"Who wrote the ""Harry Hole"" novels?"
"and how he was related to the drug lord. Harry then confronts Gusto's killer. But before he can be taken in, he shoots and apparently kills Hole. As with the previous Harry Hole novels, ""Phantom"" is translated from Norwegian into English by Don Bartlett (http://donb.info/). Phantom (Nesbø novel) Phantom is a crime novel by Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbø, published jn 2012. Its Norwegian title is ""Gjenferd"", which does not directly translate to ""Phantom""; rather it translates to a word similar to ""ghosts"". ""Phantom"" is the ninth novel featuring crime detective Inspector Harry Hole. Inspector Harry Hole is returned from his"
"Holes (novel) Holes is a 1998 young adult mystery comedy novel written by Louis Sachar and first published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The book centers around an unlucky teenage boy named Stanley Yelnats, who is sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile corrections facility in a desert in Texas, after being falsely accused of theft. The plot explores the history of the area and how the actions of several characters in the past have affected Stanley's life in the present. These interconnecting stories touch on themes such as racism, homelessness, illiteracy, and arranged marriage. The book was both a"
"in print and doing very well."" On April 18, 2003, the Walt Disney film adaptation of ""Holes"" was released, which earned $71.4 million worldwide. Sachar himself wrote the film's screenplay. In November 19, 2005, the ""Wayside School"" series was adapted into a special, two years later becoming a TV show with two seasons. Louis Sachar Louis Sachar ( ; born March 20, 1954) is an American young-adult mystery-comedy author. He is best known for the ""Wayside School"" series and the award-winner, ""Holes"". ""Holes"" won the 1998 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the 1999 Newbery Medal for"
"Louis Sachar Louis Sachar ( ; born March 20, 1954) is an American young-adult mystery-comedy author. He is best known for the ""Wayside School"" series and the award-winner, ""Holes"". ""Holes"" won the 1998 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the 1999 Newbery Medal for the year's ""most distinguished contribution to American literature for children"". In 2013, it was ranked sixth among all children's novels in a survey published by ""School Library Journal"". After graduating from high school, Sachar attended Antioch College for a semester before transferring to University of California, Berkeley, during which time he began helping"
"origins in the Viking Age. The name is derived from Old Norse ""Hólar"", the plural form of ""hóll"", meaning ""round and isolated hill"". The word is pronounced as two syllables, with stress on the first (hoo-leh), as is implied in ""The Bat"", where the Australian police call him ""Harry Holy"". The seventh novel in the series ""The Snowman"" was adapted as a film in 2017 starring Michael Fassbender as Harry Hole, with Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Ronan Vibert, and J.K. Simmons. Harry Hole Harry Hole is the main character in a series of crime novels written by Norwegian author Jo"
"Holes (film) Holes is a 2003 American adventure comedy-drama film directed by Andrew Davis, and based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Louis Sachar (who also wrote the screenplay). The film stars Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Patricia Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson and Shia LaBeouf. The film was co produced by Walden Media and Walt Disney Pictures and distributed in many markets by Disney's distribution company Buena Vista. ""Holes"" was released in the United States on April 18, 2003, and earned $71.4 million worldwide. It was later released on DVD and VHS on September 23, 2003, by Buena"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the ""Harry Potter"" series. The book was released on 21 July 2007, ending the series that began in 1997 with the publication of ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"". It was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, in the United States by Scholastic, and in Canada by Raincoast Books. The novel chronicles the events directly following ""Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"" (2005) and the final confrontation between"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the ""Harry Potter"" series. The book was released on 21 July 2007, ending the series that began in 1997 with the publication of ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"". It was published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, in the United States by Scholastic, and in Canada by Raincoast Books. The novel chronicles the events directly following ""Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"" (2005) and the final confrontation between"
