A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Nesbo Books in Order

The complete Nesbo reading order — 40 books from 1997–2020.

  1. 01 Flaggermusmannen 1997 Amazon — buy Flaggermusmannen Bookshop — buy Flaggermusmannen ThriftBooks — buy Flaggermusmannen eBooks.com — buy Flaggermusmannen
  2. 02 Kakerlakkene 1998 Amazon — buy Kakerlakkene Bookshop — buy Kakerlakkene ThriftBooks — buy Kakerlakkene eBooks.com — buy Kakerlakkene
  3. 03 Rødstrupe 2000 Amazon — buy Rødstrupe Bookshop — buy Rødstrupe ThriftBooks — buy Rødstrupe eBooks.com — buy Rødstrupe
  4. 04 Sorgenfri 2003 Amazon — buy Sorgenfri Bookshop — buy Sorgenfri ThriftBooks — buy Sorgenfri eBooks.com — buy Sorgenfri
  5. 05 Marekors 2003 Amazon — buy Marekors Bookshop — buy Marekors ThriftBooks — buy Marekors eBooks.com — buy Marekors
  6. 06 Frelseren 2006 Amazon — buy Frelseren Bookshop — buy Frelseren ThriftBooks — buy Frelseren eBooks.com — buy Frelseren
  7. 07 The devil's star 2006 Amazon — buy The devil's star Bookshop — buy The devil's star ThriftBooks — buy The devil's star eBooks.com — buy The devil's star
  8. 08 Snømannen 2007 Amazon — buy Snømannen Bookshop — buy Snømannen ThriftBooks — buy Snømannen eBooks.com — buy Snømannen
  9. 09 The Redbreast 2007 Amazon — buy The Redbreast Bookshop — buy The Redbreast ThriftBooks — buy The Redbreast eBooks.com — buy The Redbreast
  10. 10 Petirrojo 2008 Amazon — buy Petirrojo Bookshop — buy Petirrojo ThriftBooks — buy Petirrojo eBooks.com — buy Petirrojo
  11. 11 Nemesis 2009 Amazon — buy Nemesis Bookshop — buy Nemesis ThriftBooks — buy Nemesis eBooks.com — buy Nemesis
  12. 12 Panserhjerte 2009 Amazon — buy Panserhjerte Bookshop — buy Panserhjerte ThriftBooks — buy Panserhjerte eBooks.com — buy Panserhjerte
  13. 13 Hodejegerne 2009 Amazon — buy Hodejegerne Bookshop — buy Hodejegerne ThriftBooks — buy Hodejegerne eBooks.com — buy Hodejegerne
  14. 14 The Snowman 2010 Amazon — buy The Snowman Bookshop — buy The Snowman ThriftBooks — buy The Snowman eBooks.com — buy The Snowman
  15. 15 Doctor Proctor's fart powder 2010 Amazon — buy Doctor Proctor's fart powder Bookshop — buy Doctor Proctor's fart powder ThriftBooks — buy Doctor Proctor's fart powder eBooks.com — buy Doctor Proctor's fart powder
  16. 16 Gjenferd 2011 Amazon — buy Gjenferd Bookshop — buy Gjenferd ThriftBooks — buy Gjenferd eBooks.com — buy Gjenferd
  17. 17 The Leopard [ THE LEOPARD BY Jo, Nesbo Dec-13-2011[ THE LEOPARD [ THE LEOPARD BY JO, NESBO DEC-13-2011 ] By Jo, Nesbo Dec-13-2011 Compact Disc 2011 Amazon — buy The Leopard [ THE LEOPARD BY Jo, Nesbo Dec-13-2011[ THE LEOPARD [ THE LEOPARD BY JO, NESBO DEC-13-2011 ] By Jo, Nesbo Dec-13-2011 Compact Disc Bookshop — buy The Leopard [ THE LEOPARD BY Jo, Nesbo Dec-13-2011[ THE LEOPARD [ THE LEOPARD BY JO, NESBO DEC-13-2011 ] By Jo, Nesbo Dec-13-2011 Compact Disc ThriftBooks — buy The Leopard [ THE LEOPARD BY Jo, Nesbo Dec-13-2011[ THE LEOPARD [ THE LEOPARD BY JO, NESBO DEC-13-2011 ] By Jo, Nesbo Dec-13-2011 Compact Disc eBooks.com — buy The Leopard [ THE LEOPARD BY Jo, Nesbo Dec-13-2011[ THE LEOPARD [ THE LEOPARD BY JO, NESBO DEC-13-2011 ] By Jo, Nesbo Dec-13-2011 Compact Disc
  18. 18 Headhunters 2012 Amazon — buy Headhunters Bookshop — buy Headhunters ThriftBooks — buy Headhunters eBooks.com — buy Headhunters
