Jo Nesbø Bibliography
Jo Nesbø is a musician, songwriter, economist and author. 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 Høeg, Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson).
He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Glass Key for best Nordic crime novel.
Nesbø was born in 1960 in Oslo and grew up in Molde. He graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics with a degree in Economics and Business Administration. He worked as a freelance journalist and a stockbroker before he began his writing career.
Nesbø played top-flight football for Molde FK until he tore the cruciate ligaments in his knee, and had to concentrate on other aspects of his life. Nesbø is a dedicated rock climber and has climbed sport routes up to French grade 7c.
Jo Nesbo
In addition to his career as author, Nesbø is also the main vocalist and songwriter for the Norwegian rock band Di Derre. He lives close to his former wife and their daughter in Oslo.
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Jo lives close to his former wife and their daughter in Oslo.
Jo Nesbo Movies | Film | Verfilmung
- The Snowman 2016
- Doctor Proctor tidsbadekar 2015
- I Am Victor 2013
- Jackpot 2011
- Headhunters 2011
- Ferdig mann 2010
- Banking on My Guitar 2009
- Deadline Torp 2005
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Macbeth Jo Nesbo
Set in a dark, rainy northern town, Nesbo’s Macbeth pits the ambitions of a corrupt policeman against loyal colleagues, a drug-depraved underworld and the pull of childhood friendships…
Originally published: 15 March 2018
Author: Jo Nesbø
Original language: Norwegian
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Crime Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Literary fiction
Jo Nesbo Koma – Police
Police is a crime novel by Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbø published in 2013. It is the tenth novel in Nesbø’s Harry Hole series. A young girl is found dead in the woods. She was brutally raped. Ten years later a policeman is killed in the same place, his face is cruelly disfigured. A special commission determines under high pressure. But more murders happen. The police have no sign, and their best investigator Harry Hole is missing. In a hospital, a seriously injured man is in a coma. The room is guarded by the police. Nobody should know who the mysterious patient is. Because he has an enemy. And that is everywhere
Originally published : 2013
Author : Jo Nesbø
Preceded by : Phantom
Followed by : The Thirst
Genre : Crime Fiction
Country : Norway
The Bat Jo Nesbo
The Bat is a 1997 crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø published in 1997, the first in the Harry Hole series.
Originally published: 1997
Author: Jo Nesbø
Original title: Flaggermusmannen
Genre: Crime Fiction
Followed by: Cockroaches
Awards: Glass Key award, Riverton Prize
Jo Nesbo Schneemann
The Snowman is a novel by Norwegian crime-writer Jo Nesbø published in 2007. It is the seventh entry in his Harry Hole series.
Originally published: 2007
Author: Jo Nesbø
Genre: Crime Fiction
Preceded by: The Redeemer
Followed by: The Leopard
Publisher: Aschehoug
The Thirst Jo Nesbo
The Thirst is a crime novel by Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbø published in 2017. It is the eleventh in the Harry Hole series
Originally published: 21 March 2017
Original title: Tørst
Preceded by: Police
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Genre: Crime Fiction
Jo Nesbo Levhart – The Leopard
The Leopard is a crime novel by Norwegian novelist, Jo Nesbø published in 2009. Its Norwegian title is Panserhjerte, which does not directly translate to The Leopard; rather it means something along the lines of “armoured heart”. Panserhjerte is also a Norwegian term for Constrictive pericarditis. The Leopard is the eighth novel featuring Nesbø’s crime detective, Inspector Harry Hole.
Originally published: 2009
Original title: Panserhjerte
Country: Norway
Language: Norwegian
Series: Harry Hole
Author: Jo Nesbø
Preceded by: The Snowman
Followed by: Phantom
Genre: Crime Fiction
Publishers: Aschehoug (Norwegian 1st ed.), Harvill Secker (English 1st ed.)
Jo Nesbo Redbreast
The Redbreast is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the third in the Harry Hole series. The novel begins during former President Clinton’s visit to Norway, where Harry reluctantly ends up playing an important role. Ramifications of the mission Harry is tasked with lead to him investigating neo-Nazi activity in Norway, and delving into a crime that has its roots in the battlefields of the Eastern Front of World War II.
Originally published: 2000
Author: Jo Nesbø
Genre: Crime Fiction
Publisher: Random House
Preceded by: Cockroaches
Followed by: Nemesis
The Redeemer Jo Nesbo
The Redeemer is a novel by Norwegian crime-writer Jo Nesbø published in 2005, the novel is part of his Harry Hole series
Originally published: 2005
Author: Jo Nesbø
Genre: Crime Fiction
Preceded by: The Devil’s Star
Followed by: The Snowman
Original title: Frelseren
Jo Nesbo The Son
The Son (Norwegian: Sønnen) is a crime novel by Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbø published in 2014. It is the second stand-alone crime novel by Nesbø, following Headhunters
Originally published: 2014
Author: Jo Nesbø
Genre: Crime Fiction
Original title: Sønnen
Country: Norway
Nominations: Goodreads Choice Awards Best Mystery & Thriller
Jo Nesbo Cockroaches
Cockroaches is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø published in 1998, it is the second in the Harry Hole series.
