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Jo Nesbø

Norway (b.1960)

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, Horror, Literary Fiction

New and upcoming books

August 2025

Wolf Hour

Series

Harry Hole
   1. The Bat (1997)
   2. Cockroaches (1998)
   3. The Redbreast (2000)
   4. Nemesis (2002)
   5. The Devil's Star (2005)
   6. The Redeemer (2005)
   7. The Snowman (2007)
   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?

Blood On Snow
1. Blood on Snow (2015)
2. Midnight Sun (2015)

Kingdom
1. The Kingdom (2020)
2. Blood Ties (2024)

Novels

   Headhunters (2011)
   The Son (2014)
   The Night House (2023)
   Wolf Hour (2025)

Collections

The Jealousy Man and Other Stories (2021)

Novellas and Short Stories

The Confession (2021)

Series contributed to

Hogarth Shakespeare
7. Macbeth (2018)

Quick Reads 2024
The Jealousy Man (2024)

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by Jo Nesbø

The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 (2022)
(Best Mystery Stories of the Year, book 2)
edited by
Sara Paretsky and Otto Penzler

Award nominations

	2022 Short Story Dagger (shortlist) : London
	2019 British Book Award Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (shortlist) : Macbeth
	2015 CrimeFest: Sounds of Crime Award (nominee) : The Son
	2013 CrimeFest: Sounds of Crime Award (nominee) : Phantom
	2010 Macavity Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Nemesis
	2010 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Nemesis