"The Leopard (Nesbø novel) The Leopard is a crime novel by Norwegian novelist, Jo Nesbø. Its Norwegian title is ""Panserhjerte"", which does not directly translate to The Leopard; it rather means something along the lines of ""armoured heart"". Moreover, ""leopard"" refers to the stealthy tread of the killer in the book, while ""armoured heart"" is what Harry Hole himself gains by his experiences. ""Panserhjerte"" is also a Norwegian term for Constrictive pericarditis. ""The Leopard"" is the eighth novel featuring Nesbø's crime detective, Inspector Harry Hole. Following the traumatic Snowman case, former police inspector Harry Hole has exiled himself in Hong"
"origins in the Viking Age. The name is derived from Old Norse ""Hólar"", the plural form of ""hóll"", meaning ""round and isolated hill"". The word is pronounced as two syllables, with stress on the first (hoo-leh), as is implied in ""The Bat"", where the Australian police call him ""Harry Holy"". The seventh novel in the series ""The Snowman"" was adapted as a film in 2017 starring Michael Fassbender as Harry Hole, with Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Ronan Vibert, and J.K. Simmons. Harry Hole Harry Hole is the main character in a series of crime novels written by Norwegian author Jo"
"Jo Nesbø Jo Nesbø (; born 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian writer, musician, and former economist and reporter. As of March 2014, more than 3 million copies of his novels have been sold in Norway, and his work has been translated into over 40 languages, selling 30 million copies worldwide. Known primarily for his crime novels featuring Inspector Harry Hole, Nesbø is also the main vocalist and songwriter for the Norwegian rock band Di Derre. In 2007 he released his first children's book, ""Doktor Proktors Prompepulver"" (English translation: ""Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder""). The 2011 film ""Headhunters"" is based on"
"of Nesbø's that stems from a childhood memory of accepting a dare to eat a whole apple while it was still attached to the tree. As with the previous Harry Hole novels, ""The Leopard"" is translated from Norwegian into English by Don Bartlett. The Leopard (Nesbø novel) The Leopard is a crime novel by Norwegian novelist, Jo Nesbø. Its Norwegian title is ""Panserhjerte"", which does not directly translate to The Leopard; it rather means something along the lines of ""armoured heart"". Moreover, ""leopard"" refers to the stealthy tread of the killer in the book, while ""armoured heart"" is what Harry"
"returns to Norway with him. But even now Harry cannot relax. He has gotten wind of a witness in the murder of his former colleague, killed during the Redbreast investigation into a mysterious gun smuggler. The witness may have seen Ellen's murderer with the smuggler, known only as the Prince. Harry shows him a picture of his new prime suspect. As with other Harry Hole novels, the novel was translated from Norwegian into English by Don Bartlett. Nemesis (Nesbø novel) Nemesis (, a placename in Norway) is a 2002 crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the fourth in the"
"covered up. The Redbreast The Redbreast (, 2000) is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the third in the Harry Hole series (although the first in the series to be available in English). The novel begins during former President Clinton's visit to Norway, where Harry reluctantly ends up playing an important role. Ramifications of the mission Harry is tasked with lead to him investigating neo-Nazi activity in Norway, and delving into a crime that has its roots in the battlefields of the Eastern Front of World War II. A large part of the book is laid at the"
"The Redbreast The Redbreast (, 2000) is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the third in the Harry Hole series (although the first in the series to be available in English). The novel begins during former President Clinton's visit to Norway, where Harry reluctantly ends up playing an important role. Ramifications of the mission Harry is tasked with lead to him investigating neo-Nazi activity in Norway, and delving into a crime that has its roots in the battlefields of the Eastern Front of World War II. A large part of the book is laid at the time of"
"of the Norwegian government and Oslo police, which are a regular feature of the Harry Hole series. It took a long time for the novel to be translated into English, with British and American publishers giving precedence to later books of the series, set in Harry Hole's home ground of Oslo. Only after Harry Hole gained a large and devoted following in the English-speaking world were the first two books of the series - set respectively in Australia and Thailand - translated. Fifteen years after being originally published in Norwegian, ""The Cockroaches"" was published in the UK in November 2013"
