Jo Nesbo is a Norwegian novelist who is best known for his Harry Hole book series. Besides his crime fiction, he also writes the children’s book series Doctor Proctor. He has sold over a million and a half copies of his books in Norway alone.
Nesbo’s literary career began in 1997 with Flaggermusmannen (The Bat) in the Harry Hole series. Since then, he has written a total of nine books in the Harry Hole series, three Doctor Proctor children’s novels, plus four standalone novels (not all of which has been translated into English). Below is a list of Jo Nesbo’s published works in order of publication and in chronological order:
Publication Order of Harry Hole Books
Publication Order of Doktor Proctor Books
Publication Order of Blood on Snow Books
Publication Order of Hogarth Shakespeare Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Notes: The Cockroaches, which is not available in English at this time, is the second book in the Harry Hole series. We will add it as soon as it becomes available.
The original Norwegian titles for The Bat, The Cockroaches, The Redbreast, Nemesis, The Devil’s Star, The Redeemer, The Snowman, The Leopard and Phantom are Flaggermusmannen, Kakerlakkene, Rødstrupe, Sorgenfri, Marekors, Frelseren, Snømannen, Panserhjerte and Gjenferd. The majority of them have been translated into English by Don Bartlett.
The original Norwegian titles for the Doctor Proctor (or Doktor Proktor) novels are Doktor Proktors Prompepulver, Doktor Proktors Prompepulver and Doktor Proktor og verdens undergang. Kanskje.
The original Norwegian titles for his standalone novels The White Hotel and The Headhunters are Det hvite hotellet and Hodejegerne.
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I notice that “Macbeth” is not listed.?
Hi Paul – MacBeth is on there just above standalone novels.
How Harry extricated Leopold’s Apple from his mouth…a day’s work for the superman.
These are great summer reads
Reading last in Harry Hole series and loving it as much as the first
I have read “The Cockroach” in English at least a year ago. He’s in Hongkong, in a cockroach infested hovel, hooked on opium.
I have read all that Jo Nesbo had written to this point, and found authors with similar writing styles. Lars Kepler, Jussi Adler Olsen, Greg Isles have all been excellent…. For the most part. With the exception of a few Greg Iles books which I’m getting to, I read all that these gentleman have written. I’ve been trying to find new authors that I might like to read. Arnaldur Inridsason and Sebastian Fitzek. Anyone with any suggestions?
I, too, love the Scandinavian authors! I really enjoy Jo Nesbo and read his Harry Hole books as soon as they are translated. Others I read who write similarly are the late Henning Mankell, Hakan Nesser, Torquil MacLeod, Karen Fossum, Camilla Lackberg. From America I love John Sanford and Michael Connelly. I have read all the books these men have written in their series featuring police investigators. I also like Harlen Coben. ( I don’t read the Myron Bolitar series, but the rest are great). I have been reading some of these authors for nearly 20 years and never have been disappointed! I also read Greg Illes, Jack Kerley and Daniel Judson. I’m going to try Kepler and Olsen from your list. I have read a couple of Inridason’ s books and I plan to read more. I hope this helps you find a new author. Good luck!
I’m addicted to Jo Nesbo’s books. I’m currently reading my way through the Harry Hole series – one of the great creations in detective fiction.
Cockroaches is now available in English
Almost all of the Hole books are available in English, they have loads of them at my library