Fist book from Harry Hole serial. Short, easy to read, concise, and a path for falling in love with the genre.
The Bat: A Harry Hole Novel (1)
If you are warmed up with The Bat, prepare for the roller coasters of everything from here, to book 13.
Cockroaches: A Harry Hole Novel (2)
This is when it gets serious. The expansion of Nesbo's imagination is first seen in this book. This is when you realize what kind of writer he is.
The Redbreast: A Harry Hole Novel (3)
“A man walks into an Oslo bank, puts a gun to a cashier's head, and tells her to count to twenty-five. When he doesn't get his money fast enough, he pulls the trigger. The young woman dies—and two million Norwegian kroner disappear without a trace.”
Nemesis: A Harry Hole Novel (4)
The first book of this serial I was shaken to bones with. But not the last.
The Devil's Star: A Harry Hole Novel (5)
You must be at your full focus for this book. “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 th...
The Redeemer: A Harry Hole Novel (6)
“One night, after the first snowfall of the year, a boy named Jonas wakes up and discovers that his mother has disappeared. Only one trace of her remains: a pink scarf, his Christmas gift to her, now worn by the snowman that inexplicably appeared in ...
The Snowman: A Harry Hole Novel (7)
My personal favorite and coincidentally, the first one I picked up. This book left me speechless, so I had to start from The Bat. Then I was in love.
The Leopard: A Harry Hole Novel (8)
“Oleg, the boy Harry helped raise, has been arrested for killing a man. Harry can't believe that Oleg is a murderer, so he returns to hunt down the real killer.”
Phantom: A Harry Hole Novel (9)
Close-up on police department in Oslo. You will not be disappointed.
Police: A Harry Hole Novel (10)
At this point, you already love the author and you love Harry Hole. But do you think you can not be surprised?
The Thirst: A Harry Hole Novel (11)
To quote the New York Times Book Review “I can’t think of anyone who makes my skin crawl like Nesbo”
Knife: A Harry Hole Novel (12)
“Riveting.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Killing Moon: A Harry Hole Novel (13)
Classics
Maybe not the first book you should read from Dostoyevski, but you should not skip it.
Notes from the House of the Dead
My dearest book of all time.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
For me, It was a bit slow at first, but when you read and you go towards the end - you start to fall in love with the story.
A Tale of Two Cities
Underappreciated book. Everyone should read this.
An American Tragedy
One and only, Jane Austin.
Sense and Sensibility
One of the first book I've read as a kid, and it still holds a special place in my heart.
Robinson Crusoe (Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth)
English masterpiece.
Wuthering Heights
Jo Nesbo: E-books
Fist book from Harry Hole serial. Short, easy to read, concise, and a path for falling in love with the genre.
The Bat: A Harry Hole Novel (1)
If you are warmed up with The Bat, prepare for the roller coasters of everything from here, to book 13.
Cockroaches: A Harry Hole Novel (2)
This is when it gets serious. The expansion of Nesbo's imagination is first seen in this book. This is when you realize what kind of writer he is.
The Redbreast: A Harry Hole Novel (3)
“A man walks into an Oslo bank, puts a gun to a cashier's head, and tells her to count to twenty-five. When he doesn't get his money fast enough, he pulls the trigger. The young woman dies—and two million Norwegian kroner disappear without a trace.”
Nemesis: A Harry Hole Novel (4)
The first book of this serial I was shaken to bones with. But not the last.
The Devil's Star: A Novel (5)
You must be at your full focus for this book. “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 th...
The Redeemer: A Harry Hole Novel (6)
“One night, after the first snowfall of the year, a boy named Jonas wakes up and discovers that his mother has disappeared. Only one trace of her remains: a pink scarf, his Christmas gift to her, now worn by the snowman that inexplicably appeared in ...
The Snowman: A Harry Hole Novel (7)
My personal favorite and coincidentally, the first one I picked up. This book left me speechless, so I had to start from The Bat. Then I was in love.
The Leopard: A Harry Hole Novel (8)
“Oleg, the boy Harry helped raise, has been arrested for killing a man. Harry can't believe that Oleg is a murderer, so he returns to hunt down the real killer.”
Phantom: A Harry Hole Novel (9)
Close-up on police department in Oslo. You will not be disappointed.
Police: A Harry Hole Novel (10)
At this point, you already love the author and you love Harry Hole. But do you think you can not be surprised?
The Thirst: A Harry Hole Novel (11)
To quote the New York Times Book Review “I can’t think of anyone who makes my skin crawl like Nesbo”