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The Penguin Podcast: Jo Nesbo on his new Harry Hole book, The Thirst

Killing Moon

'Not just an unbearably tense thriller but another of Nesbo's studies in love and loneliness... there are few greater crime writers' The Times 
 
'Nesbø is one of today's most interesting thriller writers, a 100% buy-today-read-tonight delight' Lee Child 
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This killer will get inside your head… and there’s nothing you can do to stop it 
 
When a body is found in the forest, the police make a horrifying discovery: her scalp has been removed and sewn back on. But they have no idea why. 
With a second woman reported missing, detectives fear their worst nightmare has come true. 
 
A serial killer is stalking the streets of Oslo. 
 
With time running out to find the woman, former detective Harry Hole is called in to think like a murderer thinks... and to track down this killer before they strike again. 
 
But Harry has ulterior motives for wanting to solve this case and, if he fails, there could be more than one life at risk. 
 
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'Nesbo deploys all the key ingredients of a cracking good thriller... effortless' Guardian 
 
'The undisputed king of Scandinavian crime fiction' The Times

THIS KILLER WILL GET INSIDE YOUR HEAD... 
 
'A 100% buy-today-read-tonight delight' LEE CHILD 
 
*A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR* 
 
 
***When a body is found in the forest, the police make a horrifying discovery: her scalp has been removed and sewn back on. But they have no idea why. 
 
With a second woman reported missing, detectives fear their worst nightmare has come true. 
 
A serial killer is stalking the streets of Oslo. 
 
With time running out to find the woman, former detective Harry Hole is called in to think like a murderer thinks... and to track down this killer before they strike again. 
 
But Harry has ulterior motives for wanting to solve this case and, if he fails, there could be more than one life at risk. 
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'Nesbo deploys all the key ingredients of a cracking good thriller... effortless' Guardian 
 
'The undisputed king of Scandinavian crime fiction' The Times 
 
‘Unbearably tense’ Sunday Times 
 
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Killing Moon is the 13th novel in the Harry Hole series, although each title reads as a standalone. 
 
*OVER 55 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE* 
Killing Moon appeared in the Sunday Times top 10 bestseller list on 04.06.2023

Not just an unbearably tense thriller but another of Nesbo's studies in love and loneliness... there are few greater crime writers

Nesbo deserves to be crowned the king of all crime thriller writers

Nesbo deploys all the key ingredients of a cracking good thriller...the ticking clock, the tension expertly ratcheted ever upwards, the changing scenery, the constantly shifting goalposts and the effortless, triumphant outpacing of the reader's ability to guess what's going to happen

The undisputed king of Scandinavian crime fiction

Jo Nesbø is one of today's most interesting thriller writers, and Harry Hole is an all-time great character - for me, a 100% buy-today-read-tonight delight.

Nesbo is unassailably the reigning king of Nordic noir as well as a global crime-writing superstar... [in] Killing Moon...Nesbo is back on gruesome form

Jo Nesbo is back with the weirdest murder in modern fiction... compelling

This is one of the darkest entries in the series, with a serial killer whose methods are inventively macabre even by Nesbo's standards. But with Harry in the unfamiliar role of private eye, assembling an eccentric team to help him, and rubbing his old police colleagues up the wrong way, it's also one of the most fun

Killing Moon... [is] classic Nesbo but even by his standards the killer's creepy'

Breathtaking... Harry Hole returns in cracking form

Like Lee Child with Jack Reacher, Nesbo has become synonymous with his fictional detective

Jo Nesbo has always had a taste for the macabre, but it takes a breathtaking turn in Killing Moon

Unbearably tense and another of Jo Nesbo’s piercing studies in love and loneliness

Jo Nesbo is one of the world's bestselling crime writers. When commissioned to write a memoir about life on the road with his band, Di Derre, he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel, The Bat. His books The Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son, The Thirst, Macbeth and Knife have all since topped the Sunday Times charts. He's an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 55 million copies around the world.

A spine-chilling tale for fans of Stephen King

The Night House

A twisted spin on the classic coming-of-age horror story from the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author Jo Nesbo 
 
WHEN THE VOICES CALL, DON'T ANSWER... 
 
In the wake of his parents' tragic deaths fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote town of Ballantyne. 
 
Richard quickly earns a reputation as an outcast, and when a classmate named Tom goes missing, everyone suspects the new, angry boy is responsible. No one believes him when he says the telephone booth out by the edge of the woods sucked Tom into the receiver like something out of a horror movie. 
 
No one, that is, except Karen, a beguiling fellow outsider who encourages Richard to pursue clues the police refuse to investigate. He traces the number that Tom prank called from the phone booth to an abandoned house in the woods. There he catches a glimpse of a terrifying face in the window. And then the voices start . . . 
 