"Nemesis (Nesbø novel) Nemesis (, a placename in Norway) is a 2002 crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the fourth in the Harry Hole series. A fatal bank robbery in Oslo must be solved, but Harry also has to deal with two women who are important to him, while trying to stay away from the alcohol which continues to have him in its grip. This book introduces for the first time the character of Beate Lønn, who will become an important part of the series, a valued partner of Harry's who significantly interacts with other characters. Highly courageous and"
"literally a matter of life and death. The Devil's Star The Devil's Star (, literally ""The Nightmare Cross"", 2003) is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the fifth in the Harry Hole series. An English-translated version of the book named ""The Devil's Star"" was translated by Don Bartlett. The story moves between two parallel themes – the appearance of a new serial killer terrorizing Oslo, and Harry Hole's ongoing feud with the corrupt and utterly ruthless fellow police officer Tom Waaler, which was already a major part of the plot of the two previous books, ""The Redbreast"" and"
"Nesbø's novel, ""Hodejegerne (The Headhunters)"". Nesbø was born in 1960 in Oslo and grew up in Molde. He graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics with a degree in Economics and Business Administration. He worked as a freelance journalist and a stockbroker before he began his writing career. The series follows Harry Hole, a tough detective working for Crime Squad and later with the National Criminal Investigation Service (Kripos), whose investigations may take him from Oslo to Australia and the Congo Republic. Hole takes on seemingly unconnected cases, sometimes found to involve serial killers, bank robbers, gangsters or the establishment,"
"during this time. Schrøder is the fictional character’s Harry Hole, who is a police investigator in several of Jo Nesbø’s novels, second home, with his regular table farthest in beside the window, where there was enough light to read the newspaper. Harry lived in Sofies gate 5, a few hundred meters from Schrøder. Citywalks in Harry Holes footsteps visits the restaurant. The movie based on the novel ""The Snowman"" () was filmed in January to March 2016 in Oslo, also in Schrøder. Jo Nesbø hands out the awards for ""An Alright guy/An Alright Lady"" (Norwegian: ""En ålreit fyr/Ei ålreit dame"")"
"Slingsby visited Romsdalen in 1875 and later. Arne Randers Heen was a local climber with several first ascents. The fictional detective Harry Hole is mentioned as being originally from Åndalsnes in the Romsdalen valley, while the series' writer Jo Nesbø is actually from Molde in the same region. ""The Bat"", first book in the Harry Hole series, includes a passage of reminiscences, which might be based on the writer's own experiences: In 1612 a group of some 300 Scottish mercenaries landed near Åndalsnes and marched through the valley towards Sweden. The group was later massacred at Battle of Kringen. After"
"The Redeemer (novel) The Redeemer () is a novel by popular Norwegian crime-writer Jo Nesbø, part of his Harry Hole series. ""The Redeemer"" begins by describing an incident which took place a number of years in the past, in 1991, at a youth camp run by the Norwegian Salvation Army. A young, 14-year-old girl – the daughter of a senior official in the Salvation Army – is raped in a public toilet on the site. Due to the Salvation Army's strict hierarchical setup, and also because revelation of the rape will severely damage the Salvation Army's reputation, she does not"
"The Devil's Star The Devil's Star (, literally ""The Nightmare Cross"", 2003) is a crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the fifth in the Harry Hole series. An English-translated version of the book named ""The Devil's Star"" was translated by Don Bartlett. The story moves between two parallel themes – the appearance of a new serial killer terrorizing Oslo, and Harry Hole's ongoing feud with the corrupt and utterly ruthless fellow police officer Tom Waaler, which was already a major part of the plot of the two previous books, ""The Redbreast"" and ""Nemesis"". Eventually, the two issues converge –"
"1998. Kolbjørn Hauge Kolbjørn Hauge (1926–2007) was a Norwegian schoolteacher and crime fiction writer. Hauge was born in Finnøy, and was a brother of writer Alfred Hauge. His non-fiction books include ""Stor norsk rimordbok"" from 1990. He made his literary debut in 1991 with the novel ""Kofferten"", and his literary breakthrough was ""Heit juice"" from 1993. He was awarded the Riverton Prize for ""Død mann i boks"" in 1995. Later books are the crime novels ""Til jord skal du bli"" from 1997, ""Over mitt lik"" from 1999, and ""Nord og ned"" from 2003. His children's book ""Hitlers labyrint"" was published"
"uses her surname. They live in Stavern with their two children. Detektivbyrå Nr 2 series The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize in 2011 for Closed for Winter The Riverton Prize in 2013 for The Hunting Dogs The Glass Key award in 2013 for The Hunting Dogs The Martin Beck Award in 2014 for The Hunting Dogs The Petrona Award in 2016 for The Caveman Jørn Lier Horst Jørn Lier Horst (born 27 February 1970, in Bamble, Telemark) is a Norwegian author of crime fiction and a former Senior Investigating Officer at Vestfold Police district. He made his debut in 2004 with the"