"J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling , ( ""rolling""; born 31 July 1965), writing under the pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, philanthropist, film producer, television producer and screenwriter, best known for writing the ""Harry Potter"" fantasy series. The books have won multiple awards, and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best-selling book series in history. They have also been the basis for a film series, over which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts and was a producer on the final films in the series. Born in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, Rowling was"
"Kim Harrison Kim Harrison (born 1966) is a pen-name of American author Dawn Cook. Kim is best known as the author of the New York Times #1 best selling Hollows series, but she has written more than urban fantasy and has published over two-dozen books spanning the gamut from young adult, accelerated-science thriller, several anthologies, a unique, full-color world book, and has scripted two original graphic novels set in the Hollows universe. She has also published traditional fantasy under the name Dawn Cook. The Rachel Morgan urban fantasy series is set in an alternate history in which a worldwide pandemic"
"I can dig out the rest of the series and read them again, in order. Verdict: 5/5"" The Bat (novel) The Bat (, ""Bat Man"") is a 1997 crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the first in the Harry Hole series. The story revolves around the Norwegian police officer Harry Hole, who is sent to Sydney, Australia to serve as an attaché for the Australian police's investigation into the murder of a young female Norwegian celebrity, Inger Holter. Her boyfriend, Evans White, is initially approached as a suspect. Hole is assisted by Aboriginal colleague Andrew Kensington; together they find"
"Tom Holt Thomas Charles Louis ""Tom"" Holt (born 13 September 1961) is a British novelist. In addition to fiction published under his own name, he writes fantasy under the pseudonym K. J. Parker. Holt was born in London, the son of novelist Hazel Holt, and was educated at Westminster School, Wadham College, Oxford, and The College of Law, London. His works include mythopoeic novels which parody or take as their theme various aspects of mythology, history or literature and develop them in new and often humorous ways. He has also written a number of historical novels writing as Thomas Holt."
"services to literature and philanthropy. J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling , ( ""rolling""; born 31 July 1965), writing under the pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, philanthropist, film producer, television producer and screenwriter, best known for writing the ""Harry Potter"" fantasy series. The books have won multiple awards, and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best-selling book series in history. They have also been the basis for a film series, over which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts and was a producer on the final films in the series. Born in"
"Harry Horse Richard Horne, whose pen name was Harry Horse (9 May 1960, Coventry – 10 January 2007, Papil, West Burra), was an English author, illustrator and political cartoonist. He was also known as lead singer of the band Swamptrash. Born and raised in Coventry, Warwickshire, he moved to Edinburgh in 1978, where he adopted his pen name. His first book, ""Ogopogo, My Journey with the Loch Ness Monster"", was published in 1983. He also wrote ""The Last..."" series of books; this included ""The Last Polar Bears"", which was adapted into a 30-minute cartoon for CITV and a touring theatre"
"known as The Marysville Hole, where two children died years earlier. The novel was first mentioned in an interview for ""USA Today"" on August 7, 2017. The book cover was first revealed on January 18, 2018. An excerpt was published in the May 25, 2018, issue of ""Entertainment Weekly"". The character of Holly Gibney from King's Bill Hodges trilogy (""Mr. Mercedes"", ""Finders Keepers"", ""End of Watch"") is a major character in the book. The novel outlines some events from the trilogy and its aftermath. The concept of ""ka,"" an integral part of King's ""The Dark Tower"" series, is also mentioned."
