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Jo Nesbo

Jo Nesbo
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Jo Nesbo

Jo Nesbø is the most successful Norwegian author of all time. He has sold more than 19 million books, which are published in forty-seven different languages globally, and he is widely recognized as one of Europe’s foremost crime writers.... Read full bio

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Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
A. In a climbing wall at Ton Sai, Thailand
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The Magical Fruit will be released on October 29, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook
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Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder The Fart-tastic Boxed Set will be released on October 15, 2013 in Trade Paperback
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Who Cut the Cheese? will be released on November 27, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Nov 27, 2012
Who Cut the Cheese? is now available in Trade Paperback
Nov 27, 2012
Jo Nesbo's Fart Powder Series is now available in eBook
Apr 17, 2012
Jo Nesbo's Fart Powder Series will be released on April 17, 2012 in eBook
Apr 17, 2012
Who Cut the Cheese? will be released on January 03, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Jan 03, 2012
Who Cut the Cheese? is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Jan 03, 2012
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Who Cut the Cheese?
Dec 16, 2011
Bubble in the Bathtub will be released on November 15, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Nov 15, 2011
Bubble in the Bathtub is now available in Trade Paperback
Nov 15, 2011
Middle School Survival Kit is now available in
Oct 04, 2011
Middle School Survival Kit will be released on October 04, 2011 in
Oct 04, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Bubble in the Bathtub
Jan 05, 2011
Bubble in the Bathtub will be released on January 04, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
Jan 04, 2011
Bubble in the Bathtub is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Jan 04, 2011

Jo Nesbo Revealed

Q. What’s your best quality? A. Imagination Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. One. Perfect Skin, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Strawberry Fields by the Beatles, Independence Day by Bruce Springsteen, Shipbuilding by Elvis Costello, There She Goes by the Las. Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. Rock climbing and guitar playing Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. Joker Learn more about Jo Nesbo

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NPR, June 7, 2013
...of Lights from its founding under the Romans to its cultural activity during the 1920s and 1930s. by Jo Nesbo and Don Bartlett While investigating the contract killing of a musician at the height of the Christmas season in Oslo, Norway, maverick...
Christian Science Monitor, June 6, 2013
...1. Inferno Dan Brown, Doubleday 2. And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead 3. A Delicate Truth John le Carré, Viking 4. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Crown 5. Life After Life Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books 6. The Son- Debut Philipp Meyer,...
NewsRT.co.uk, June 5, 2013
...Val McDermid, Stuart MacBride, William McIlvanney, Quintin Jardine and Louise Welsh are also appearing, alongside Nordic crime writers Jo Nesbo, Arne Dahl and Mons Kallentoft. Festival-goers can hone their writing skills in workshops or try their hand...
MySanAntonio, June 5, 2013
...entertaining. Here are five new books you won't mind getting stained with suntan lotion. The Redeemer By Jo Nesbo Knopf, $35.95 With 17 million copies of his books in print, Jo Nesbo is the successor to the late Swedish author Stieg Larsson as the...
Paramus Post, June 4, 2013
...beautifully depicts the dark but sexy allure of the city (in the same way readers are drawn to Jo Nesbo’s Norway and John Burdett’s Thailand, fans here will rediscover Spain), and his salty protagonist Hector Salgado will easily join the ranks of...
Durango Herald, June 4, 2013
...Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud (Knopf) 8. The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer (Riverhead Hardcover) 9. The Redeemer by Jo Nesbo; Don Bartlet,translator (Knopf 10. Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler (St. Martin’s Press) ...
Chatham House, June 3, 2013
...So you think crime novels are simply whodunits? If that’s the case, then you are not paying close enough attention to the text. Among the rising body count, you may be missing incisive socioeconomic and political guides to the writer’s home country....
NPR, May 31, 2013
...their midlife years, including an aspiring actress who harbors jealousy toward friends who achieve successful creative careers. by Jo Nesbo and Don Bartlett While investigating the contract killing of a musician at the height of the Christmas season in...
Riverside Press Enterprise, May 31, 2013
...starting Mary Chestnut’s “Civil War.” Wednesday, June 19, 5:30 p.m.: Mystery Book Club will discuss Jo Nesbo’s “The Devil’s Star.” Monday, June 24, 6 p.m.: Millennial Book Club will discuss 2013 Pen/Faulkner Award Winner, “Everything...
Christian Science Monitor, May 31, 2013
...Norwegian detective Harry Hole returns in Jo Nesbo's 'The Redeemer,' a two-disc compilation of Ane Brun's songs is worth a listen, and more top picks. The Politician’s Wife, a drama of betrayal and revenge...
Christian Science Monitor, May 30, 2013
...1. Inferno, by Dan Brown, Doubleday 2. And the Mountains Echoed, by Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead 3. A Delicate Truth, by John le Carré, Viking 4. Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books 5. Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn, Crown 6. The Burgess...
Boston Herald, May 30, 2013
...the great writer who became an artist in her own right. “The Redeemer (A Harry Hole Novel)” by Jo Nesbo (Knopf, $26). This Norwegian thriller is Nesbo’s fourth. “Straight Flush: The True Story of Six College Friends Who Dealt Their Way to a...
Kirkus Reviews, May 28, 2013
...Back when I was a boy, growing up in northern Oregon, I suffered from pretty severe hay fever. So while other children in my neighborhood scampered through wild grasses up to their armpits or engaged in lazy innings of softball on luminous summer...