A complex character, chainsmoking, harddrinking and uncompromising, harry hole is for many readers the ultimate detective. A live interview i conducted with nesbo here in new york when his latest harry hole novel, the. A norwegian author, jo is most well known for his harry hole novels. It is a seperate book with a closed story which has the same complexity and depth as the harry hole series as interaction between the characters goes but is a bit nicer for a start. After 12 harry hole novels, nesbo admits he has made himself ease up on his notoriously. May 11, 2017 international thriller writer jo nesbo brings his first new harry hole mystery in four years to scottsdale sunday, may 21. J o nesbo, creator of the bestselling harry hole thrillers, started out as a professional footballer but an injury led him to retrain as a financial analyst. International thriller writer jo nesbo brings his first new harry hole mystery in four years to scottsdale sunday, may 21.
Mar 25, 2020 jo nesbo, born march 29, 1960, oslo, norway, norwegian writer and musician, best known internationally for a series of crime novels featuring hardboiled detective harry hole pronounced hoola in norwegian. The hero of many of norwegian crime writer jo nesbos novels, the dissolute detective harry hole, witnesses all manner of horrifying. Jo still currently lives in oslo, close to his daughter and former wife. Mar 10, 2012 j o nesbo, creator of the bestselling harry hole thrillers, started out as a professional footballer but an injury led him to retrain as a financial analyst. Jo nesbo a harry hole mystery 10 books collection pack set. I cant think of anyone else who can take the apple cart which he has constructed carefully over the course of what is now 12 novels in the harry hole series and not only kick it over, but also jump up and down on. Critics link the personality of harry hole to those of the famous literary detectives.
He finished college with a degree in business administration. Ill will, operation sable forest, and the cabin, to mention just some. While in school, he also played guitar and sang in a poprock band. Nesbos horrortinged harry hole novel which came out in the uk in 2010 and went to number two in the sunday times paperback charts. Today jo nesbo announced that he will release his twelfth harry hole novel in july 2019. Cbtbs beginners guide to jo nesbo crime by the book. Officer harry hole, the brilliant alcoholic sleuth in norwegian crime writer jo nesbos tennovel series, is most affecting and darkly sympathetic when the author removes him from the happy streets of oslo and dispatches him to more treacherous cities abroad. 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. These have been well received and some book critics have compared them to roald dahls work. Jo nesbos books have sold more than eighteen million copies worldwide, and have been translated into fortyseven languages. 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. Michael connelly full of shocking chance and nuance, unforeseen twists and icecrystal clear views of oslo in. Jan 04, 2018 bestselling author jo nesbo tells us how he created the character of harry hole, his series protagonist.
International thriller writer jo nesbo brings new harry hole. His brilliant insights and dedication to his job have saved countless lives over the years. Jo nesbo is best known for his crime fiction series following detective harry hole in oslo, norway. Sherlock holmes, hercule poirot, jules maigret, and nero wolfe, but in the word of jo nesbo himself. Are you a fan of harry hole, the detective from jo nesbos bestsellers. Knife is a sterling example of jo nesbos considerable literary talent. This book had my pulse in the red zone from start to finish. Detective harry hole is meant to keep out of trouble. His books have garnered countless international awards, sold over forty million copies, and been translated into.
Harry hole is the main character in jo nesbo s series of ten crime novels. International thriller writer jo nesbo brings latest harry. Discover the addictive first book in the bestselling harry hole series a stunning opening to the series sunday times. He has received the glass key award for best nordic crime novel. The redbreast was voted norways best ever crime novel.
In oslo you can visit harrys regular restaurant and many other places from the novels. With over 20 million books sold, the norwegian author has become the most soughtafter name in scandinavian crime fiction and police has been anxiously awaited by fans. 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. He is also the author of the popular doctor proctors fart powder books for children, as well as a. Rechercheur harry hole hangt van contradicties aan elkaar.
Getty images its torture porn, almost unreadably unpleasant, but its what people come to these books for, just as they come to the films of eli. Aug 04, 2019 the cover of jo nesbos childrens book, dr proctors fart powder readers know harry hole pronounced hooleh, hurler, take your pick. A musician, songwriter, economist, and former professional soccer player, the norwegian native is the recipient of the glass key. However the key to jo nesbos international success, at least in part, lies in his highly original, yet utterly believable protagonist, detective harry hole. Michael connelly full of shocking chance and nuance, unforeseen twists and icecrystal clear views of oslo in winter. Michael fassbender on murder, misogyny and the making of jo.
