How to read the jo nesbo books in order books reading order. Critics also claim that he has brought about a widening of the scope of crime novels and the way they are written. A norwegian author, jo is most well known for his harry hole novels. A complex character, chainsmoking, harddrinking and uncompromising, harry hole is for many readers the ultimate detective. This is the most comprehensive jo nesbo book order and checklist available. Its a complete bibliography and biography, which includes. As someone who hasnt read anything by jo nesbo, which jo. Harry is a police officer with the oslo crime squad. Many of us have read the books out of order because thats how thats the order in which they were translated to english. The first book in the harry hole series of novels is the bat, which was published in 1997. This is the order of harry hole books in both chronological order and. 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. The cockroaches, which is not available in english at this time, is the.
In this episode of the podcast, the bestselling norwegian writer talks with bill tipper about the strangerthanfiction cases that inspired the thirst, nesbos latest novel to feature the. Jo nesbo books in order in english for his harry hole thriller series, as well as his. Jo nesbos doktor proktor series saw its first book in 2014, doctor proctors fart powder. Dead good jo nesbos harry hole books in order dead good. We looked at all of the books authored by jo nesbo and bring a list of jo nesbo s books in order for you to minimize your hassle at the time of choosing the best reading order. Harry, a flawed, troubled officer struggling with alcoholism, often disobeys orders from his superiors and flouts the rules to get results. For jo nesbo, it meant research into the annals of abnormal psychology, into a world of delusion and obsession more disturbing than any supernatural fable. Jo nesbo collection 9 books set the snowman, police, the devils star, the redeemer, cockroaches, the leopard, the son, the bat, headhunters by jo nesbo 1 jan 2016 3. The bat, cockroaches, the redbreast, nemesis, the devils star, the redeemer, the snowman, the leopard, phantom, police and the thirst. Home uncategorized a complete list of jo nesbo books in chronological order. I recently picked up the redbreast by jo nesbo and was wondering if it would ruin anything to read it without reading the first 2 books that come before it in, what i just learned, is a series. Jo nesbo novels in order of publication a mainstay of contemporary scandinavian noir, jo nesbos harry hole thrillers are amongst the bestselling crime novels in the world. Bernard cornwells books about the adventures of british soldier richard sharpe during the napoleonic wars have been enjoyed by millions, mixing as they do a combination of action, combat, and historical research.
From the early pages of the new standalone novel by jo nesbo, author of the harry hole series, it quickly becomes clear that an extended network of highly placed officials are in on a scheme to. Cbtbs beginners guide to my alltime favorite author, jo nesbo. 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. Perhaps nesbos british publishers decided to debut with the devils star, fifth in this series, because the early books are not set in norway. His mother is deceased, he has a weak relationship with his father and his sister had down syndrome. The chronological order of the harry hole novels available in english is. Complete order of jo nesbo books in publication order and chronological order. Aug 09, 2017 for jo nesbo, it meant research into the annals of abnormal psychology, into a world of delusion and obsession more disturbing than any supernatural fable. A number of his books have been made into movies as well. Nesbo is best known for the series of novels featuring detective harry hole. Now, however, youve got the chance to read them in proper chronological order, and if i had to do it again, id read them this way as well. Its a real shame that the jo nesbo novels, featuring harry hole, the detective with a complicated personal life, have not been translated into english in a chronological order. 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.
Nov 28, 20 its a real shame that the jo nesbo novels, featuring harry hole, the detective with a complicated personal life, have not been translated into english in a chronological order. He also wrote a number of standalone novels as well as childrens books. Jo nesbo, norwegian writer and musician best known internationally for a series of crime novels featuring hardboiled detective harry hole. 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. Jo nesbos books were published out of order in english in the beginning. This is the order of jo nesbo books in both chronological order and publication order. This jussi adlerolsen book list gives all the jussi adlerolsen books in chronological order, so lets you see the characters develop and witness events at the correct time, just as jussi intended. A mainstay of contemporary scandinavian noir, jo nesbos harry hole thrillers are amongst the bestselling crime novels in the world.
From crime novels to childrens books, and finally to nonfiction works, he is an adept writer who knows how to mold words in a way that leaves the reader in awe, and wanting more. Author jo nesbos favourite scene from doctor proctors fart powder. How do you read series by chronological order or by. The guardian books podcast jo nesbo on the harry hole detective series books podcast the multimillionselling author visits the book club to talk about his novel the redbreast, maverick. Apr 01, 2018 macbeth by jo nesbo is published by vintage. He is also an accomplished musician as the primary singer and songwriter for the norwegian rock band di derre.
