Bestselling author jo nesbo tells us how he created the character of harry hole, his series protagonist. Critics link the personality of harry hole to those of the famous literary detectives. His mother is deceased, he has a weak relationship with his father and his sister had down syndrome. 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. The redbreast was my third harry hole novel and my breakthrough as a writer. See more ideas about books, novels and crime fiction. 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. Harry likes jazz, 80s rock, booze, and solving crimes.
A complex character, chainsmoking, harddrinking and uncompromising, harry hole is for many readers the ultimate detective. Nemesis is crime novel as art form and great entertainment. Theres plenty of time to eat, read, watch films and, if you can, sleep. In one of jo nesbo s publicity shots, he stares out from the hood of a grey sweatshirt, head tilted back, left eye obscured in shadow, the trace of a smile on his lips, like a wise and athletic monk.
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. However the key to jo nesbos international success, at least in part, lies in his highly original, yet utterly believable protagonist, detective harry hole. O ccupied, a new drama about a russian invasion of norway in order to seize its oil resources, starts on sky arts in january 2016. Nesbo is primarily famous for his crime novels about detective harry hole, but he is also the main vocals and songwriter for the norwegian rock band di derre. You are currently promoting your new harry hole novel, phantom, in australia. 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. It takes place in oslo in present time, but there are echoes from world war ii when norway was occupied by. 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. Author jo nesbo talks new novel, being courted by hollywood. In the thirst, nesbos 11th installment in the harry hole series, the titular protagonist hunts for a nemesis from his past as he investigates a serial. The harry hole series began in 1997 with the bat, although the. Harry hole is the main character in jo nesbos series of ten crime novels. Michael fassbender on murder, misogyny and the making of. The leopard the eighth harry hole thriller was a number 1 bestseller in hardback, with phantom the ninth book in the series topping the paperback charts.
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. In 2007 nesbo also released his first childrens book, dokt jo nesbo is a bestselling norwegian author and musician. Jos 11th harry hole thriller the thirst is part of the richard and judy book club spring 2018. The norwegian author of the harry hole detective series on tom jones and his soft spot for a crime cliche. He has sold over a million and a half copies of his books in norway alone. Harry hole is a character and series of crime fiction novels by norwegian author jo nesbo. Maybe you picked up the redbreast when our whodunit columnist introduced us to police detective harry hole. Michael connelly full of shocking chance and nuance, unforeseen twists and icecrystal clear views of oslo in winter. The flight from oslo to sydney is long, about 30 hours. His brilliant insights and dedication to his job have saved countless lives over the years.
This book had my pulse in the red zone from start to finish. But if youre jo nesbo, you turn your mind to other things, such as. Maybe you checked out nemesis when it was nominated for the edgar award or maybe you dont read him at allthough, chances are, youll come around. 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. Hes been a footballer, stockbroker, pop star and now a bestselling crime writer. 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. Nesbos literary career began in 1997 with flaggermusmannen the bat in the harry hole series.
A norwegian author, jo is most well known for his harry hole novels. Jo nesbo also wrote the tv series occupied, and a harry hole novel, the snowman, is being released in 2017. We should talk about violence against women alison flood the norwegian author of the harry hole detective series on tom jones, the nordic noir label and his soft spot for a. The snowman has been optioned by working title films and will be directed by martin scorsese, whilst the film adaptation of jos standalone thriller. 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. A harry hole novel harry hole series book 11 kindle. 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. Jo nesbo on his favourite harry hole novels youtube. Jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, economist and internationally acclaimed author.
He published his first crime novel, the bat man in 1997, the first book of the harry hole series. Harry is a police officer with the oslo crime squad. The thirst by jo nesbo, 9781784705107, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Jo still currently lives in oslo, close to his daughter and former wife. Yesterday saw the release of jo nesbos new novel, police.
Hole is a brilliant and driven detective with unorthodox methods, a classic loose cannon in the police force. Besides his crime fiction, he also writes the childrens book series doctor proctor. With this book harry gets drawn into a murder investigation of a serial killer, and his life is out of control. Cbtbs beginners guide to my alltime favorite author, jo nesbo. Author jo nesbo talks about his favorite harry hole novels to write. He graduated from the norwegian school of economics norges. Jo nesbo is a norwegian novelist who is best known for his harry hole book series. I am a fan of jo nesbo, and his flawed harry hole series and this was a 5 star read for me. International thriller writer jo nesbo brings latest harry. A cult figure already after the first book, hole is a genuine antihero.
The protaganist and title character of the series is harry hole, a hardened detective who works the streets of oslo. 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. The novel caught instant fame winning the glass key award for best nordic crime novel. While in school, he also played guitar and sang in a poprock band. Jo nesbo on his favorite harry hole novels to write youtube. In oslo you can visit harrys regular restaurant and many other places from the novels.
Cbtbs beginners guide to jo nesbo crime by the book. Jo nesbo, creator of the bestselling harry hole crime series. Bestselling crime author jo nesbo tells us about his favourite harry hole novel. These have been well received and some book critics have compared them to roald dahls work. Sherlock holmes, hercule poirot, jules maigret, and nero wolfe, but in the word of jo nesbo himself.
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. He is also the author of the popular doctor proctors fart powder books for children, as well as a. For years, detective harry hole has been at the center of every major criminal investigation in oslo. In it, he sets to stop out murderers, bank robbers, gangsters and more. International thriller writer jo nesbo brings new harry hole mystery to scottsdale and its a killer robert anglen, the republic published 4. 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.
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