Great read that will grab you by the throat from page one. Here are the jo nesbo books in order for his two main thriller series and standalone novels. 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 nesbo s works, including a recommendation of where to start with the harry hole series, an overview of nesbo s standalone crime books, and. Jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, and economist, as well as a writer. Harry hole is a classic loose cannon with few close friends, a problem with alcohol and some unorthodox methods. The third of nesbos harry hole novels, this one published in 2000. Phantom, the fantastic new harry hole thriller is out now. But, he is a brilliant detective in the oslo police force who will do whatever it takes to crack a case, at whatever cost to himself. He is the author of the harry hole series, the latest of which is police, as well as headhunters and several childrens books. Find out in police its scary, explosive, bloody and made in norway. This book is situated primarily in norway with flashbacks to ww2.
Author jo nesbo s scenes are so vivid that you can imagine them playing across the big screen. Cbtbs beginners guide to my alltime favorite author, jo nesbo. Pronounced holleh, harry hole is a fictional character and leading role in several novels written by norwegian author, jo nesbo. This is my first jo nesbo book about harry hole and i should have started on no. Now, in the thirst, the story continues as harry is inextricably drawn back into. Harry in a heavy smoker and is also an alcoholic, whose problems sometimes get him. Hole is sober now and his nihilism is giving way to hope. The first jo nesbo book was published in 1997 under the name the bat. I thought it was perhaps a bit too clever but admittedly ingenious. Quite frankly, its one of the best detective stories ive read in a long time. Jo nesbo books in order a mainstay of contemporary scandinavian noir, jo nesbo s harry hole thrillers are amongst the bestselling crime novels in the world.
A complex character, chainsmoking, harddrinking and uncompromising, harry hole is for many readers the ultimate detective. Harry hole is the main character in jo nesbo s series of ten crime novels. But as the first harry hole novel it works and is a great starting point. Reading the redbreast is like watching a hit movie. When nuclear waste is stolen by jihadists in the middle of the night from an unguarded new york city hospital, the police, in a frantic race against time, call in the fbi.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading nemesis. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading police. Harry is a police officer with the oslo crime squad. This is my first jo nesbo harry hole thriller and i was impressed with every aspect. For years, detective harry hole has been at the center of every major criminal investigation in oslo. At his most fluent, the narrative takes on a dreamlike quality as hole rushes through the investigation blurring fact and feeling. His mother is deceased, he has a weak relationship with his father and his sister had down syndrome. The result the plot feels tighter and more grounded. Just finished book 3 after my introduction to jo nesbo and his star antihero harry hole in book 1. I found police to be a bit patchy at times and the author played a couple of unnecessary and, i thought, cheap tricks on the reader which dampened my enthusiasm for the book to some extent. A harry hole novel harry hole series book 10 kindle edition by nesbo, jo. Not my favorite harry hole book, but that doesnt mean it wasnt one of the best books ive ever read. Jo nesbo on harry hole bestselling author jo nesbo tells us how he created the character of harry hole, his series.
Police is jo nesbo s tenth crime novel with inspector harry hole. Harry hole mysteries 3book bundle by nesbo, jo ebook. A harry hole novel harry hole series book 3 kindle edition by nesbo, jo, don bartlett. The hero, police inspector harry hole, who is personified by antiheroic. The snowman, the leopard, phantom harry hole series series by jo nesbo. He has received the glass key award for best nordic crime novel. There are fewer of nesbo s hallmark abstract, dreamlike sequences. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Cbtbs beginners guide to jo nesbo crime by the book. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. With more than seven million copies sold worldwide, and translated into over forty languages, jo nesbo s harry hole series is an international phenomenon. 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.
While there was a ton of questions about whether phantom was the last harry hole book, this one seems to give me the impression that there will. Every now and then i am right about something and this time i was, the redbreast is head and shoulders above his previous two books. The main character, harry hole, a mid30s detective on the oslo, norway police department, is a complex, frustrating man, neither quite likable nor unlikable. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Hes an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 33 million copies around the world. Books the leopard harry hole 8 jo nesb to read, read. The following version of this book was used to create the guide. Untitled harry hole 8 the snowman the killers first letter to mister police harry hole from executive producer martin scorsese, the. Its entertaining, incredibly fastpaced, strong character development and a plot that contains many twists and turns. Download audiobooks matching keywords jo nesbo to your device.
His harry hole novels include the redeemer, the snowman, the leopard and phantom, and he is also the author of several standalone novels and the doctor proctor series of childrens books. On officer on the police force, harry is depicted as a loose cannon. Crime fiction lover features a guide to harry hole. A harry hole novel harry hole series book 4 kindle edition by nesbo, jo, don bartlett.
Ive read all the harry hole books except the bat and think jo nesbo is an exceptionally good writer. Jo nesbo has confirmed that his hardboiled oslo detective harry hole will return in his next novel, the thirst, which will be published worldwide in english in may 2017. Hes been away for some time, but his ghosts have a. He is a heavy smoker and an alcoholic who lost his mother to cancer when he was in his early twenties. English translations of scandinaviannordic mysteries.
Having said that i did enjoy this and felt as whole the book worked well if a little over long at times. Jo nesbo left us wondering at the end of the ninth book phantom in his detective harry hole series if there would be a tenth book. The hero, police inspector harry hole, who is personified by antiheroic traits, is relentless in his pursuit of. This harry hole crime novel, the tenth in the series by norwegian writer jo nesbo, breaks with its formulaic pattern in that harry has disappeared from the scene after being severely wounded in a shootout in the previous novel. His harry hole novels include the redeemer, the snowman, the leopard, and phantom, and he is also the author of several standalone novels and the doctor proctor series of childrens books. A vindictive killer is stalking oslos streets, slaying police officers at the scenes of crimes they once investigated but failed to solve. The plot is complex and, towards the end, i thought it was perhaps a bit too clever but admittedly ingenious. It soon won two awards, the 1997 riverton prize for best norwegian crime novel and the 1997 glass key for. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the redbreast. Peter knutson there is a tidy little set piece more than halfway through police, jo nesbo s latest harry hole. Maybe the best thing about reading a harry hole novel is jo nesbo s writing pictured above. Certainly ranks with the best of current american crime fiction.
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