Have another half a star.

[jcambridge_4 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Any fan of the Stieg Larson series will love Jo Nesbo (perhaps even more than Larson). I encourage readers to start with the first book in the Harry Hole series (Redbreast) so they have a better understanding of this character. This second book in the series was easier to follow than the first one, in that it did not alternate between different eras. The plot was intriguing and I was taken by surprise in the ending.

[bookczuk · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Harry Hole is definitely a character you want to follow in chronological order. Had I stumbled onto (and into The Devil's Star without background, I would have been both disgruntled and confused. As it was, I found myself race-reading in the final 50 pages of the book -- so much was coming together from so many strands of story. Nesbo made a nice weave of it all, though, and I'm looking forward to the next book (knowing one is not translated in between, and though husband already let loose a major spoiler because he thought I was already reading The Snowman.)And I finally got my Nordic herring in this one, though probably will never think of fennel bread the same ever again.

[saramllr · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

A great crime novel by a Norwegian writer getting a lot of buzz, and his third to be translated into English. Nesbo's protagonist Harry Hole is having a hard time making sense of his own life. His partner has been killed, his girlfriend has dumped him and he can't seem to stay sober long enough to show up for work. When a serial killer begins targeting women in Oslo he gets pulled back into police work for one final case. This novel is fast paced, extremely dark and kept me guessing until the very end.

[cameling_2 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Still battling grief over the death of his partner, Harry Hole finds himself in the strong relentless grip of alcoholism, costing him a relationship and his job. It takes, a gruesome and puzzling serial killing to bring him back from the edge of the abyss he was about to fall into, even if it means he has to work with his nemesis, a man, he suspects of being an arms dealer and one who murdered his partner.Nesbo is a genius at keeping us guessing, even as he slowly exposes different facets of human behavior.

[dgbdgb_1 · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

Another great read. A bit far fetched mind you. And difficult to be too sympathetic with alcoholic hero Harry.

[mumineurope · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

The usual fast and frantic twisting story from this author.

[polarbear123_1 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Another great edition to the Harry Hole series and one when you get a few more answers too. Harry Hole fights his nemesis Tom Waaler here and bags a serial killer to boot. Once again the plot is complex and we are lead down the garden path on more than one occasion. I use fennel seeds a lot in my cooking at home but after reading this I have kind of gone off them for a while. Bring on the next does of Holey goodness!

[libshea · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

Disappointing. The story line seemed to really drag on and on -- in spite of the fact that the plot was very good.

[kmmt48 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Harry Hole is back on his game although still living a flawed life. I loved Redbreast, disliked Nemesis, but loved The Devil's Star. This one is a page turner as Harry is on the trail of a complicated serial killer and still after the murderer of his partner from Redbreast. A good addition to the Harry Hole series.

[picardyrose · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

Gross. Gory I can take -- I can always cover my eyes for a few paragraphs. But parts of it were disgusting.

[bookchickdi · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

The Devil's Star continues the story of police detective Harry Hole, who has been in such other Nesbo novels as The Redbreast and Nemesis. Harry is a mess; he is an alcoholic, too involved in his work (and about to get fired), and these flaws have distanced him from his girlfriend and her young son.When women are found murdered in Oslo, a serial killer is on the loose, and Hole must work with a detective he believes is involved in the death of his former partner. Her death precipitated his decline, but a serial killer means pulling himself together and finding the killer.I always say that I learn at least one new thing from every book I read, and in this book, one of the characters, a criminologist, states that"the most characteristic trait of the serial killer is that he's American."That made me take notice, and it's really a lousy category in which to be number one.Nebso writes well and it's not too gory or bloody, thank goodness. The characters are well drawn, especially Hole. The author really nails the effects of alcoholism, the ugliness and desperation of it. You want to root for Hole, and you want to slap him at the same time.When Harry takes his girlfriend's young son to a place where the serial killer has been, his girlfriend is furious. Harry knows she will be, but it didn't matter."He knew he could give her an answer. He could have said that what he was 'doing' was trying to save lives in the city, but even that would have been a lie. The truth was he was 'doing' his own thing and letting everyone else around him pay the price. It had always been like that, and it always would be, and if it happened to save lives, then that was a bonus."That passage nails the character of Harry in just a few sentences.The mystery of the story- who is killing these women- is interesting, and Nesbo throws in enough red herrings that when you think you may know whodunnit, another suspect pops up. The action is well paced, and this book and its characters are very cinematic. It would make a terrific movie.The setting of Oslo is unique, and it's really another great character in the book.The Devil's Star is crime fiction at its best; it's literate, and complex, and Harry Hole is a character I want to know more about. Fans of Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly should add Jo Nesbo to their list of authors to read.

[everfresh1 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Finally Tom Waaler's story put to rest. I enjoyed the rest of the novel though.

[caryn0rose · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Loved the complexity but felt like this one went on a little too long. Too many "ah ha!" moments that weren't "ah ha!" moments. Still love his writing and his plot construction.