"Kåre Holt Kåre Holt (10 October 1916– 15 March 1997) was a Norwegian author. He wrote plays, poetry and about forty books. Holt was born in the village of Våle in Vestfold, Norway. His parents were Peder Anton Kristiansen (1870-1958) and Mathilde Sofie Larsen Rønningen (1871-1945). He worked for some time as a journalist at ""Vestfold Arbeiderblad"". His initial work was published in 1939, a children’s book named ""Tore Kramkar"". As his career progressed, Holt wrote many children’s books, plays, radio plays, biographies, and historical novels. The trilogy ""Kongen"" about King Sverre Sigurdsson is considered his principal work. He is"
"the murderer. The reader already does know who pulled the trigger – however, the identity of the customer who paid for the killing and this customer's motives remain unknown, and are at the center of the mystery which must be unravelled. Meanwhile, the senior Police Inspector from the Oslo Police, Bjarne Møller, retires. As a parting gesture, he gives his three main officers, Jack Halvorsen (called Halvorsen by his colleagues), Beate Lønn – Halvorsen's girlfriend – and Harry Hole gifts. Harry's is a wristwatch which grows to annoy him due to its incessant ticking. At one point, he even throws"
"center by a group of extreme Norwegian nationalists. She is one of the most successful crime novelists in Norway. She has been published in 25 countries. Val McDermid, a Scottish crime writer has once said that ""Anne Holt is the latest crime writer to reveal how truly dark it gets in Scandinavia.” In 2004, Holt took part in the founding of the Norwegian branch of the Swedish publishing house, Piratforlaget, which had been started by the celebrated Swedish authors Jan Guillou and Liza Marklund. The objective, to publish bestselling writers at reduced prices, was controversial in Scandinavia, where book prices"
"Stieg Larsson Karl Stig-Erland ""Stieg"" Larsson (; ; 15 August 1954 – 9 November 2004) was a Swedish journalist and writer. He is best known for writing the ""Millennium"" trilogy of crime novels, which were published posthumously and adapted as motion pictures. Larsson lived much of his life in Stockholm and worked there with socialist politics and journalism, including as an independent researcher of right-wing extremism. He was the second best-selling author in the world for 2008, behind Khaled Hosseini. The third novel in the ""Millennium"" trilogy, ""The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest"", became the most sold book in"
"Kolbjørn Hauge Kolbjørn Hauge (1926–2007) was a Norwegian schoolteacher and crime fiction writer. Hauge was born in Finnøy, and was a brother of writer Alfred Hauge. His non-fiction books include ""Stor norsk rimordbok"" from 1990. He made his literary debut in 1991 with the novel ""Kofferten"", and his literary breakthrough was ""Heit juice"" from 1993. He was awarded the Riverton Prize for ""Død mann i boks"" in 1995. Later books are the crime novels ""Til jord skal du bli"" from 1997, ""Over mitt lik"" from 1999, and ""Nord og ned"" from 2003. His children's book ""Hitlers labyrint"" was published in"
"and dangerous. She has won several awards, including the Riverton Prize (1994) for ""Salige er de som tørster"", the Bokhandler Prize (1995) for ""Demonens død"", and the Cappelen Prize (2001). She lives in Oslo with her registered partner Anne Christine Kjær (also known as Tine Kjær) and their daughter Iohanne. Anne Holt Anne Holt (born 16 November 1958) is a Norwegian author, lawyer and former Minister of Justice. She was born in Larvik, grew up in Lillestrøm and Tromsø, and moved to Oslo in 1978. Holt graduated with a law degree from the University of Bergen in 1986, and worked"
"of the last Harry Potter novel, ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"". The Norwegian author Ingeborg Refling Hagen is said to have buried a copy of the book in her youth, stating that nobody deserved to read about Nell, because nobody would ever understand her pain. She compared herself to Nell, because of her own miserable situation at the time. A shop named 'The Old Curiosity Shop' can be found at 13–14 Portsmouth Street, Holborn, London, WC2A 2ES, amongst the buildings of the London School of Economics. The building dates back to the sixteenth century in an area known as"
"8, 2015, Michael Fassbender was in talks to join the film for the lead role. On October 14, 2015, Rebecca Ferguson was cast in the film to play the female lead role. Alfredson's Another Park Film would also produce the film, starting production in January 2016. The film was released in the UK on 13 October 2017. Unlike the novel, the film was poorly received by critics. The Snowman (Nesbø novel) The Snowman (, 2007) is a novel by Norwegian crime-writer Jo Nesbø. It is the seventh entry in his Harry Hole series. In 1980, a married woman has illicit"
