Exploring oslo in harry hole s footsteps march 16, 2017 ever since i began reading jo nesbo s harry hole series, ive had this pipe dream of traveling to oslo, norway and following in harry s footsteps around the city. I compare harry hole to the intricate conducting of a. 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. Jo nesbo has already sold around 20 million copies of his harry hole thrillers but the norwegian authors profile is set to. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the thirst. 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.
Debra hurford brown, at the artesian bar at the langham, london. Harry hole has always been disreputable and has always struggled with demons but never as much as in knife, the twelfth book in jo. Hes bored by his new job until a report of a rare and unusual gun being fired sparks his interest because of its possible links to neo nazi activity. Harry is a police officer with the oslo crime squad. You are currently promoting your new harry hole novel, phantom, in australia. Inpolicethe last novel featuring jo nesbos hardbitten, maverick oslo detectivea killer wreaking revenge on the police had harry hole fighting for the safety.
Mar 25, 2020 jo nesbo, norwegian writer and musician best known internationally for a series of crime novels featuring hardboiled detective harry hole. Im an admitted fan of the series, and i just loved this book. With this book harry gets drawn into a murder investigation of a serial killer, and his life is out of control. Mar 09, 2018 at this stage rakel has left him and has a new boyfriend. Jo nesbo has already sold around 20 million copies of his harry hole thrillers but the norwegian authors profile is.
Harry hole is the main character in jo nesbo s series of ten crime novels. Jo nesbo a harry hole mystery 10 books collection pack set. 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. Sherlock holmes, hercule poirot, jules maigret, and nero wolfe, but in the word of jo nesbo. His mother is deceased, he has a weak relationship with his father and his sister had down syndrome. At this stage rakel has left him and has a new boyfriend.
Afp nesbo came up with harry hole, the norwegian policeman about whom he has now written nine novels. In the thirst, nesbo takes this opportunity to delve into how harry hole, damaged and broken man that he is, reacts to this newfound stability. Nesbo concludes the book with harry hole facing two killers and a moral conundrum. Jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, economist and author. Nesbo came up with harry hole pronounced hooler, the norwegian policeman about whom he has written nine novels that have sold more than 11 million copies around the. Michael fassbender about jo nesbo s harry hole duration. Alternatively you could also start with headhunter from jo nesbo. Jos 11th harry hole thriller the thirst is part of the richard and judy book club spring 2018. To continue reading, get the full word biography in jo nesbo books in order. 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. Harry hole is the main character in jo nesbos series of ten crime novels. He is also singer and songwriter in the rock band di derre.
Jan, 2016 the story is based on a concept by jo nesbo. Cbtbs beginners guide to my alltime favorite author, jo nesbo. From the interviews i have listened to, the technique varies but i suspect that most of them come up with an. Another pageturner by jo nesbo with the famous harry hole as the hero. Voted the best norwegian crime novel ever, jo nesbo s the redbreast delves into neonazi activity in. Jo nesbo on his favorite harry hole novels to write youtube. Harry hole series, blood on snow series, doctor proctor series, all standalone novels. 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. A harry hole novel harry hole series book 11 by jo nesbo and neil smith. I like the idea that the damage done to him in one book is carried over to the next book.
May 04, 2017 the thirst by jo nesbo this is the newest harry hole book, the 11th in the series, although a new book knife is arriving in july of this year. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in norway as of march 2014. From the interviews i have listened to, the technique varies but i suspect that most of them come up with an ending and then build a plot around it. My interview with the norwegian writer jo nesbo, author of the exceptional harry hole novels, is now up as my latest american eye column at shots. Last updated april 22nd, 2019 reading the jo nesbo books in order in english means that we can now finally catch up to all 11 harry hole novels they have finally all been translated to english, the 4 doctor proktor kids series, and the authors four standalone novels. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He finished college with a degree in business administration. Harry hole seems to have a reckless attraction to confronting his fears. He finished college with a degree in business administration and economics at the norwegianschool of economics.
If there is a first division for crime writers who are part of the current scandinavian boom, jo nesbo must surely be at its. A live interview i conducted with nesbo here in new york when his latest harry. Jo nesbo in an interview about his new novel messer norway. The main character, harry hole, a mid30s detective on the oslo, norway police department, is a complex, frustrating man, neither quite likable nor unlikable. Harry hole, drunkard, loner and brilliant detective is reassigned to surveillance after a high profile mistake. Harry hole series by jo nesbo goodreads share book. Jo nesbo, norwegian writer and musician best known internationally for a series of crime novels featuring hardboiled detective harry hole. Is jo nesbo writing a new chapter for norwegian detective harry hole.
Jo nesbo, who has just revisited macbeth in his latest book, is now working on his 12th harry hole novel. The harry hole series of books are written by norwegian crime fiction author jo nesbo. Jo nesbo interview jo talks about one his harry hole series books, mentioning how it might actually be the last harry hole book ever or maybe not because he says how much he enjoys meeting harry in each new book. Of course there is a spoiler of sorts for the phantom as well as for the snowman.
