The third novel in jo nesbos harry hole series finds the detective playing catchup with the reader, writes john mullan published. Apr 06, 2015 one of scandinavias leading crime novelists, jo nesbo, has a new book out about a contract killer who worries about money and his own shortcomings. Jo nesbo whsmith richard and judy book club 2010 interview duration. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in norway as of march 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. For me, the biggest insult to nesbo was to see him advertised as the next stieg larsson when in fact the bat was written eight years before the girl with the. For all the energy and humor in the books, and what at first can seem like extraneous musical references hank williams, the ramones, nesbo is actually as careful a writer as hole is a detective. What a pleasant surprise to find jo nesbo back on the beat.
Set in a small town filled with secrets, the kingdom is the gripping new standalone thriller from jo nesbo, coming in september 2020. Michael lionstar harry hole slips back into town like an old friend, or maybe more like a prodigal uncle. Phantom is the latest entry in jo nesbos series featuring detective harry hole. Nesbos literary career began in 1997 with flaggermusmannen the bat in the harry hole series. Jo nesbos copious career involves top league football, military service, a business education, a beloved poprock band and of course, an ample authorship. 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. A mainstay of contemporary scandinavian noir, jo nesbos harry hole thrillers are amongst the bestselling crime novels in the world. Jo nesbo jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, economist and author. Inspector harry holes 1997 debut finally follows its seven successors into english translation. Jo nesbo certainly has the magic touch when it comes to psycho serial killers. A complex character, chainsmoking, harddrinking and uncompromising, harry hole is for many readers the ultimate detective. 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.
When jo nesbo was interviewed on richard and judy, richard told him that after reading the snowman, he took a baseball bat into their bedroom, just in case, i believed him. One of scandinavias leading crime novelists, jo nesbo, has a new book out about a contract killer who worries about money and his own shortcomings. May 19, 2017 jo nesbo certainly has the magic touch when it comes to psycho serial killers. Welcome to the official jo nesbo fan page run by his english language publishers across the globe. Jo nesbo is a norwegian novelist who is best known for his harry hole book series. I think the harry hole character is brilliantly crafted.
If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Jan 03, 20 jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, economist and author. Jo nesbo on the redbreast guardian book club books the. A musician, songwriter, and economist, jo nesbo is also one of europes most acclaimed crime writers, and is the winner of the glass key award, northern europes most prestigious crimefiction prize, for his first novel featuring police detective harry hole. The doktor proktor is another series by jo nesbo created for children. Apr 04, 2014 jo nesbo discusses his harry hole novel the redbreast with john mullan in the guardian book club at kings place on 29 april. Over the years, the author sold over 40 million copies of his book around the world, with his novels being translated into 50 languages. Enough bad boy to be interesting but still a very bright head, solving his. He has sold over a million and a half copies of his books in norway alone.
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 nesbos books have sold more than eighteen million copies worldwide, and have been translated into fortyseven languages. Detective harry hole must use his maverick methods once again as he investigates a slew of brutal bank robberies and the suspicious suicide of a female artist in this clever and harrowing installment in the harry hole series from the author of the snowman. This post contains a whole bunch of resources to help you get started with nesbo s works, including a recommendation of where to start with the harry hole series, an overview of nesbo s standalone crime books, and. Sep 19, 2016 harvill secker is publishing a new harry hole detective novel in may 2017 the thirst continues the story of the last novel to feature maverick cop harry hole, nesbo s 20 novel police, which. Cbtbs beginners guide to jo nesbo crime by the book. 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 author of the thirst would invite charles bukowski, jim thompson and ernest hemingway to his literary dinner party. I wont give too much away by telling you that this is a story worthy of the harry hole series. At the bottom of this post, youll find a frequently asked questions section that addresses some of the most common questions i. Her hand was firm and warm, like a smooth, sunwarmed stone. How to read the jo nesbo books in order books reading order. Jo nesbo author biography with his internationally acclaimed crime novels featuring detective harry hole, jo nesbo has achieved an unparalleled success both in his native country norway and abroad, winning the hearts of critics, booksellers and readers alike. Jo nesbo the thirst our book club is back, and this month we are handing out a copy of the thirst, the latest edition in jo nesbos harry hole series, to a lucky winner.