[claudia.anderson · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

love Harry Hole with all his flaws, good story with lots of twists, very dark

[hanneri_1 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Harry Hole is an unconventional and believable character. The crime involves serial killings in Oslo during an extremely hot summer. The city is deserted with most workers on holiday. Harry must solve the crime while he is waiting to be kicked off the force. Harry's life is in danger too when he determines that there is a connection between the murders and the corruption. All in all a very enjoyable read.

[floratina · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

READ IN DUTCH

I had read one book by Jo Nesbo (I don't know how to create that special character) and I liked it, so when I came across Marekors (in Dutch: Dodelijk Patroon) I wanted to read it).

Each fifth day, there's a ritual murder in Oslo. Harry Hole starts with his final weeks at the police due to his drinking problem. But he still gets involved in this case. So is his archenemy, Tom Waaler...

I didn't read all the books about Harry Hole yet, so I couldn't understand where everything about Tom Waaler was all about. But I guess that's my own mistake, because I didn't read them in the right order. I like the book. Especially in the beginning it starts with quite some murders and you are thrown right in to the story. I liked the writing style, it was fast and nice to read. It took me some time to get respect for the end of the book and the way Nesbo (forgive me that last letter) had made up the story.

But I start to think that alcoholism is an occupational disease for policemen...

[herbcat_1 · Bewertung: 2 von 5 Sternen]

Tension, clever plot, one good character and one totally evil, others mostly minor, flawed hero makes for some of the tension. It was simply too macabre for me.

[gilly1944 · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

A good story if rather gruesome! A bit more of a thriller than a detective story.

[ectopicbrain · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Do the Scandinavians really have so many murderers?

[bettewhitley · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

Considered to be the same type of mystery writer as Steig Larsen, the protagonist here is a little more damaged than in Larsen's "Girl" books, but the police procedural aspects seem solid and the suspense is nicely maintained. Less gruesome than The Snowman, this is the second of the Harry Hole novels I have read, but plan to read others.

[jenzbaker · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Harry's wife murdered, he thinks by a fellow cop, Waaler. Investigating serial killer with Waaler. Three story lines, all fascinating, gross. Understated emotions, palpable tension, pathetic alcoholic, failed relationship. New love and her son for Harry. Characters fully fleshed and even the bad ones are likeable, complex story. Really scary -- especially the waterbed! Setting a bit fuzzy. Don't have to read series in order.

[elizajane_1 · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

I hate rating this a 3 and it is not because the book is inferior but because of me, the reader, and my experience with Nesbo and the whole Harry Hole series. Bit of background: I have now read the entire Hole series. This is a series that is best enjoyed in order, at least from book 3 onwards. I had an awkward start, beginning with 4, then 6, then reading in order up to the present book. Then I went back and filled in the spaces by reading the missed books in order. So here I start reading "Devil's Star" and it did take me quite some time to get into as I was remembering the death from a previous book and this book was populated with characters I knew would eventually be dead further down the series. One of the plots was long running and had been discussed previously and in books further along so I knew what would happen to the bad guy (and who he was) but was glad to "finally" read the book where it all came to a head. I was also feeling lackadaisical about Harry's private life as I knew where that would eventually go. But as to the *case* Harry is working, that came to me as fresh and while I guessed the identity of the serial killer early, I did also change my mind pretty quickly too, only to be proven correct the first time in the end! It was a good read and a compelling thriller after I got over the initial hump I read very quickly. It is tough to pick up a book in the middle of a series you know so well but I'm glad to have read it and finally am up-to-date with the series and will have to wait not-so-patiently for the newest release now.

[michaelhodges · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Another great yarn from Nesbo with his central character Harry Hole, a sometimes drunken police super star detective. A great work of a serial killer's psychology and other habitual traits as used in police investigations. The elements of a five sided star found scrawled thru-out the crime scenes and embedded in the anatomy of victims with the potential five murders etc. The intricate details are interwoven with great skill and the research is again outstanding. Yet as always with Nesbo the story does not un-ravel until 500 pages or so are absorbed. Beware Nesbo Novels become addictive.

[liz_57-1 · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

This was absolutely the best mystery ever written. I was stunned to find out at the end "who done it". Can't wait to read the rest of the Harry Hole series.

[katherinegregg · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

Another good Harry Hole book ( but not quite as smooth as Snowman and Leopard). Despite his shortcomings (alcoholism), Harry is ethical and a highly creative, intelligent detective. In The Devil's Star, Harry is challenged with solving yet another serial murder case while exposing the illicit behavior of a fellow detective.

[pidgeon92_1 · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

Another great one by Jo Nesbo. Why oh why isn't the next book available in the US? I have the two books that come after......

[kraga-2 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Harry Hole pulls himself out of a drunken stupor to solve another big case. This was an enjoyable read. At first I thought it was too simple and predictable but there was a nice twist that I didn't see coming.

[thecrow2 · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole series getting better with each book. In this Harry Hole investigating a case which appears to be a ritual serial killer's work, he has to fight with the demons of his own life and with the mysterious 'Prince' too.