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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).
Genres: Mystery, Children's Fiction, Literary Fiction
Series
Harry Hole
1. The Bat (2012)
2. Cockroaches (2013)
3. The Redbreast (2006)
4. Nemesis (2008)
5. The Devil's Star (2005)
6. The Redeemer (2009)
7. The Snowman (2010)
8. The Leopard (2011)
9. Phantom (2012)
10. Police (2013)
11. The Thirst (2017)
12. Knife (2019)
13. Killing Moon (2023)
1. The Bat (2012)
2. Cockroaches (2013)
3. The Redbreast (2006)
4. Nemesis (2008)
5. The Devil's Star (2005)
6. The Redeemer (2009)
7. The Snowman (2010)
8. The Leopard (2011)
9. Phantom (2012)
10. Police (2013)
11. The Thirst (2017)
12. Knife (2019)
13. Killing Moon (2023)
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
1. Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder (2009)
2. Bubble in the Bathtub (2011)
aka Time-Travel Bath Bomb
3. The End of the World. Maybe (2012)
aka Who Cut the Cheese?
4. The Great Gold Robbery (2013)
aka The Magical Fruit
5. Silent (But Deadly) Night (2017)
aka Can Doctor Proctor Save Christmas?
1. Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder (2009)
2. Bubble in the Bathtub (2011)
aka Time-Travel Bath Bomb
3. The End of the World. Maybe (2012)
aka Who Cut the Cheese?
4. The Great Gold Robbery (2013)
aka The Magical Fruit
5. Silent (But Deadly) Night (2017)
aka Can Doctor Proctor Save Christmas?
Novels
Omnibus
Bad Unicorn / Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder / Spy School (2016) (with Platte F Clark and Stuart Gibbs)
Collections
Novellas
Jo Nesbø recommends
The Steel Spring (1968)
(Inspector Jensen, book 2)
Per Wahlöö
"The godfather of scandinavian crime fiction."
The Blind Goddess (1993)
(Hanne Wilhelmsen, book 1)
Anne Holt
"Anne Holt is the godmother of modern Norwegian crime fiction."
The Caller (2011)
(Inspector Sejer, book 9)
Karin Fossum
"A truly grat writer and explorer of the human mind."
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