Order of Jo Nesbo Books
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 several books in the Harry Hole series, plus Doctor Proctor children’s novels, and some standalone novels. Below is a list of Jo Nesbo’s published works in order of publication and in chronological order:
Publication Order of Harry Hole Books
The Bat | (1997) | |
Cockroaches | (1998) | |
The Redbreast | (2000) | |
Nemesis | (2002) | |
The Devil’s Star | (2003) | |
The Redeemer | (2005) | |
The Snowman | (2007) | |
The Leopard | (2009) | |
Phantom | (2011) | |
Police | (2013) | |
The Thirst | (2017) | |
Knife | (2019) | |
Killing Moon | (2023) |
Publication Order of Doktor Proctor Books
Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder | (2007) | |
Bubble in the Bathtub / Time-Travel Bath Bomb | (2008) | |
Who Cut the Cheese? | (2010) | |
The Magical Fruit | (2012) | |
The Great Gold Robbery | (2013) | |
Silent (But Deadly) Night | (2016) | |
Can Doctor Proctor Save Christmas? | (2017) |
Publication Order of Blood on Snow Books
Blood on Snow | (2014) | |
Midnight Sun | (2015) |
Publication Order of Kingdom Books
The Kingdom | (2020) | |
Blood Ties | (2024) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Headhunters | (2008) | |
The Son | (2014) | |
The Night House | (2023) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
London | (2021) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
The Jealousy Man and Other Stories | (2021) |
Publication Order of Hogarth Shakespeare Books
The Gap of Time | (2015) | |
Shylock is My Name | (2016) | |
Vinegar Girl | (2016) | |
Hag-Seed | (2016) | |
New Boy | (2017) | |
Dunbar | (2017) | |
Macbeth | (2018) | |
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Notes: 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.