“When the Norwegian ambassador to Thailand is found dead in a Bangkok brothel, Inspector Harry Hole is dispatched from Oslo to help hush up the case.
But once he arrives Harry discovers that this case is about much more than one random murder. There is something else, something more pervasive, scrabbling around behind the scenes. Or, put another way, for every cockroach you see in your hotel room, there are hundreds behind the walls. Surrounded by round-the-clock traffic noise, Harry wanders the streets of Bangkok lined with go-go bars, temples, opium dens, and tourist traps, trying to piece together the story of the ambassador’s death even though no one asked him to, and no one wants him to—not even Harry himself.”
Originally published: 1998
Original title: Kakerlakkene
Genre: Crime Fiction
Preceded by: The Bat
Followed by: The Redbreast
Nemesis Jo Nesbo
Nemesis is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø published in 2002, it is the fourth in the Harry Hole series.
“A man is caught on CCTV, shooting dead a cashier at a bank. Detective Harry Hole begins his investigation, but after dinner with an old flame wakes up with no memory of the past 12 hours. Then the girl is found dead in mysterious circumstances and he beings to receive threatening emails: is someone trying to frame him for her death?
As Harry fights to clear his name, the bank robberies continue with unparalleled savagery… ”
Originally published: 2002
Original title: Sorgenfri
Genre: Crime Fiction
Preceded by: The Redbreast
Nominations: Edgar Award for Best Novel, Macavity Awards for Best Mystery Novel
Jo Nesbo Occupied
From a storyline conceived by bestselling author Jo Nesbø, `Occupied’ focuses on political and environmental issues affecting Scandinavia. The ten-part Nordic drama is based in the near future, when environmental concerns prompt the Norwegian government to stop all oil and gas production in the North Sea. With limited resources available elsewhere, these actions result in a world crisis. Stepping in on behalf of the EU, Russia invades the country with the sole aim to complete a “silk-glove” operation, which involves taking control of the oil supplies. However, as the mission gets underway, further political conflicts take over the nation.
First episode date: 4 October 2015
Original network: TV2
Budget: kr 90 million
Theme music composer: Sivert Høyem
Episodes
- S01 E01 · April
4 Oct 2015 - S01 E02 · May
- S01 E03 · June
11 Oct 2015 - S01 E04 · July
18 Oct 2015 - S01 E05 · August
25 Oct 2015 - S01 E06 · September
1 Nov 2015 - S01 E07 · October
8 Nov 2015 - S01 E08 · November
15 Nov 2015 - S01 E09 · December – Part 1
22 Nov 2015
Jo Nesbo Headhunters
A successful business headhunter secretly funds his lavish lifestyle with a sideline in art theft learns that one of his contacts has a valuable painting. He resolves to steal it, little realising the deadly world of trouble he is entering.
Initial release: 26 August 2011 (Norway)
Director: Morten Tyldum
Languages: English, Norwegian, Russian, Danish, Swedish
Nominations: BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film, People’s Choice Award for Best European Film
Screenplay: Lars Gudmestad, Ulf Ryberg
Jo Nesbo Series
Jo Nesbo Serie Harry Hole
Harry Hole is the main character in a series of crime novels by Norwegian author Jo Nesbø. Hole is a brilliant and driven detective with unorthodox methods, a classic loose cannon in the police force.
- The Bat (1997)
- Cockroaches (1998)
- The Redbreast (2000)
- Nemesis (2002)
- The Devil’s Star (2003)
- The Redeemer (2005)
- The Snowman (2007)
- The Leopard (2009)
- Phantom (2012)
- Police (2013)
- The Thirst (2017)
Doctor Proctor Books
- Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder (2009)
- Bubble in the Bathtub (2011)
- Time-Travel Bath Bomb (2011)
- Who Cut the Cheese? (2012)
- The Magical Fruit (2013)
- The Great Gold Robbery (2013)
- The Thirst (2017)
Blood On Snow Books
| Blood on Snow | (2015) | |
| Midnight Sun | (2015) |
Jo Nesbo Book In Order | Kirjat
- June (2014, 1st edition 2000)
- Doctor Proctor and the end of the world. (2013, 1st edition 2010)
- Doctor Proktor and Powder (2012, 1st edition 2007)
- Doctor Proctor and Time Bath (2012, 1st edition 2011)
- Doctor Proctor and Big Robbery of Gold (2013, 1st Edition 2012)
- Blood on the Snow (2015, 1st Edition 2015)
- Levhart (2013, 1st edition 2009)
- Hunters of Heads (2011, 1st edition 2008)
- Macbeth (2018, 1st edition 2018)
- Nemesis (2011, 1st edition 2002)
- Bat (2013, 1st edition 1997)
- Pentagram (2011, 1st edition 2003)
- Police (2015, 1st edition 2013)
- Phantom (2014, 1st edition 2011)
- Midnight Sun (2015, 1st Edition 2015)
- Sensational Collection of Doctor Proctor’s Animals (2018)
- Harry Hole Series 1.-11. (2013)
- Snowman (2012, 1st edition 2007)
- Savior (2012, 1st edition 2005)
- Swabia (2013, 1st edition 1998)
- Son (2015, 1st edition 2014)
- Doctor Proctor Save Christmas? (2017)
- Thirsty (2017, 1st edition 2017)