  19. 19 The bat 2012 Amazon — buy The bat Bookshop — buy The bat ThriftBooks — buy The bat eBooks.com — buy The bat
  20. 20 Police 2013 Amazon — buy Police Bookshop — buy Police ThriftBooks — buy Police eBooks.com — buy Police
  21. 21 Politi 2013 Amazon — buy Politi Bookshop — buy Politi ThriftBooks — buy Politi eBooks.com — buy Politi
  22. 22 Boneco de Neve 2013 Amazon — buy Boneco de Neve Bookshop — buy Boneco de Neve ThriftBooks — buy Boneco de Neve eBooks.com — buy Boneco de Neve
  23. 23 El muñeco de nieve 2013 Amazon — buy El muñeco de nieve Bookshop — buy El muñeco de nieve ThriftBooks — buy El muñeco de nieve eBooks.com — buy El muñeco de nieve
  24. 24 The son 2014 Amazon — buy The son Bookshop — buy The son ThriftBooks — buy The son eBooks.com — buy The son
  25. 25 Cockroaches 2014 Amazon — buy Cockroaches Bookshop — buy Cockroaches ThriftBooks — buy Cockroaches eBooks.com — buy Cockroaches
  26. 26 Blood on snow 2015 Amazon — buy Blood on snow Bookshop — buy Blood on snow ThriftBooks — buy Blood on snow eBooks.com — buy Blood on snow
  27. 27 Blod på snø 2015 Amazon — buy Blod på snø Bookshop — buy Blod på snø ThriftBooks — buy Blod på snø eBooks.com — buy Blod på snø
  28. 28 Cucarachas 2015 Amazon — buy Cucarachas Bookshop — buy Cucarachas ThriftBooks — buy Cucarachas eBooks.com — buy Cucarachas
  29. 29 Midnight Sun 2015 Amazon — buy Midnight Sun Bookshop — buy Midnight Sun ThriftBooks — buy Midnight Sun eBooks.com — buy Midnight Sun
  30. 30 THE DEVILS STAR Jo Nesbo 2016 Amazon — buy THE DEVILS STAR Jo Nesbo Bookshop — buy THE DEVILS STAR Jo Nesbo ThriftBooks — buy THE DEVILS STAR Jo Nesbo eBooks.com — buy THE DEVILS STAR Jo Nesbo
  31. 31 Policía 2016 Amazon — buy Policía Bookshop — buy Policía ThriftBooks — buy Policía eBooks.com — buy Policía
  32. 32 Tørst 2017 Amazon — buy Tørst Bookshop — buy Tørst ThriftBooks — buy Tørst eBooks.com — buy Tørst
  33. 33 New Jo Nesbo Thriller 2017 Amazon — buy New Jo Nesbo Thriller Bookshop — buy New Jo Nesbo Thriller ThriftBooks — buy New Jo Nesbo Thriller eBooks.com — buy New Jo Nesbo Thriller
  34. 34 Macbeth/Jo Nesbo 2018 Amazon — buy Macbeth/Jo Nesbo Bookshop — buy Macbeth/Jo Nesbo ThriftBooks — buy Macbeth/Jo Nesbo eBooks.com — buy Macbeth/Jo Nesbo
  35. 35 Macbeth 2018 Amazon — buy Macbeth Bookshop — buy Macbeth ThriftBooks — buy Macbeth eBooks.com — buy Macbeth
  36. 36 Kniv 2019 Amazon — buy Kniv Bookshop — buy Kniv ThriftBooks — buy Kniv eBooks.com — buy Kniv
  37. 37 Knife 2019 Amazon — buy Knife Bookshop — buy Knife ThriftBooks — buy Knife eBooks.com — buy Knife
  38. 38 Macbeth : William Shakespeare's Macbeth Retold 2019 Amazon — buy Macbeth : William Shakespeare's Macbeth Retold Bookshop — buy Macbeth : William Shakespeare's Macbeth Retold ThriftBooks — buy Macbeth : William Shakespeare's Macbeth Retold eBooks.com — buy Macbeth : William Shakespeare's Macbeth Retold
  39. 39 KrĂllestwo - Jo Nesbo [KSIÄĹťKA] 2020 Amazon — buy KrĂllestwo - Jo Nesbo [KSIÄĹťKA] Bookshop — buy KrĂllestwo - Jo Nesbo [KSIÄĹťKA] ThriftBooks — buy KrĂllestwo - Jo Nesbo [KSIÄĹťKA] eBooks.com — buy KrĂllestwo - Jo Nesbo [KSIÄĹťKA]
  40. 40 Trzeci klucz - Jo Nesbo [KSIÄĹťKA] 2020 Amazon — buy Trzeci klucz - Jo Nesbo [KSIÄĹťKA] Bookshop — buy Trzeci klucz - Jo Nesbo [KSIÄĹťKA] ThriftBooks — buy Trzeci klucz - Jo Nesbo [KSIÄĹťKA] eBooks.com — buy Trzeci klucz - Jo Nesbo [KSIÄĹťKA]