"Melissa Anelli Melissa Anelli (born December 27, 1979) is an American author and webmistress. She is the author of the ""New York Times"" bestseller ""Harry, A History"", which chronicles the ""Harry Potter"" phenomenon with exclusive interview material and a foreword written by ""Harry Potter"" creator J.K. Rowling. Anelli is also the full-time webmistress of The Leaky Cauldron, a commercial fansite devoted to the ""Harry Potter "" franchise for fans. Anelli also is one of three hosts of the Leaky Cauldron's official podcast PotterCast, which talks about various aspects of the ""Harry Potter"" books, movies, video games and more. The podcast"
"Harry Potter Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's struggle against Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the wizard governing body known as the Ministry of Magic, and subjugate all wizards and Muggles (non-magical people). Since the release of the first novel, ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"", on 26"
"and the US in February 2014. Cockroaches (novel) Cockroaches (, 1998) is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the second in the Harry Hole series. Norway's ambassador to Thailand is found stabbed to death in a brothel on the outskirts of Bangkok. Oslo detective Harry Hole is sent to help the Thai police solve the crime before the scandal hits the newspapers. Starting at the embassy in Bangkok, Hole uncovers tensions between career diplomats and political appointees, as well as shameful secrets of the ambassador's family and various embassy staff. Hole learns that the ambassador had lost heavily"
"April Henry April Henry (born April 14, 1959) is an American ""New York Times"" bestselling author of mysteries, thrillers, and young adult novels. Born in Portland, Oregon, April 14, 1959, Henry grew up in the small southern Oregon city of Medford where her father, Hank Henry, was a KTVL television newscaster, and her mother, Nora Henry, was a florist. Author Roald Dahl helped Harry Potter take his first step as mfm. When Henry was twelve, she sent Dahl a short story about a frog who loved peanut butter. Dahl had lunch with the editor of an international children's magazine and"
"Cockroaches (novel) Cockroaches (, 1998) is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the second in the Harry Hole series. Norway's ambassador to Thailand is found stabbed to death in a brothel on the outskirts of Bangkok. Oslo detective Harry Hole is sent to help the Thai police solve the crime before the scandal hits the newspapers. Starting at the embassy in Bangkok, Hole uncovers tensions between career diplomats and political appointees, as well as shameful secrets of the ambassador's family and various embassy staff. Hole learns that the ambassador had lost heavily in betting on Thai horse racing"
"The Bat (novel) The Bat (, ""Bat Man"") is a 1997 crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the first in the Harry Hole series. The story revolves around the Norwegian police officer Harry Hole, who is sent to Sydney, Australia to serve as an attaché for the Australian police's investigation into the murder of a young female Norwegian celebrity, Inger Holter. Her boyfriend, Evans White, is initially approached as a suspect. Hole is assisted by Aboriginal colleague Andrew Kensington; together they find out that they are dealing with a serial killer who strangles blonde women. Hole befriends a red"
"Hollows (series) The Hollows series (also called the Rachel Morgan series) is a series of thirteen mystery novels, eight short stories, two graphic novels, and one compendium resource by Kim Harrison, published by HarperCollins Publishers, in an urban fantasy alternate history universe and set primarily in the city of Cincinnati and its suburbs. The alternate history is built upon two premises: the recent open existence of magical and supernatural species, primarily witches, vampires, and werewolves, with the human population; and the historical investment of Cold War military spending in genetic engineering as opposed to the Space Race, which resulted in"
"of Nesbø's that stems from a childhood memory of accepting a dare to eat a whole apple while it was still attached to the tree. As with the previous Harry Hole novels, ""The Leopard"" is translated from Norwegian into English by Don Bartlett. The Leopard (Nesbø novel) The Leopard is a crime novel by Norwegian novelist, Jo Nesbø. Its Norwegian title is ""Panserhjerte"", which does not directly translate to The Leopard; it rather means something along the lines of ""armoured heart"". Moreover, ""leopard"" refers to the stealthy tread of the killer in the book, while ""armoured heart"" is what Harry"
"sets to a script that didn’t exist.” Jonathan Hales Jonathan Hales (born 10 May 1937) is a British playwright and screenwriter. He is noted for his work with Lucasfilm, including ""The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles"" television series and """". Hales has worked extensively in film and television. He began his screenwriting career in 1970, with the British television series ""Manhunt"". Hales has written for the American series ""Dallas"", as well as many iterations — series and DVD releases — of ""The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones"". Hales wrote the 1980 Agatha Christie film ""The Mirror Crack'd"". He is credited with"
