Jo Nesbo, author portrait
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Jo Nesbo

JO NESBØ is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, whose books have sold sixty million copies worldwide and have been translated into fifty languages. In addition to the Harry Hole series, his novels include The Night House, Headhunters, The Son, Blood on Snow, Midnight Sun, Macbeth, and The Kingdom. He is a recipient of the Raymond Chandler Award for lifetime achievement. He lives in Oslo.
Wolf Hour
Blood Ties
The Night House
Killing Moon
The Jealousy Man and Other Stories
The Kingdom
Knife
Macbeth
The Thirst
Midnight Sun
Blood on Snow
The Son
The Redeemer
Police
Cockroaches
The Bat
Phantom
The Leopard
The Snowman
Headhunters
The Devil's Star
The Redbreast

Jo Nesbø on Contradictory Characters in His Book KILLING MOON | Inside the Book

Books

Wolf Hour
Blood Ties
The Night House
Killing Moon
The Jealousy Man and Other Stories
The Kingdom
Knife
Macbeth
The Thirst
Midnight Sun
Blood on Snow
The Son
The Redeemer
Police
Cockroaches
The Bat
Phantom
The Leopard
The Snowman
Headhunters
The Devil's Star
The Redbreast

Media

Jo Nesbø on Contradictory Characters in His Book KILLING MOON | Inside the Book

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