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The Devil's Star

The Devil's Star (Norwegian: Marekors, literally "The Nightmare Cross", 2003) 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.

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Author
Jo Nesbø
Genre
Crime fiction
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Aschehoug
Followed by
The Redeemer
Language
Norwegian, English

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The Devil's Star

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The Devil's Star

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related to Adaptation · 12
The Devil's Star → Harry Hole, Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole, Joel Kinnaman, Karlsen, March, Nesbø, Netflix, Pia Tjelta, Rakel Fauke, The, Tobias Santelmann, Tom Waaler
related to Plot introduction · 5
The Devil's Star → But Hole, Detective Harry Hole, One, Oslo, Tom Waaler
Author · 1
The Devil's Star → Jo Nesbø
Followed by · 1
The Devil's Star → The Redeemer
Genre · 1
The Devil's Star → Crime fiction
Language · 1
The Devil's Star → Norwegian, English
Media type · 1
The Devil's Star → Print (Paperback)
Original title · 1
The Devil's Star → Marekors
Pages · 1
The Devil's Star → 448 (Eng. paperback trans.)
Preceded by · 1
The Devil's Star → Nemesis

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hole waaler harry sven devil's star murder hole's oslo five-pointed series finger diamond norwegian nemesis killer tom crime jo nesbø

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The Devil's StarAuthorJo Nesbø1.00infobox
The Devil's StarFollowed byThe Redeemer1.00infobox
The Devil's StarGenreCrime fiction1.00infobox
The Devil's StarLanguageNorwegian, English1.00infobox
The Devil's StarMedia typePrint (Paperback)1.00infobox
The Devil's StarOriginal titleMarekors1.00infobox
The Devil's StarPages448 (Eng. paperback trans.)1.00infobox
The Devil's StarPreceded byNemesis1.00infobox
The Devil's StarPublication date20031.00infobox
The Devil's StarPublication placeNorway (some scenes in Czech Republic)1.00infobox
The Devil's StarPublished in English20101.00infobox
The Devil's StarPublisherAschehoug1.00infobox
The Devil's StarSeriesHarry Hole (#5)1.00infobox
The Devil's StarTranslatorDon Bartlett1.00infobox

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