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Beware the falling snows... The first snowfall in Oslo brings a series of gruesome murders, and Harry Hole is pitted against a brutal killer who will drive him to the edge.The night the first snow falls a young boy wakes to find his mother gone. He walks through the silent house, but finds only wet footprints on the stairs. In the garden looms a solitary figure: a snowman bathed in cold moonlight, its black eyes glaring up at the bedroom windows. Round its neck is his mother's pink scarf.Inspector Harry Hole is convinced there is a link between the disappearance and a menacing letter he received some months earlier. As Harry and his team delve into unsolved case files, they discover that an alarming number of wives and mothers have gone missing over the years. When a second woman disappears Harry's suspicions are confirmed: he is a pawn in a deadly game. For the first time in his career Harry finds himself confronted with a serial killer operating on his turf, a killer who will drive him to the brink of insanity. A brilliant thriller with a pace that never lets up, The Snowman confirms Jo Nesbo's position as an international star of crime fiction.
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The snowman
Beware the falling snows... The first snowfall in Oslo brings a series of gruesome murders, and Harry Hole is pitted against a brutal killer who will drive him to the edge.The night the first snow falls a young boy wakes to find his mother gone. He walks through the silent house, but finds only wet footprints on the stairs. In the garden looms a solitary figure: a snowman bathed in cold moonlight, its black eyes glaring up at the bedroom windows. Round its neck is his mother's pink scarf.Inspector Harry Hole is convinced there is a link between the disappearance and a menacing letter he received some months earlier. As Harry and his team delve into unsolved case files, they discover that an alarming number of wives and mothers have gone missing over the years. When a second woman disappears Harry's suspicions are confirmed: he is a pawn in a deadly game. For the first time in his career Harry finds himself confronted with a serial killer operating on his turf, a killer who will drive him to the brink of insanity. A brilliant thriller with a pace that never lets up, The Snowman confirms Jo Nesbo's position as an international star of crime fiction.
The Evil Genie
Thousands of children have learnt to read with Kipper, Biff and Chip in the "Oxford Reading Tree" stories. These new editions feature new covers and artwork, but the stories and characters remain the same.
Spots!
Thousands of children have learnt to read with Kipper, Biff and Chip in the "Oxford Reading Tree" stories. These new editions feature new covers and artwork, but the stories and characters remain the same.
Our clothes
Topic Starters are part of the Fact finders series - the non-fiction component of the Oxford Reading Tree. Each title links to a title in the Fact Finders ABC series & More ABC series titles: Myself, Families, People, Schools, etc.
Superdog
Thousands of children have learnt to read with Kipper, Biff and Chip in the "Oxford Reading Tree" stories. These new editions feature new covers and artwork, but the stories and characters remain the same.
Swap!
Meet the friends: Free spirited Jamie is not one to be tied down - unless it's in the bedroom. Caleb is Jamie's sexually adventurous lover who has no desire to domesticate her. Mia is Jamie's naïve friend whose sexual fulfillment has depended solely on her first and only lover. Aidan thinks he knows what Mia wants. That's because he's the only man she's ever gone to, to get it. This weekend, four best friends at the crossroads of their relationships have decided to do something different. But as sexual partners shift, Jamie, Caleb, Mia, and Aidan will discover more about themselves and each other than they ever imagined.
The Nest
For some kids summer is a sun-soaked season of fun. But for Steve, it s just another season of worries. Worries about his sick newborn baby brother who is fighting to survive, worries about his parents who are struggling to cope, even worries about the wasp s nest looming ominously from the eaves. So when a mysterious wasp queen invades his dreams, offering to fix the baby, Steve thinks his prayers have been answered. All he has to do is say Yes. But yes is a powerful word. It is also a dangerous one. And once it is uttered, can it be taken back?
Kipper's diary
Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 1+: First Sentences (Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 1+ First Sentences)
Laughing Princess
The Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 6: More Storybooks (Magic Key)
Rotten Apples
Thousands of children have learnt to read with Kipper, Biff and Chip in the "Oxford Reading Tree" stories. These new editions feature new covers and artwork, but the stories and characters remain the same.