When another classmate disappears, Richard must find a way to prove his innocence as he grapples with the dark magic that is possessing Ballantyne. 
 
Then again, Richard may not be the most reliable narrator of his own story.

WHEN THE VOICES CALL, DON'T ANSWER... 
 
 In the wake of his parents' tragic deaths fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote town of Ballantyne, where all is not as it seems. 
 
 Richard quickly earns a reputation as an outcast, and when a classmate named Tom goes missing, no one believes him when he says the telephone booth out by the edge of the woods sucked Tom into the receiver like something out of a horror movie. 
 
 No one, that is, except the enigmatic Karen, who encourages Richard to pursue clues the police refuse to investigate. He traces the number to an abandoned house in the woods. There he catches a glimpse of a terrifying face in the window. And then the voices start. 
 
 A twisted spin on a classic coming-of-age horror story from the Sunday Times Number One bestseller Jo Nesbo, author of the Detective Harry Hole series. 
 
 'This horror fan loved it' Josh Malerman, bestselling author of Bird Box 
 
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 READERS LOVE THE NIGHT HOUSE: 
 ‘Fasten your seat belt, go along for the ride and be prepared for sleepless nights and vivid dreams’. 
 
 ‘Highly recommend to fans of horror and paranormal who like to have thrilling and spine shivering reads! ’ 
 
 ‘This novel has everything you would want from a horror story’. 
 
 ‘A storyline that would cause Stephen King to tremble.’ 
 ‘Wow! What a Halloween rollercoaster ride.’

Nesbø doesn't spend any time fiddling about, building up, or misdirecting. In The Night House, the horror begins immediately. And it only keeps calling from there. There are lessons to be learned here: who to believe and what to believe in. And how a person can change, when the impossible turns possible and the unimaginable is laid bare. This horror fan loved it

Josh Malerman, best-selling author of Bird Box and Spin a Black Yarn

A beguiling coming-of-age tale that becomes more terrifying as it builds, with plenty of tension and surprises packed into its pages

Headhunters

‘Keeps the twists and shocks coming hard and fast’ Metro

*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 50 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE* 
 
'Spectacular storytelling and a beautifully judged super-twist' Daily Mail 
 
LIE. 
 
 Clever, wealthy, married to a beautiful woman: Roger Brown has it all. And his sideline as an art thief keeps him busy when his job as a corporate headhunter gets dull. 
 
 STEAL. 
 
Then his wife introduces him to Clas Greve. Ambitious and talented, he's the perfect candidate for a top job Roger needs to fill - and the priceless painting he owns makes him the perfect target for a heist. But soon Roger finds out that there's more to Greve than meets the eye, and it's not long before the hunter becomes the hunted... 
 
 MURDER? 
 
'A sizeable measure of sheer entertainment' Independent 
 
Watch out for The Jealousy Man, the new Jo Nesbo book, out now

The reader is glued to the pages like gum to the street... Nesbo has accomplished an easily digested, but nevertheless brilliant and elegant thriller

Don't miss this thriller from the UK's second biggest-selling fiction author about an ambitious art thief

A masterclass in obfuscation and psychological parrying... Roger is a well-crafted, morally dubious character who remains oddly likeable owing to a nifty line in bitter observations... After recent events, no  one can be in any doubt of Norway's dark side and Nesbo wisely juxtaposes Oslo's shiny veneer with its rotten elements. Equally, the parallels between artistic worth and corporate value are neatly levied... Nesbo has that rare talent for turning the tables on readers, confounding expectations and revealing on what is intended

An accomplished novel from a first-rate author

The central character in this standalone novel is (on first impression) an unpleasant, manipulative piece of work, and it is a measure of the author's skill that we find ourselves thoroughly on his side... It's no surprise that a successful film has already been made of the novel (the first of his books Nesbo has allowed to be filmed), as the cinematic quality of Headhunters makes it a particularly invigorating read...a sizeable measure of sheer entertainment is on offer. Nesboites might like the change of pace

Norwegian Jo Nesbo, lauded as the new Stieg Larsson, delivered the goods in The Leopard and The Snowman, and in Headhunters serves up a new hero...more plot twists than a country house garden maze... An accomplished novel

I am the world's greatest living crime writer. [Jo Nesbo] is a man who is snapping at my heels like a rabid pit bull poised to take over my mantle when I dramatically pre-decease him

Stellar stand-alone caper... The dizzying reversals of fortune and situations that would be over-the-top in lesser hands make for a delightful roller-coaster ride. Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard fans will be delighted

Macbeth

‘Shakespeare's darkest tale reimagined by the king of Nordic noir’ Mail on Sunday

*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 50 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE* 
*No 1 Sunday Times bestseller* 
 
'Immensely enjoyable and gloriously dark' Daily Express 
 
He's the best cop they've got. 
 
