Summer. A boy, Gusto, is lying on the floor of an Oslo apartment. He is bleeding and will soon die. He is trying to make sense of what has happened. In order to place his life and death in some kind of context he begins to tell his story. Outside, the church bells chime.
Autumn. Former Police Detective Harry Hole returns to Oslo after three years abroad. He seeks out his former boss at Police Headquarters to request permission to investigate a homicide. But the case is already closed: a young junkie, Gusto, was in all likelihood shot dead by a fellow addict in a squabble over drugs. Yet, Harry is granted permission to visit the boy’s alleged killer in jail. There, he meets himself and his own history. What follows is the solitary investigation of what appears to be the first impossible case in Harry Hole’s career. And while Harry is searching, Gusto continues his story.
A man walks the dark streets of nighttime Oslo. The streets are his and he has always been there. He is a phantom.
This is the ninth installment in the Harry Hole series. This title will be translated and released in the UK January 2012 (Facebook page). U.S. date undetermined. This book is getting rave reviews. For impatient fans like me, I always get his books from the U.K.
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How do I purchase a copy of Phantom? Eileen Lee – Los Angeles, CA
This book isn’t out until January 2012 in the UK. I usually use The Book Depository or Amazon.