Jo nesbo, 52, is supplanting stieg larsson as the goto scandanivian crime writer with phantom, his ninth novel about tortured oslo homicide detective harry hole, plus. Dec 14, 2012 jo nesbo, 52, is supplanting stieg larsson as the goto scandanivian crime writer with phantom, his ninth novel about tortured oslo homicide detective harry hole, plus an nbc tv series in the. The publishers believed that the stories set in oslo would be a better bet. Hes an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 33 million copies around the world. A mainstay of contemporary scandinavian noir, jo nesbos harry hole thrillers are amongst the bestselling crime novels in the world. As usual, nesbo crafts a chilling story around harry s personal struggles. The bat is the first novel in the harry hole series featuring inspector harry hole, and many still refer to it as the best jo nesbo book yet. The complete series list for a harry hole mystery jo nesbo. Like a lot of literary detectives, he is a brilliant. A norwegian author, jo is most well known for his harry hole novels. Harry hole is the main character in a series of crime novels written by norwegian author jo nesbo. Jo still currently lives in oslo, close to his daughter and former wife. The bat, cockroaches, the redbreast, nemesis, the devils star, the redeemer, the snowman, the leopard, phantom, police and the thirst. This jo nesbo book list not only gives all the jo nesbo books in chronological order, but lets you see the characters develop and witness events at the correct time, just as jo intended.
His first crime novel featuring harry hole was published in norway in 1997 and was an instant hit, winning the glass key award for best nordic crime novel an accolade shared with peter hoeg, henning mankell and. Cbtbs beginners guide to jo nesbo crime by the book. A complete list of jo nesbo books in chronological order. Series order book 33 kindle edition by book list guru. Jan 04, 2018 jo nesbo on his favorite harry hole novels to write duration. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jo nesbo books in order. Since then, he has written a total of nine books in the harry hole series, three doctor proctor childrens novels, plus four standalone novels not all. Harry hole is a character and series of crime fiction novels by norwegian. I cant talk much about jo nesbos new book without giving away a few things. His first crime novel featuring harry hole was published in norway in 1997 and was an instant hit, winning the glass key award for best nordic crime novel an accolade shared with peter hoeg, henning mankell and stieg larsson. Jo nesbo is my new favorite thriller writer and harry hole my new hero. Harry hole works as a detective in the oslo crime squad, and is of indigenous origin. His mother is deceased, he has a weak relationship with his father and his sister had down syndrome.
When i began, i stumbled on to the snowman, and liked it so much i went back and started them in chronological order. Of course there is a spoiler of sorts for the phantom as well as for the snowman. I discovered nesbos harry hole series back in college, after devouring stieg larssons millennium trilogy and desperately searching online for similar books to pick up. The first book in the harry hole series of novels is the bat, which was published in 1997. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The harry hole mystery series in order jo nesbo fictiondb. Known primarily for his crime novels featuring inspector. We take a look at jo nesbos detective harry hole books in order. The latest harry hole novel is called knife and its published mid 2019. Hole is a classic loose cannon in the oslo norway police force, with few close friends and some unorthodox methods.
Critics also claim that he has brought about a widening of the scope of crime novels and the way they are written. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Harry hole series, blood on snow series, doctor proctor series, all standalone novels, plus, a jo nesbo biography. Jo nesbo on his favorite harry hole novels to write duration. Dead good jo nesbos harry hole books in order dead good. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in norway as of march 2014.
The official website for jo nesbo, author of the harry hole detective crime novels including the bat, the snowman and more bestselling thrillers, blood on snow and midnight sun. The redbreast a harry hole novel by jo nesbo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Harry is a police officer with the oslo crime squad. May 19, 2014 jo nesbo has already sold around 20 million copies of his harry hole thrillers but the norwegian authors profile is set to reach stratospheric heights with several hollywood movies in the pipeline.
A cult figure already after the first book, hole is a genuine antihero. Click here to read our comprehensive guide to the harry hole books. He finished college with a degree in business administration and economics at the norwegianschool of economics. His harry hole novels include the redbreast, nemesis, the devils star, the snowman, the leopard, phantom and the redeemer, and he is the author of headhunters and several childrens books. The latest jo nesbo book is macbeth, published in 2018. As usual, nesbo crafts a chilling story around harrys personal struggles. Cbtbs beginners guide to my alltime favorite author, jo nesbo. This book had my pulse in the red zone from start to finish. However the key to jo nesbo s international success, at least in part, lies in his highly original, yet utterly believable protagonist, detective harry hole. Harry hole is a police officer with the oslo crime squad created by norwegian author jo nesbo. He has been hailed as one of the best crime novelists. This is the most comprehensive jo nesbo book order and checklist available.
So, if you love a good norwegian detective series, or youve ever wondered about the jo nesbo book order, or wanted the harry hole series in order, get your. Michael fassbender about jo nesbos harry hole duration. Michael fassbender about jo nesbo s harry hole duration. Mar 27, 20 of course there is a spoiler of sorts for the phantom as well as for the snowman. Besides his crime fiction, he also writes the childrens book series doctor proctor. The devils star is the fifth in the harry hole series but it has the distinction of being the first of the jo nesbo series to have been translated into english. If you havent discovered the series yet, heres a taster of the harry hole books in order. Only once these became hugely popular was jo nesbos very first novel translated.
