description Police Overview
Police is the tenth novel in Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole crime series, first published in Norwegian in 2013. The story follows an Oslo police unit investigating the murders of officers at locations connected to crimes they had failed to solve, while Harry's status initially remains uncertain. It combines a serial-killer investigation with the series' continuing focus on institutional conflict, personal loyalty, and the consequences of earlier cases.
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Police ranks #68 of 183 in the Detective Novel ranking, behind Have His Carcase, ahead of Maigret and the Dead Girl.
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Why are police officers being killed at old crime scenes in Police?
The killer targets officers at locations where they investigated murders that were never solved. This pattern turns the Oslo police force's past failures into both a motive and a map for the new investigation.
Is Harry Hole actually working as a police detective in this novel?
At the beginning, Harry is absent from the active investigation and his former colleagues, including Katrine Bratt, must work without him. His condition and whereabouts are deliberately concealed after the events of Phantom.
Do I need to read Phantom before Police?
Reading Phantom first is strongly advisable because Police directly continues its story involving Harry, Rakel, Oleg, and the drug dealer known as Dubai. Police is the tenth Harry Hole novel, not a self-contained reset.
Which Harry Hole book comes after Police?
The Thirst follows Police and returns Harry to another serial-killer investigation in Oslo. Police was published in Norwegian in 2013, while The Thirst arrived several years later.
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