The third book of the series, doctor proctor and the destruction of the world. Jo nesbo has 104 books on goodreads with 1224 ratings. In all the jo nesbo stories i find it necessary to write down the names and reason detre of each character as they appear. The wonderful mr nesbo yet again writes a superb story about harry holes adventures in norway, the best of all, in my opinion. 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. 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. He is a norwegian policemen with a somewhat colourful past that gets sent to australia to solve a recent crime on a norwegian citizen. But the question of religion wont go away, and nesbo examines it from several points of view. Harry is a good cop, but for the most part not a great colleague. The sun had set in molde, the small city on norways west coast where he grew up, and the apartment in.
The multimillionselling author visits the book club to talk about his novel the redbreast, maverick detectives, and manipulating readers podcast published. Jo nesbo talks to james naughtie and readers about his novel the snowman, featuring his oslobased detective harry. Partly because i cant cook and for this party, i probably wouldn. Eight crime writers and the detectives theyve created world book club. Our book club is back, and this month we are handing out a copy of the thirst, the latest edition in jo nesbos harry hole series, to a lucky winner. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the snowman. Besides his crime fiction, he also writes the childrens book series doctor proctor. Harry likes jazz, 80s rock, booze, and solving crimes. The first book of the series, doctor proctors fart powder was released in 2007 followed by doctor proctors fart powder. Mar 04, 2017 cbtbs beginners guide to my alltime favorite author, jo nesbo. 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. This post contains a whole bunch of resources to help you get started with nesbos works, including a recommendation of where to start with the harry hole series, an overview of nesbos standalone crime books, and. He is one of the most popular published scandinavian authors, along with names like stieg larsson, kurt wallander, and henning mankell, among others.
The bat is the first book, featuring the harry hole character. Known primarily for his crime novels featuring inspector harry hole. The norwegian thriller writer explains how his fathers experience of fighting for the nazis informed the third and most personal novel in the. May 11, 2017 the author of the thirst would invite charles bukowski, jim thompson and ernest hemingway to his literary dinner party. Dysfunctional norwegian detective harry hole navigates a world war two ghost story jo nesbos the readbreast. So for anyone new to nesbo, you are in for a treat if you follow harrys career beginning with this book. Bbc world service world book club, jo nesbo the redbreast. He is also an accomplished musician as the primary singer and songwriter for the norwegian rock band di derre. Jo nesbo, musician, economist and author of the bestselling series featuring detective harry hole, has won many prizes for his novels, including the glass key, the riverton prize and the norwegian bookclub prize for best ever. Harry hole series by jo nesbo meet your next favorite book. 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.
Harry hole 7 kindle edition by nesbo, jo, bartlett, don. Henning mankell on wallander, jo nesbo on harry hole and pd james on adam dalgleish. Mar 25, 2020 jo nesbo, norwegian writer and musician best known internationally for a series of crime novels featuring hardboiled detective harry hole. Discount prices on books by jo nesbo, including titles like doctor proctors fart powder collection. Jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, economist and author. Harvill secker is publishing a new harry hole detective novel in may 2017 the thirst continues the story of the last novel to feature maverick cop harry hole, nesbos 20 novel police, which. Norwegian jo nesbo, whose cv includes stints as a stock trader, cab driver, musician, and soccer player, has seen six novels featuring his driven and single minded oslo homicide detective, harry hole, published in english translation. The bat explains some of what burdens and drives him in the later books. Hes an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 33 million copies around the world. At the bottom of this post, youll find a frequently asked questions section that addresses some of the most common questions i receive about jo nesbo s books. Its an unusual debut since the very first page finds harry clearing passport control in sydney, half a world away from his native oslo, from which hes improbably been sent to observe the australian investigation into the probable rape and undoubted strangling of inger holter, who once. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. He also wrote a number of standalone novels as well as childrens books.
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