Jo nesbo is a norwegian novelist who is best known for his harry hole book series. How many of these brilliant scandinavian thrillers have you read. The cockroaches, which is not available in english at this time, is the. I can read and enjoy a couple of the harry hole books each year. Oct 17, 2014 harry, a flawed, troubled officer struggling with alcoholism, often disobeys orders from his superiors and flouts the rules to get results. What i found was to my mind crimereading perfection. Critics also claim that he has brought about a widening of the scope. Jo nesbos harry hole novels are complex, ambitious constructions where suspenseful and fastpaced crime plots reflect our globalized modern world. His rendition of the shakespearean story is a bloody crime noir. So, im not a frequent bookreader or however you want to call it, or should i say, i wasnt, but nowdays, im more into books than anything else, and even tho i didnt read books what really interests me are mystery books.
Jo nesbo chronological book list harry hole is a police officer with the oslo crime squad created by norwegian author jo nesbo. The harry hole novels are listed by the original name, publication order, chronological reading order and the english date of translation for each book. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Nesbo is a fantastic author, and this series is brilliant. Jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, economist and internationally acclaimed author. Jo nesbo is a critically acclaimed norwegian writer and musician. That out of the way, the first thing to note is that the thirst is pretty much as close to a sequel to police as you can get, but of course all nesbos harry hole books are in an ongoing chronological sequence. Jo nesbo books in order a mainstay of contemporary scandinavian noir, jo nesbos harry hole thrillers are amongst the bestselling crime novels in the world.
These amazing works of nesbo have helped to build his career as a writer in the real world. The harry hole series began in 1997 with the bat, although the first to be released in english was the redbreast. Harry hole is the main character in jo nesbos series of ten crime novels. The leopard the eighth harry hole thriller was a number 1 bestseller in hardback, with phantom the ninth book in the series topping the paperback charts. A complex character, chainsmoking, harddrinking and uncompromising, harry hole is for many readers the ultimate detective. Jo nesbo books in order how to make great thrillers even better.
Apr 01, 2018 macbeth by jo nesbo is published by vintage. Jo nesbo has already sold around 20 million copies of his harry hole thrillers but the norwegian authors profile is set to reach stratospheric heights with several hollywood movies in the pipeline. So far jo nesbo has sold over 15 million harry hole books worldwide, including three million in the uk. Hole is a brilliant and driven detective with unorthodox methods, a classic loose cannon in the police force. Jo nesbo, norwegian writer and musician best known internationally for a series of crime novels featuring hardboiled detective harry hole.
The cockroaches, which is not available in english at this time, is the second book in the harry hole series. And so a new famous novel star, harry hole, was born. Jo nesbo was born on march 29, 1960 in oslo, norway. The harry hole series of of crime fiction novels written by the norwegian crime fiction author jo nesbo. The snowman has been optioned by working title films and will be directed by martin scorsese, whilst the film. The devils star follows the excellent nemesis, with harry having to join forces with his rival and enemy in the police force, tom waaler, to track down a serial killer. He has sold over a million and a half copies of his books in norway alone. I get to page 440 of the phantom and have to stop to phone georgia, who gave me all the jo nesbo books for christmas. Aug 14, 2014 jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, economist and internationally acclaimed author. Everything in the series builds off of earlier books, so thats what id recommend. Jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, economist and author. There is too much violence for me, and harry s habitual problems become boring after a while.
Jo nesbo is perhaps best known for his brilliant, bestselling harry hole series eleven thrillers featuring the oslo crime squad detective these perfectly crafted thrillers have sold millions of copies across the world. The harry hole series of books are written by norwegian crime fiction author jo nesbo. The books are about an angst ridden man with a drink problem who upsets his superiors just like most other detective stories but jo nesbo is a talented writer. Phantom reached number two on the times bestseller list and stayed in the top 10 for seven weeks. Harry in a heavy smoker and is also an alcoholic, whose problems sometimes get him. He also wrote a number of standalone novels as well as childrens books. Below is a list of jo nesbos harry hole novels in publication and chronological order. Jo nesbo has written several books covering various book series among the work of nesbo is the doctor proktor series, the harry hole series, and the olav johansen series also known as the blood on snow series.
Hole is a brilliant and driven detective with unorthodox. As most of the books are also part of the socalled oslo sequence or oslo series, i have included in brackets their order as well they are all part of harry hole books. Like many detectives in crime fiction, harry hole has a complex past, as he lost his mother when he was still a young man, while being estranged from his. Its a complete bibliography and biography, which includes. Jo nesbo is one of the worlds bestselling crime writers, with the leopard, phantom, police, the son and his latest harry hole novel, the thirst, all topping the sunday times bestseller charts. Nesbos literary career began in 1997 with flaggermusmannen the bat in the harry hole series. Mar 04, 2017 cbtbs beginners guide to my alltime favorite author, jo nesbo. There is too much violence for me, and harrys habitual problems become boring after a while. Critics link the personality of harry hole to those of the famous literary detectives. Harry, a flawed, troubled officer struggling with alcoholism, often disobeys orders from his superiors and flouts the rules to get results. Nesbo is best known for the series of novels featuring detective harry hole. Jo nesbo also wrote the tv series occupied, and a harry hole novel, the snowman, is being released in 2017.
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