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Harry Hole Books in Order

Harry Hole by Jo Nesbo contains 14 books, published between 1997 and 2026. The first book is The Bat (1997) and the newest is Kill Shot (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
1997–2026
Confirmed
14 of 14 titles
Pages on record
5,776 in 12 of 14 books
Reading time
96–144 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,776 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Harry Hole is Jo Nesbo's Norwegian police detective, working murder and serial murder investigations. The series runs to 14 catalogued books published between 1997 and 2026. The Bat (1997) opens it, followed by Cockroaches (1998), The Redbreast (2000), Nemesis (2002), The Devil's Star (2003) and The Redeemer (2005). Kill Shot is the newest entry, and the series is ongoing.

How many Harry Hole books are there?

Harry Hole has 14 books, released between 1997 and 2026.

Harry Hole Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Harry Hole books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Bat by Jo Nesbo, book 1 of the Harry Hole series (1997)
  2. Cover of Cockroaches by Jo Nesbo, book 2 of the Harry Hole series (1998)
  3. Cover of The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo, book 3 of the Harry Hole series (2000)
  4. Cover of Nemesis by Jo Nesbo, book 4 of the Harry Hole series (2002)
  5. Cover of The Devil's Star by Jo Nesbo, book 5 of the Harry Hole series (2003)
  6. Cover of The Redeemer by Jo Nesbo, book 6 of the Harry Hole series (2005)
  7. Cover of The Snowman by Jo Nesbo, book 7 of the Harry Hole series (2007)
  8. Cover of The Leopard by Jo Nesbo, book 8 of the Harry Hole series (2009)
  9. Cover of Police by Jo Nesbo, book 10 of the Harry Hole series (2013)
  10. Cover of Knife by Jo Nesbo, book 12 of the Harry Hole series (2019)
  11. Cover of Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo, book 13 of the Harry Hole series (2023)
  1. 1
    The Bat1997 · 374 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997374
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  2. 2
    Cockroaches1998 · 367 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998367
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  3. 3
    The Redbreast2000 · 576 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000576
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  4. 4
    Nemesis2002 · 474 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002474
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  5. 5
    The Devil's Star2003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  6. 6
    The Redeemer2005 · 500 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005500
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  7. 7
    The Snowman2007 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007528
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  8. 8
    The Leopard2009 · 517 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009517
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  9. 9
    Phantom2011 · 470 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011470
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  10. 10
    Police2013 · 562 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013562
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  11. 11
    The Thirst2017 · 461 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017461
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  12. 12
    Knife2019 · 451 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019451
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  13. 13
    Killing Moon2023 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2023496
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  14. 14
    Kill Shot2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Harry Hole Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Harry Hole books run from The Bat (1997) to Kill Shot (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Harry Hole in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Harry Hole books in order?

You should read the Harry Hole books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Harry Hole book also stands alone.

Where to start with Harry Hole

Start with The Bat (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Harry Hole book?

Kill Shot (2026) is the newest Harry Hole book released so far.

Is there a new Harry Hole book coming?

No next Harry Hole book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Harry Hole at a glance

Still running
Harry Hole is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Harry Hole books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
5,776 pages across the 12 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 485 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Harry Hole books, 6 of 14, were published in the 2000s.

What the Harry Hole books are about

11 of the 14 Harry Hole books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 8 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Jo Nesbo

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.