Jo nesbo books in order how to make great thrillers even better. Like a lot of literary detectives, he is a brilliant. Jo nesbo bestselling norwegian mystery author jo nesbo enters the world of childrens books with doctor proctors fart powder, the first book in this very funny middlegrade series. 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. 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. Harry hole is the main character in jo nesbos series of ten crime novels. Critics link the personality of harry hole to those of the famous literary detectives. Jo nesbo is the norwegian bestselling author of the harry hole books featuring the.
He is one of the most popular published scandinavian authors, along with names like stieg larsson, kurt wallander, and henning mankell, among others. Bernard cornwells sharpe books in chronological order. Jo nesbo books in order how to read jo nesbos books. Jo nesbo jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, economist and author. Also, if i had read john connellys first charlie parker book every dead thing in the beginning, i probably would not have been hooked as i am now and continue to be. Hope this article about jo nesbo books in order will help you when choosing the reading order for his books and make your book selection process easier and faster.
Jo nesbo is a norwegian novelist who is best known for his harry hole book series. Oct 17, 2014 harry hole books in order october 17, 2014 jo nesbo is perhaps best known for his brilliant, bestselling harry hole series eleven thrillers featuring the oslo crime squad detective. The harry hole series of books are written by norwegian crime fiction author jo nesbo. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in norway as of march 2014. His standalone novel hodejegerne headhunters was turned into a movie in 2011. Jo is a singer and songwriter in the band di derre which topped the norwegian charts. Jo nesbo novels in order of publication donkeytime. The bat, cockroaches, the redbreast, nemesis, the devils star, the redeemer, the snowman. That being said, i definitely recommend reading the books in order. Below is a list of jo nesbos harry hole novels in publication and chronological order. 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. 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 harry hole novels are listed by the original name, publication order, chronological reading order and the english date of translation for each.
Warfield maryland in jo nesbo s the leopard harry hole has returned as the dark homicide investigator in oslo, norway who is desparately needed on a new case, but harry is nowhere to be found. He has sold over a million and a half copies of his books in norway alone. Series order book 33 kindle edition by book list guru. Cbtbs beginners guide to jo nesbo crime by the book. However, readers can have difficulty putting the many volumes into chronological order, especially as the author has written. Bubble in the bathtub doctor proctors fart powder by nesbo, jo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hole is a brilliant and driven detective with unorthodox methods, a classic loose cannon in the police force.
Jo nesbo excels at writing any genre that captures his fancy. Mar 04, 2017 cbtbs beginners guide to my alltime favorite author, jo nesbo. Hes an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 33 million copies around the world. List of authors and books in order of publication order and chronology. Jo nesbo was born on march 29, 1960 in oslo, norway. Nesbos literary career began in 1997 with flaggermusmannen the bat in the harry hole series.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Harry hole series, blood on snow series, doctor proctor series, all standalone novels, plus, a jo nesbo biography. These amazing works of nesbo have helped to build his career as a writer in the real world. He finished college with a degree in business administration and economics at the norwegianschool of economics. We take a look at jo nesbos detective harry hole books in order. His books were initially published in norwegian and have now been translated in more. Warfield maryland in jo nesbos the leopard harry hole has returned as the dark homicide investigator in oslo, norway who is desparately needed on a new case, but harry is nowhere to be found. Over the years, the author sold over 40 million copies of his book around the world, with his novels being translated into 50 languages. To top it all off, he has now also ventured into writing childrens books entitled the doctor procter series. He finished college with a degree in business administration.
Harry hole is a police officer with the oslo crime squad created by norwegian author jo nesbo. Jo nesbo is a norwegian police and at the same time a crime writer who was born is oslo, norway in the year 1960. Jo nesbo also wrote the tv series occupied, and a harry hole novel, the snowman, is being released in 2017. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading. So, if youve ever wondered about the jussi adlerolsen book order, essentially to read the department q novels in order, heres everything you need. 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. List verified daily and newest books added immediately. Jo still currently lives in oslo, close to his daughter and former wife. Harry hole is the main character in a series of crime novels written by norwegian author jo nesbo. He has been hailed as one of the best crime novelists. Besides his crime fiction, he also writes the childrens book series doctor proctor. Filled with magic, wit, and bathroom humor, doctor proctor will keep boys and girls laughing until the end. The harry hole series began in 1997 with the bat, although the first to be released in english was the redbreast.