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Nesbo

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Flaggermusmannen 1997
2 Kakerlakkene 1998
3 Rødstrupe 2000
4 Sorgenfri 2003
5 Marekors 2003
6 Frelseren 2006
7 The devil's star 2006
8 Snømannen 2007
9 The Redbreast 2007
10 Petirrojo 2008
11 Nemesis 2009
12 Panserhjerte 2009
13 Hodejegerne 2009
14 The Snowman 2010
15 Doctor Proctor's fart powder 2010
16 Gjenferd 2011
17 The Leopard [ THE LEOPARD BY Jo, Nesbo Dec-13-2011[ THE LEOPARD [ THE LEOPARD BY JO, NESBO DEC-13-2011 ] By Jo, Nesbo Dec-13-2011 Compact Disc 2011
18 Headhunters 2012
19 The bat 2012
20 Police 2013
21 Politi 2013
22 Boneco de Neve 2013
23 El muñeco de nieve 2013
24 The son 2014
25 Cockroaches 2014
26 Blood on snow 2015
27 Blod på snø 2015
28 Cucarachas 2015
29 Midnight Sun 2015
30 THE DEVILS STAR Jo Nesbo 2016
31 Policía 2016
32 Tørst 2017
33 New Jo Nesbo Thriller 2017
34 Macbeth/Jo Nesbo 2018
35 Macbeth 2018
36 Kniv 2019
37 Knife 2019
38 Macbeth : William Shakespeare's Macbeth Retold 2019
39 KrĂllestwo - Jo Nesbo [KSIÄĹťKA] 2020
40 Trzeci klucz - Jo Nesbo [KSIÄĹťKA] 2020

Nesbo reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Flaggermusmannen (1997). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Nesbo — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Nesbo books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1997–2020.

What is the newest Nesbo book?

Trzeci klucz - Jo Nesbo [KSIÄĹťKA], published in 2020.