When a drug bust turns into a bloodbath it's up to Inspector Macbeth and his team to clean up the mess. 
 
He's also an ex-drug addict with a troubled past. 
 
He's rewarded for his success. Power. Money. Respect. They're all within reach. 
 
But a man like him won't get to the top. 
 
Plagued by hallucinations and paranoia, Macbeth starts to unravel. He's convinced he won't get what is rightfully his. 
 
Unless he kills for it. 
 
'A deliciously oppressive page-turner' Guardian 
 
Watch out for The Jealousy Man, the new Jo Nesbo book, out now

Discover the novel that inspired addictive new film The Hanging Sun

Midnight Sun

**NOW A MAJOR FILM AS THE HANGING SUN** 
 
'A perfectly formed thriller that pierces the heart with its icy brilliance' Sunday Mirror 
 
When you betray the Fisherman... 
 
 Jon is on the run. He has crossed Oslo's biggest crime lord. Fleeing to an isolated corner of Norway, to a mountain town so far north that the sun never sets, Jon hopes to find sanctuary among a local religious sect. 
 
You can run. 
 
Hiding out in a shepherd's cabin in the wilderness, all that stands between him and his fate are Lea, a bereaved mother and her young son, Knut. But while Lea provides him with a rifle and Knut brings essential supplies, the midnight sun is slowly driving Jon to insanity. And then he discovers that the Fisherman's men are getting closer... 
 
But you can't hide. 
 
'Brilliant... A short, lyrical tale where every word counts' Daily Express 
 
*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 50 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE* 
 
 Watch out for The Jealousy Man, the new Jo Nesbo book, out now

**NOW A MAJOR FILM AS THE HANGING SUN** 
 
'A perfectly formed thriller that pierces the heart with its icy brilliance' Sunday Mirror 
 
When you betray the Fisherman... 
 
Jon is on the run. He has crossed Oslo's biggest crime lord. Fleeing to an isolated corner of Norway, to a mountain town so far north that the sun never sets, Jon hopes to find sanctuary among a local religious sect. 
 
You can run. 
 
Hiding out in a shepherd's cabin in the wilderness, all that stands between him and his fate are Lea, a bereaved mother and her young son, Knut. But while Lea provides him with a rifle and Knut brings essential supplies, the midnight sun is slowly driving Jon to insanity. And then he discovers that the Fisherman's men are getting closer... 
 
But you can't hide. 
 
'Brilliant... A short, lyrical tale where every word counts' Daily Express 
 
*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 50 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE* 
 
Watch out for The Jealousy Man, the new Jo Nesbo book, out now

Blood on Snow

From the international bestselling author of the Harry Hole series

*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 50 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE* 
 
'An incendiary cocktail of murder, revenge and a hitman with multiple problems' Independent 
 
The contract killer. 
 
Olav lives the lonely life of a fixer. When you 'fix' people for a living - terminally - it's hard to get close to anyone. 
 
The gangster's wife. 
 
 Now he's finally met the woman of his dreams. But she's his boss's wife. And Olav's just been hired to kill her. 
 
 Two very big problems. 
 
'Nesbo is in bracing form...gripping' The Sun 
 
Watch out for The Jealousy Man, the new Jo Nesbo book, out now

Jo Nesbo

Robert Ferguson

Quick Reads 2024

**THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR** 
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Murder. Assassination. Revenge. 
 
Discover the first short story collection from the King of Scandi Crime. 
 
Meet a detective on the trail of a man suspected of murdering his twin; a hired assassin facing his greatest adversary; and two passengers meeting by chance on a plane, spelling romance or something far more sinister. 
 
In his first ever collection of short stories, this master of crime delivers a gripping, edge-of-your seat read that you won't be able to put down. 
 
*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 55 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE* 
 
**Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards 2022** 
 
PRAISE FOR JO NESBO: 
 
'A storyteller with few equals' Daily Express 
 
'The king of Scandicrime' Financial Times 
 
'Deliciously dark' Heat 
 
'Nightmare-inducing and terrific' The Times 
 
READERS LOVE JO NESBO: 
 
***** 'Intriguing, mysterious, full of suspense' Netgalley reader 
 
***** 'To say I couldn't put it down is an understatement...' Netgalley reader 
 
***** 'A great read with plenty of twists and surprises' Netgalley reader 
 
Jo Nesbo was a Sunday Times number one bestseller with Macbeth on 20/09/2018

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