Many authors know how to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Jo Nesbo's one of the few who keeps them there

Linwood Barclay,

Many authors know how to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Jo Nesbo's one of the few who keeps them there

Linwood Barclay,

The Snowman is a superb thriller. Jo Nesbø is astonishingly good; he knows how to grab you, by the throat and by the heart

Jeff Abbott,

The Snowman is a superb thriller. Jo Nesbø is astonishingly good; he knows how to grab you, by the throat and by the heart

Jeff Abbott,

This is chilling, spectacular stuff and anyone looking for serious, and seriously compelling, crime writing need look no further
Mark Billingham,

This is chilling, spectacular stuff and anyone looking for serious, and seriously compelling, crime writing need look no further
Mark Billingham,

Hole is all a fictional detective should be …each scene is succinct , dovetails with another, shifts the reader’s perspective, and keeps the pace fast and interesting … he ensures his readers keep turning the page to read more
Times Literary Supplement

Hole is all a fictional detective should be …each scene is succinct , dovetails with another, shifts the reader’s perspective, and keeps the pace fast and interesting … he ensures his readers keep turning the page to read more
Times Literary Supplement

Nesbo handles the tension with aplomb
Metro

Nesbo handles the tension with aplomb
Metro

Nesbo’s plotting and pared-back prose style effectively keeping the reader hooked as he ramps up the action to a gripping climax
The Big Issue

Nesbo’s plotting and pared-back prose style effectively keeping the reader hooked as he ramps up the action to a gripping climax
The Big Issue

A strong, pacey narrative with plenty of gruesome discoveries
Laura Wilson, The Guardian

A strong, pacey narrative with plenty of gruesome discoveries
Laura Wilson, The Guardian

As gripping as Silence of the Lambs
The Sunday Times

As gripping as Silence of the Lambs
The Sunday Times

Chillingly adept … creepy, creepy stuff from the very first page
Daneet Steffans, Time Out

Chillingly adept … creepy, creepy stuff from the very first page
Daneet Steffans, Time Out

Norwegian crime novel that’s as gripping as The Silence of the Lambs
The Sunday Times

Norwegian crime novel that’s as gripping as The Silence of the Lambs
The Sunday Times

Nesbo, in his fifth, most wide-ranging novel, gradually tightens the narrative grip until, throughout the last 100 pages, the reader also finds it hard to breathe
Mark Sanderson, Evening Standard

Nesbo, in his fifth, most wide-ranging novel, gradually tightens the narrative grip until, throughout the last 100 pages, the reader also finds it hard to breathe
Mark Sanderson, Evening Standard

Every now and then, a truly exceptional crime novel come as along, something so gripping that it recalls classics such as The Silence of The Lambs. One of Norway’s most successful crime writers, Jo Nesbo has pulled it off with The Snowman.”…”…this latest novel to be translated into English establishes him as a writer of rare ingenuity and total confidence
Joan Smith, The Sunday Times

Every now and then, a truly exceptional crime novel come as along, something so gripping that it recalls classics such as The Silence of The Lambs. One of Norway’s most successful crime writers, Jo Nesbo has pulled it off with The Snowman.”…”…this latest novel to be translated into English establishes him as a writer of rare ingenuity and total confidence
Joan Smith, The Sunday Times

The quality of the writing (and its translation) is so impressive
Literary Review

The quality of the writing (and its translation) is so impressive
Literary Review

Nesbo is shaping up to be the next big name in Scandinavian crime fiction… With its tensile-steel narrative grip, this most ambitious of Nesbo’s crime novels banishes any fears that the omniscient serial killer scenario has been exhausted
Barry Forshaw, Independent

Nesbo is shaping up to be the next big name in Scandinavian crime fiction… With its tensile-steel narrative grip, this most ambitious of Nesbo’s crime novels banishes any fears that the omniscient serial killer scenario has been exhausted
Barry Forshaw, Independent

With Henning Mankell having written his last Wallander novel and Stieg Larsson no longer with us, I have had to make the decision, to my own satisfaction, on whom to confer the title of best current Nordic writer of crime fiction. After finishing Jo Nesbo’s The Snowman, I hesitate no longer. The Norwegian wins. … This is crime writing of the highest order, in which the characters are as strong as the story, where an atmosphere of evil permeates, and the tension never lets up
Marcel Berlins, The Times

With Henning Mankell having written his last Wallander novel and Stieg Larsson no longer with us, I have had to make the decision, to my own satisfaction, on whom to confer the title of best current Nordic writer of crime fiction. After finishing Jo Nesbo’s The Snowman, I hesitate no longer. The Norwegian wins. … This is crime writing of the highest order, in which the characters are as strong as the story, where an atmosphere of evil permeates, and the tension never lets up
Marcel Berlins, The Times

There is no doubt in my mind that THE SNOWMAN is the best so far of Jo Nesbø's series about Inspector Harry Hole of the Oslo police… THE SNOWMAN is a complex, intellectually satisfying plot with many twists and turns … Do yourself a favour and read it http://eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/The_Snowman.html
Eurocrime

There is no doubt in my mind that THE SNOWMAN is the best so far of Jo Nesbø's series about Inspector Harry Hole of the Oslo police… THE SNOWMAN is a complex, intellectually satisfying plot with many twists and turns … Do yourself a favour and read it http://eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/The_Snowman.html
Eurocrime