The cover of jo nesbos childrens book, dr proctors fart powder readers know harry hole pronounced hooleh, hurler, take your pick. His books have garnered countless international awards, sold over forty million copies, and been translated into fifty languages. Officer harry hole, the brilliant alcoholic sleuth in norwegian crime writer jo nesbo s tennovel series, is most affecting and darkly sympathetic when the author removes him from the happy streets of oslo and dispatches him to more treacherous cities abroad. His mother is deceased, he has a weak relationship with his father and his sister had down syndrome. But it is a dark soul, so it is as always both a thrill and a chilling, emotionally exhausting experience. 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 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. To support the launch of police, jo nesbo is on tour in the uk and we managed to catch up with him this morning. The best books on norwegian crime writing five books. Jo nesbo interview about phantom special random book talk duration. Youre interviewing me in the bathroom, but i have a bookshelf in my bathroom.
Alternatively you could also start with headhunter from jo nesbo. Harry is a police officer with the oslo crime squad. Also it is one of his later works so it feels more like the more recent harry hole books. 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. Jo nesbo announces new thriller the kingdom crime by the book. In the bat nesbo s first novel and a new york times bestseller hole tracks down the killer of a lowlevel celebrity in sydney. He graduated from the norwegian school of economics norges. The norwegian crime writer jo nesbo, 59, has sold more than 33m books. Michael fassbender on murder, misogyny and the making of. Sep, 20 the book is the ninth in the harry hole series, which includes the excellent thriller the snowman, as well as phantom, a crime fiction novel with a particularly jawdropping ending. Nesbos harry hole novels have sold twentythree million copies, in forty languages. Harry likes jazz, 80s rock, booze, and solving crimes. The bat, that you would still be telling harrys story 12 books later. Nesbos latest harry hole book, knife, opens with harry waking from a.
For years, detective harry hole has been at the center of every major criminal investigation in oslo. He finished college with a degree in business administration and economics at the norwegianschool of economics. Harry hole is the main character in jo nesbos series of ten crime novels. In addition to the harry hole series he is the author of standalone novels headhunters and the son, as. Bestselling author jo nesbo tells us how he created the character of harry hole, his series protagonist. Jo nesbo is a worldrenowned crime writer recognized for broadening the scope of modern crime and thriller fiction.
I cant think of anyone else who can take the apple cart which he has constructed carefully over the course of what is now 12 novels in the harry hole series and not only kick it over, but also jump up and down on it until it is reduced to splinters, then. Suffice it to say, i couldnt be more excited about. Following cockroaches, the redbreast was published in 2000, which is the third book in the harry hole series. 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. A young norwegian girl taking a gap year in sydney has been murdered, and harry has been sent to australia to assist in any way he can.
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. A cult figure already after the first book, hole is a genuine antihero. With knife, jo nesbo, one of my favorite authors, delivers another explosive crime novel. Yesterday saw the release of jo nesbos new novel, police.
Mar 04, 2017 cbtbs beginners guide to my alltime favorite author, jo nesbo. Horst also succeeds in the remarkable feat of claiming a staggering 10 out of 15 spots on the norwegian children. Mar 12, 2012 jo nesbo talks about phantom jo nesbo sells one of his ingenious oslobased thrillers every 23 seconds. 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. Harry in a heavy smoker and is also an alcoholic, whose problems sometimes get him. Harry hole, the tough, beatup alley cattype somehow attracts women like a magnet. 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. Auteur jo nesbo is nog lang niet klaar met rechercheur harry hole. Nesbo, whose first name is pronounced yoo, says he doesnt care as a tall, lanky man with light blue eyes. 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 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.
Cbtbs beginners guide to my alltime favorite author, jo nesbo. Starring a hardbitten and selfdestructive maverick oslo police detective, jo nesbos maddeningly addictive vanity fair harry hole novels. The redbreast was my third harry hole novel and my breakthrough as a writer. The book is the ninth in the harry hole series, which includes the excellent thriller the snowman, as well as phantom, a crime fiction novel with a particularly jaw. The harry hole novels are multilayered, violent and often feature women in peril, as typified by the snowman. It is the first book in the harry hole series to be set in norway and it involves hole investigating a neonazi group, and is also set, in part, during world war two. Inspector harry hole investigates a serial killer targeting oslos police officers in this installment of jo nesbos new york times bestselling series. Jo nesbo also wrote the tv series occupied, and a harry hole novel, the snowman, is being released in 2017. Jo nesbo was born on march 29, 1960 in oslo, norway. Will someone please tell jo nesbo and walter mosley to collaborate on a harry holeeasy rawlins international thriller. Harry hole is the main character in a series of crime novels written by norwegian author jo nesbo. 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.
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. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in norway as of march 2014. Hole is a brilliant and driven detective with unorthodox methods, a classic loose cannon in the police force. On the return of harry hole in the thirst, nesbo said. Harry holes oslo the city of jo nesbos famous detective. I expected to buy the first 10 harry hole books in the series.