Author Biography

Jo Nesbo's books, translated into forty-seven languages, have sold more than seventeen million copies worldwide. His other Harry Hole novels include The Redbreast, Nemesis, The Devil's Star, The Snowman (soon to be made into a major motion picture), The Leopard, and Phantom, and he is the author of Headhunters and several children's books. Among the many international awards he has received is the Glass Key Award for best Nordic crime novel, and he has been recognized by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and the Norwegian book clubs with an award for the best Norwegian crime novel of all time. In addition, Nesbo has been short-listed for an Edgar Award and three times for the CWA International Dagger. He is also a musician, songwriter, and economist and lives in Oslo.