"Marilyn Harris (writer) Marilyn Harris (June 4, 1931 — January 18, 2002) was an American author best known for her seven-novel ""Eden"" series, an historical saga about the Eden family of England. The series contains ""This Other Eden"" (1977); ""The Prince of Eden"" (1978); ""The Eden Passion"" (1979); ""The Women of Eden"" (1980); ""Eden Rising"" (1982); ""American Eden"" (1987); and ""Eden and Honor"" (1989). She is also the author of the best selling novel, ""Hatter Fox"" (1973), adapted into a 1977 CBS movie, ""The Girl Called Hatter Fox"". Harris was born on June 4, 1931, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the"
"Down the Rabbit Hole (novel) Down The Rabbit Hole is the first book in the Echo Falls mystery series by best selling crime novelist Peter Abrahams. Ingrid is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or at least her shoes are. And getting them back will mean getting tangled up in a murder investigation as complicated as the mysteries solved by her idol, Sherlock Holmes. With soccer practice, schoolwork, and the lead role in her town's production of Alice in Wonderland, Ingrid is swamped. But as things in Echo Falls keep getting curiouser and curiouser Ingrid realizes she must"
"Black Hole (comics) Black Hole is a twelve-issue comic book limited series written and illustrated by Charles Burns and published first by Kitchen Sink Press, then Fantagraphics. It was released in collected form in 2005 by Pantheon Books. The story deals with the aftermath of a sexually transmitted disease which causes grotesque mutations in teenagers. Burns has said that the mutations can be read as a metaphor for adolescence, sexual awakening and the transition into adulthood. ""Black Hole"" was published as a 12-issue comic book limited series between 1995 and 2005. The first four issues were released by Kitchen Sink"
"J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works ""The Hobbit"", ""The Lord of the Rings"", and ""The Silmarillion"". He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945 and Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, from 1945 to 1959. He was at one time a close friend of C. S. Lewis—they were both"
"Anthony Horowitz Anthony Horowitz, OBE (born 5 April 1955) is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense. His work for young adult readers includes ""The Diamond Brothers"" series, the ""Alex Rider"" series, and ""The Power of Five"" series (a.k.a. ""The Gatekeepers""). His work for adults includes the play ""Mindgame"" (2001); two Sherlock Holmes novels ""The House of Silk"" (2011) and ""Moriarty"" (2014); ""Magpie Murders"" (2016) and ""The Word Is Murder"" (2017). He was also chosen to write James Bond novels by the Ian Fleming estate, starting with ""Trigger Mortis"" (2015). He has also written for television, contributing"
"Paul Little (author) Paul Hugo Little (1915–1987) was an American pulp fiction writer and author of the historical novels forming the Windhaven series and The Hawk and the Dove series under the pen names Marie de Jourlet and Leigh Franklin James respectively. He was the author of 700 historical fiction, erotica and romance novels mostly published under pseudonyms. He also published a few books under his own name including ""Chessworks"" (a book on chess theory) and ""The Condominium Trap"" (a literary novel). Kenan Heise of the Chicago Tribune says ""The Guinness Book of World Records lists a South African woman,"
"Joe Hill (writer) Joseph Hillstrom King (born June 4, 1972), better known by the pen name Joe Hill, is an American author and comic book writer. His work includes the novels ""Heart-Shaped Box"" (2007), ""Horns"" (2010), ""NOS4A2"" (2013), and ""The Fireman"" (2016); the short story collections ""20th Century Ghosts"" (2005) and ""Strange Weather"" (2017); and the comic book series ""Locke & Key"" (2008–2013). ""Locke & Key"" won British Fantasy Awards in 2009 and 2012, and an Eisner Award in 2012. King is the son of authors Stephen and Tabitha King. Hill was born in 1972 to authors Tabitha (née Spruce)"
"Holly Black Holly Black ""née"" Riggenbach (born November 10, 1971) is an American writer and editor best known for ""The Spiderwick Chronicles"", a series of children's fantasy books she created with writer and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, and a trilogy of Young Adult novels officially called the ""Modern Faerie Tales"" trilogy. Her 2013 novel ""Doll Bones"" was named a Newbery Medal honor book. Black was born in West Long Branch, New Jersey in 1971, and during her early years her family lived in a ""decrepit Victorian house."" Black graduated with a B.A. in English from The College of New Jersey in"
"American teenager with a criminal history. A new friendship with Ginny, who has cerebral palsy, a reunion with former friend X-Ray, a ticket-scalping scheme, a beautiful pop singer, and a frame-up all test Armpit’s resolve to ""Just take small steps and keep moving forward"". Holes (novel) Holes is a 1998 young adult mystery comedy novel written by Louis Sachar and first published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The book centers around an unlucky teenage boy named Stanley Yelnats, who is sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile corrections facility in a desert in Texas, after being falsely accused of theft."