WHEN NORDIC NOIR ARRIVED

Nesbø, Jo (1960– )

Nemesis [Harry Hole Mystery | First English-Language Edition in Canada | Signed]

Toronto: Random House Canada, 2008.

THE DETECTIVE WHO CHANGED SCANDINAVIAN CRIME FICTION.
SIGNED BY JO NESBØ ON THE TITLE PAGE.

First Canadian Edition, First Printing. Signed. Published in Canada in 2008, following the British English-language edition and preceding the 2009 U.S. Harper edition. It marks the point at which Nesbø's internationally acclaimed detective series began reaching a broad English-speaking readership.

Set against the streets of Oslo, Nemesis intertwines a meticulously planned bank robbery, a suspicious suicide, and a decades-old mystery into one of the series' most intricate investigations. Combining psychological suspense with classic police procedural, the novel helped cement Harry Hole's reputation as one of contemporary crime fiction's most compelling detectives.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Publisher's black paper-covered boards with silver spine titles. Octavo; 465 pages. First Canadian edition, first printing.

CONDITION: Fine in a Fine Dust Jacket. Appears unread. Signed by the author on the title page without inscription. A bright, gift-quality copy.

SIGNIFICANCE — THE EARLIEST NORTH AMERICAN EDITION
  Originally published in Norway in 2002, Nemesis reached English-language readers first through this 2008 Canadian edition, preceding the American publication by a year. Issued as Scandinavian crime fiction was rapidly gaining an international audience, it helped introduce English-speaking readers to the morally complex investigations and psychological depth that became hallmarks of the Harry Hole series.

Today the novel occupies an important place within the development of Nordic Noir, illustrating the genre's shift from regional success to worldwide literary phenomenon. For collectors, the Canadian first edition represents the earliest obtainable English-language appearance of one of Nesbø's defining novels.

 

SUBJECTS: Jo Nesbø; Harry Hole; Nemesis; Norwegian Crime Fiction; Scandinavian Noir; Signed Books; First Canadian Edition; First Printing; Detective Fiction; Police Procedural; Modern Mystery; Contemporary Fiction; Don Bartlett (Translator), Mystery Fiction; Crime Fiction; Scandinavian Noir; Detective Fiction; Police Procedural; Thriller; Signed First Editions; Modern Literature.

Item #22138
ISBN: 97803073557466

Price: $65.00