The one solid cluefragments of rust and paint in her woundsleaves the investigating team baffled. In the crowded field of scandinavian crime fiction, nesbos books stand out. Jo 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. Mar 04, 2017 cbtbs beginners guide to my alltime favorite author, jo nesbo. Harry hole is the main character in a series of crime novels written by norwegian author jo nesbo.
I compare harry hole to the intricate conducting of a symphony, and doctor proctor. 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. A mainstay of contemporary scandinavian noir, jo nesbo s harry hole thrillers are amongst the bestselling crime novels in the world. The latest jo nesbo book is macbeth, published in 2018. Buy a discounted paperback of the thirst online from australias leading online bookstore. A harry hole novel harry hole series book 11 and millions of other books are available for instant access. The latest harry hole novel is called knife and its published mid 2019. The redbreast was my third harry hole novel and my breakthrough as a writer. A densely plotted thriller that doesnt disappoint, police is the tenth book by norwegian author jo nesbo to feature inspector harry hole. A norwegian author, jo is most well known for his harry hole novels. Exploring oslo in harry holes footsteps crime by the book. Jo nesbo wrote the bulk of his first novel in a frenzy during a visit to australia.
If you love jo nesbos books you need the most comprehensive book list available, which includes a check list, alternative titles, page counts, movie adaptations, coauthors, star ratings, and a host of other features, plus. Critics link the personality of harry hole to those of the famous literary detectives. Jun 09, 2010 my interview with the norwegian writer jo nesbo, author of the exceptional harry hole novels, is now up as my latest american eye column at shots. Jo nesbo has announced that he will release his twelfth harry hole novel in july 2019. The norwegian crime writer jo nesbo, 59, has sold more than 33m books worldwide and won a host of prizes, including the prestigious glass key for best nordic crime novel. Phantom ended with hole lying bleeding to death on the floor in a drug addicts apartment. This interview with the bestselling scandinavian author was first published in may 2014. Bbc world service world book club, jo nesbo the redbreast. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. Readers pick up with harry where they left off in the previous harry hole book, policeharry and rakel are now married. Jo still currently lives in oslo, close to his daughter and former wife. I am a fan of jo nesbo, and his flawed harry hole series and this was a 5 star read for me. His rendition of the shakespearean story is a bloody crime noir.
From the interviews i have listened to, the technique varies but i suspect that most of. Jan 04, 2018 bestselling author jo nesbo tells us how he created the character of harry hole, his series protagonist. Detective harry hole is one of the great antiheroes of modern mystery fiction. Discover more about jo in these interviews, features and profiles. And so a new famous novel star, harry hole, was born. Author jo nesbo talks about his favorite harry hole novels to write. I get to page 440 of the phantom and have to stop to phone georgia, who gave me all the jo nesbo books. The first book in the harry hole series of novels is the bat, which was published in 1997. Author interview jo nesbo, author of phantom bookpage. Harry hole 11 kindle edition by nesbo, jo, smith, neil.
Jo nesbo has sold more than 20 million books worldwide. Known primarily for his crime novels featuring inspector harry hole. Hole is a brilliant and driven detective with unorthodox methods, a classic loose cannon in the police force. Harry hole is a character and series of crime fiction novels by norwegian author jo nesbo. Inpolicethe last novel featuring jo nesbos hardbitten, maverick oslo detective a killer wreaking revenge on the police had harry hole fighting for the safety. Jo nesbo was born on march 29, 1960 in oslo, norway. Harry in a heavy smoker and is also an alcoholic, whose problems sometimes get him in trouble with his superiors. He also wrote a number of standalone novels as well as childrens books.
It has always intrigued me how successful authors start to write a new book. A harry hole novel harry hole series book 11 kindle. Download audiobooks matching keywords jo nesbo to your device. In it, he sets to stop out murderers, bank robbers, gangsters and more. Harry hole 11 kindle edition by jo nesbo, neil smith. The author of the thirst would invite charles bukowski, jim thompson and ernest hemingway to his literary dinner party. The protaganist and title character of the series is harry hole, a hardened detective who works the streets of oslo. 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. The snowman snomannen 2007 creepier than ever before, this harry hole novel has quite a horror feel to it the killer takes a woman and leaves behind a snowman. Jo nesbo s new book may make you want to delete your tinder.
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. 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. Jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, and economist, as well as a writer. Harry in a heavy smoker and is also an alcoholic, whose problems sometimes get him. 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. Dysfunctional norwegian detective harry hole navigates a world war two ghost story.
To support the launch of police, jo nesbo is on tour in the uk and we managed to catch up with him this morning. A complex character, chainsmoking, harddrinking and uncompromising, harry hole is for many readers the ultimate detective. Cbtbs beginners guide to jo nesbo crime by the book. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Oct 06, 20 i only keep a watching eye on the internet search terms that bring readers to my blog. May 19, 2014 is jo nesbo writing a new chapter for norwegian detective harry hole.
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