An ingenious, bizarre and exceptional serial-killer investigation … as riveting as The Silence of the Lambs
Sunday Times Summer Reading

An ingenious, bizarre and exceptional serial-killer investigation … as riveting as The Silence of the Lambs
Sunday Times Summer Reading

Readers wondering where to turn after finishing Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy would be well advised to give Jo Nesbo a try. His Oslo-set thrillers about troubled detective Harry Hole featre a similar mix of icebound settings, relentless action, sexual violence and social comment.
John Williams, The Guardian

Readers wondering where to turn after finishing Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy would be well advised to give Jo Nesbo a try. His Oslo-set thrillers about troubled detective Harry Hole featre a similar mix of icebound settings, relentless action, sexual violence and social comment.
John Williams, The Guardian

The Snowman is an inventive and extremely creepy serial killer’…’Clearly, someone very disturbed but brilliantly clever is at work here, pitting himself against the very best cop in Norway
Carla McKay, Daily Mail

The Snowman is an inventive and extremely creepy serial killer’…’Clearly, someone very disturbed but brilliantly clever is at work here, pitting himself against the very best cop in Norway
Carla McKay, Daily Mail

My crime fiction book of the year so far
Marcel Berlins, Sunday Times

My crime fiction book of the year so far
Marcel Berlins, Sunday Times

A must-read for Stieg Larsson fans, this pacey crime thriller blends enthralling storytelling with an insightful take on controversial issues
Grazia

A must-read for Stieg Larsson fans, this pacey crime thriller blends enthralling storytelling with an insightful take on controversial issues
Grazia

Everything zips along, with some excellent red herrings in a tight plot…Nesbo keeps you turning the pages and if your idea of the perfect crime novel is to see Inspector Rebus investigating killings from The Silence of the Lambs, you’ll love this
The Times

Everything zips along, with some excellent red herrings in a tight plot…Nesbo keeps you turning the pages and if your idea of the perfect crime novel is to see Inspector Rebus investigating killings from The Silence of the Lambs, you’ll love this
The Times

Norway’s mighty Jo Nesbo conjures up such a gripping sense of terror in The Snowman…that his tale of a perverted serial killer with a penchant for the titular figures leaves your wits scrambled
Siobhan Murphy, Metro

Norway’s mighty Jo Nesbo conjures up such a gripping sense of terror in The Snowman…that his tale of a perverted serial killer with a penchant for the titular figures leaves your wits scrambled
Siobhan Murphy, Metro

With the release of The Snowman, … Jo Nesbo … has cemented his place as one of the stars of contemporary crime fiction
Martin Josephs, The Times

With the release of The Snowman, … Jo Nesbo … has cemented his place as one of the stars of contemporary crime fiction
Martin Josephs, The Times

Nesbo effortlessly shows what can be done with the classic detective story, employing clever tricks to maintain almost unbearable suspense
Joan Smith, Sunday Times, Christmas round up

Nesbo effortlessly shows what can be done with the classic detective story, employing clever tricks to maintain almost unbearable suspense
Joan Smith, Sunday Times, Christmas round up

Consolidated his reputation as a Scandinavian novelist ready to fill any Larsson-shaped holes. Nesbo, one ex-rock star who can write, fuses urgent storytelling with a keen engagement with social issues.
Barry Forshaw, Independent, Christmas round up

Consolidated his reputation as a Scandinavian novelist ready to fill any Larsson-shaped holes. Nesbo, one ex-rock star who can write, fuses urgent storytelling with a keen engagement with social issues.
Barry Forshaw, Independent, Christmas round up

A superb, tasty, huge page-turner...Seriously scary but a superior thriller.
Vince Cable, Evening Standard, Christmas round up

A superb, tasty, huge page-turner...Seriously scary but a superior thriller.
Vince Cable, Evening Standard, Christmas round up

My big book discovery this time was The Snowman by Jo Nesbo – it's about a Norwegian detective who has to investigate a series of gruesome murders. What could be better for holiday entertainment.
Bruno Tonioli, Mail on Sunday

My big book discovery this time was The Snowman by Jo Nesbo – it's about a Norwegian detective who has to investigate a series of gruesome murders. What could be better for holiday entertainment.
Bruno Tonioli, Mail on Sunday

vixa delic 24 March 2010

This is Jo Nesbo's most gripping thriller yet! It starts out with a small child looking at a snowman in the garden that neither him, nor his family made. It seems to be staring into the house - and once the first snow falls all hell breaks loose! Following on from the tension of The Redeemer, this is terrifying and gripping, constantly leaving you on the edge of your seat. Definitely one to rival Stieg Larsson!

tony berry 10 September 2010

How this for distorted marketing? On the cover of the excellent Jo Nesbo's latest book he is being hailed as "the next Stieg Larsson". Give us a break ... he's been around long before the over-hyped Larsson hit the scene and he writes far better prose with far superior characterisation than that Swedish Dan Brown clone. Another Harry Hole story rich in twists, credible characters and suspense.

Julie Heudebourck 13 September 2010

I enjoyed The Snowman and finished it in 2 days I read it at every opportunity. I would highly recommend this book if you like thrillers. I am now going to read other books by this Author and cant wait for his new release.