#177 in Crime & mystery
The Devil's Star
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Our view
“The Devil’s Star” is a dark crime novel that stands or falls with its detective, the brilliant and self-destructive Harry Hole. In this fifth book of the series readers often find him frustrating; some tire of the pessimistic tone and still go on reading. Some race through it and are happily baffled by the ending, while others find only the final stretch gripping.
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About the book
The Devil's Star is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the fifth in the Harry Hole series. An English-translated version of the book named The Devil's Star was translated by Don Bartlett.
Reading order · Harry Hole series
Full order & progress →- The BatStart here
7.07.0 / 10 - Cockroaches
7.47.4 / 10 - The Redbreast
7.77.7 / 10 - Nemesis
7.77.7 / 10 - The Devil's StarThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - The Redeemer
7.97.9 / 10 - The Snowman
7.87.8 / 10 - The Leopard
–Not ranked yet - Phantom
7.87.8 / 10 - Police
7.97.9 / 10 - The Thirst
7.87.8 / 10 - Knife
–Not ranked yet - Killing Moon
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 134 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 48% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 134 | 100% |
In this book
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