Jo Nesbo
"Nesbø's storytelling abilities are incomparable. Nemesis is crime novel as art form and great entertainment."
—USA Today
The #1 international bestseller from one of the most celebrated crime writers in Europe—the New York Times bestselling author of The Snowman—Jo Nesbø's extraordinary thriller Nemesis features Norwegian homicide detective Harry Hole, "the next in the long line of great noir crime detectives,"
...2) Knife
“I can’t think of anyone who makes my skin crawl like Nesbo.”—The New York Times Book Review
Harry Hole is not in a good...
"An elegant and complex thriller....Harrowingly beautiful." —New York Times Book Review
"The Redbreast certainly ranks with the best of current American crime fiction." —Washington Post
Jo Nesbø, the New York Times bestselling author of The Snowman, has solidified his spot as one of the most exciting Scandinavian crime writers. The Redbreast is the third installment in Nesbø's
..."It's fascinating to watch this Norwegian author adapt our homegrown monster [the serial killer] to a foreign culture.... When things go wrong, Harry goes on a bender, but when he's on his game, no one is better than this obsessive detective. He systematically works his way through the intricacies of a plot that speeds along like a bullet train."—New York Times Book Review
Detective Harry Hole is on the trail
...When Harry Hole moved to Hong Kong, he thought he was escaping the traumas of his life in Oslo and his career as a detective for good. But now, the unthinkable has happened—Oleg, the boy he helped...
6) The Kingdom
“I read The Kingdom and couldn’t put it down.... Suspenseful ... original ... special in every way.”—Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fairy Tale
Roy and Carl,...
7) Headhunters
“If you don’t know Nesbø, it’s time to get with it.” —USA Today
Roger Brown is a corporate headhunter, and...
8) The redeemer
Shots ring out at a Salvation Army Christmas concert in Oslo, leaving one of the singers dead in the street. The trail will lead Harry Hole, Oslo’s best investigator and worst civil servant, deep into the darkest corners of the...
"Nesbø never lets a page go by without making characters and situations vivid."—Houston Chronicle
“I can’t think of anyone who makes my skin crawl like Nesbo."—The New York Times Book Review
When...
The victim is a twenty-three year old Norwegian woman who is a minor celebrity back home. Harry is free to offer...
11) The Son: A novel
“The crime author of the moment.”—The New York Times Book Review
Sonny Lofthus has been in prison for almost half his life: serving time for crimes he didn't commit. In exchange, he gets an uninterrupted supply of heroin—and a stream...
The murder victim, a self-declared Tinder addict. The one solid clue—fragments of rust and paint in her wounds—leaves the investigating team baffled.
Two days later, there’s...
"A fun read, with a likable protagonist and a brisk, page-turning pace." —Los Angeles Times
Ulf was once the kingpin's...
For years, detective Harry Hole has been at the center of every major criminal investigation in Oslo. His brilliant insights and dedication to his job have saved countless lives over the years....
“Nesbø’s much-heralded gifts are on display.” —The New York Times Book Review
Olav is a fixer for a high-profile crime kingpin in 1970s Oslo. He easily...
16) The snowman
Shakespeare’s dark and tragic play retold in a heart-pounding New York Times bestselling thriller from the author of The Snowman and The Thirst.
Set in the 1970s in a run-down, rainy industrial town, Jo Nesbo's Macbeth centers around a police force struggling to shed an incessant drug problem. Duncan, chief of police,...
20) Killing Moon
"One of today's most interesting thriller writers." —Lee Child, author of the #1 best-selling Jack...