"G. W. Persson, Johan Theorin, Camilla Läckberg, Mari Jungstedt and Åke Edwardson. From 2004 and onwards, the deceased Stieg Larsson caused an international sensation with the ""Millennium Trilogy"", continuing as a series with new novels being written by David Lagercrantz. In the spy fiction genre, the most successful writer is Jan Guillou (1944–) and his best-selling books about the spy Carl Hamilton, many of which have also been filmed. Of Guillou's other works, the two most notable are his series on the Knight Templar Arn Magnusson and the semi-autobiographical novel with the metaphorical title Ondskan (""The Evil""). The Swedish ballad"
"Yellow Bird has also produced six TV movies about criminal inspector Irene Huss, based on the books by Helene Tursten. In March 2009 the company acquired the film rights for Norwegian crime writer Anne Holt's books about inspector Yngvar Stubø and Inger Johanne Vik – a psychologist and lawyer with a previous career in the FBI. In April 2009 the company announced they optioned film rights for Norwegian author Jo Nesbø's most recent novel Headhunters. The company purchased the rights to ""Blekingegadeligan"", the bestselling book by Danish journalist Peter Øvig Knudsen about The Blekinge Street Gang, a group of about"
"Restaurant Schrøder Restaurant Schrøder is a restaurant in Waldemar Thranes gate 8 at St. Hanshaugen in Oslo, Norway. This restaurant appeared in several fictional works including Jo Nesbø's books about Harry Hole and several books by Bjørg Vik. In 1925, Hans Schrøder took over Elise Pettersens café which had been operating in the corner building of Torggata/Hammersborggata since 1912, one block north of Youngstorget, with a view towards Arbeidersamfunnets plass. The restaurant lay on the same corner as the Oslo Workers' Society (Norwegian: ""Oslo Arbeidersamfunn""), and was an important link between the meetings there. Male waiters had black pants, white"
"Kjell Hallbing Kjell Hallbing (5 November 1934, in Bærum – 6 May 2004, in Tønsberg) was a Norwegian author of Western books. Under the pseudonym Louis Masterson, he wrote a series of books about the fictitious Texas Ranger (and later U.S. Marshal) ""Morgan Kane"" during 1966–1978. The 83 Morgan Kane books have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. Masterson's books ""El Gringo"" and ""El Gringo's Revenge"" will be the basis of a Hollywood movie in 2017. He has also written another nine-book series known as the Diablo- and Diablito books. Earlier in his career Hallbing used the pseudonyms Ward"
"1997 at Holmestrand in Vestfold. In 2007, a bust of the author by artist Ada Madssen was unveiled in front of his former house at Reidvintunet, an open-air museum in the village of Hillestad in Holmestrand. Kåre Holt Kåre Holt (10 October 1916– 15 March 1997) was a Norwegian author. He wrote plays, poetry and about forty books. Holt was born in the village of Våle in Vestfold, Norway. His parents were Peder Anton Kristiansen (1870-1958) and Mathilde Sofie Larsen Rønningen (1871-1945). He worked for some time as a journalist at ""Vestfold Arbeiderblad"". His initial work was published in 1939,"
"Kjell Ola Dahl Kjell Ola Dahl (born 4 February 1958) is a Norwegian writer, who is sometimes known professionally as ""K. O. Dahl"". His writing career began with the publishing of ""Dødens Investeringer"" (""Lethal Investments"") in 1993 and he has subsequently authored more than a dozen novels, many short stories, several non-fiction books, and co-written two screenplays with the writer/director Hisham Zaman. He is best known for his eleven Nordic noir crime novels which feature his Oslo detectives Frølich and Gunnarstranda. Six of these have been published in English, translated by Don Bartlett. Speaking of his own work in Nordic"
"Carl Hamilton novels The Carl Hamilton novels are a series of novels by Swedish author Jan Guillou centered on the fictional spy Carl Hamilton. In Sweden and other countries it is a best-selling series. Carl Hamilton has been called ""Sweden's James Bond"". One commentator said the books ""... place [Guillou] besides John le Carre and Len Deighton"" (famous British spy novelists). The first novel ""Coq Rouge"" was published in 1986, it was Guillou's first significant work of fiction. Carl Hamilton was created by author and journalist Jan Guillou after he had been sentenced to prison for espionage – for exposing"
"the preferences are collected in the books ""50 gold"" (1939) and ""The last 51 gold"" (1959). Sigurd Hoel Sigurd Hoel (14 December 1890 – 14 October 1960) was a Norwegian author and publishing consultant, born in Nord-Odal. He debuted with the collection of short stories ""Veien vi gaar"" (""The way we go"") in 1922. His breakthrough came with ""Syndere i sommersol"" (""Sinners in Summertime"", 1927), which was made into a film in 1932 and in 2002. He was the son of teacher Lars Anton and Elisa Dorothea Hoel, and grew up in Odalen. He was admitted into Ragna Nielsens school"