The Thirst (novel)

{{short description|2017 novel by Jo Nesbø}}

{{Infobox book

| name = The Thirst

| image = The Thirst -- book cover.jpg

| caption = First edition (Norwegian)

| title_orig = Tørst

| series = Harry Hole (#11)

| author = Jo Nesbø

| pub_date = May 9, 2017

| publisher = Aschehoug

| country = Norway

| language = Norwegian, English

| genre = Crime fiction

| media_type = Print

| pages = 480

| isbn = 978-1911215288

| preceded_by = Police

| followed_by = Knife

}}

The Thirst ({{langx|no|Tørst}}, 2017) is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø,{{cite web|last1=Forshaw|first1=Barry|title=The best recent thrillers – review roundup|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/14/the-best-recent-thrillers-review-roundup|website=The Guardian|publisher=theguardian.com|accessdate=15 June 2017|date=14 April 2017}} the eleventh in the Harry Hole series.{{cite web|last1=Rees|first1=Jasper|title=Sunday Book: Jo Nesbo - The Thirst|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/books/sunday-book-jo-nesbo-thirst|website=The Art Desk|publisher=theartsdesk.com|accessdate=15 June 2017|date=16 April 2017}}{{cite web|title=The Thirst A HARRY HOLE NOVEL By JO NESBO Translated by Neil Smith|url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/235403/the-thirst-by-jo-nesbo/9780385352161/|website=penguinrandomhouse.com|publisher=Penguin Randomhouse|accessdate=15 June 2017}}

Plot

The novel features a killer who returns from Harry Hole's past and whom he failed to apprehend previously, but with a frightening new method of killing his victims by biting the victim's body with manufactured iron teeth and, apparently, drinking their blood, similar to the classic idea of a vampire.

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