Harry Hole audiobooks in order
Oslo's most self-destructive detective. Bleak, violent, and enormously popular for it.
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Jo NesbøNarrated by Sean Barrett · 13 booksPhoto: Elena Torre · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped, via Wikimedia CommonsWhich order should you listen in?
A trap worth knowing about: the first two books were translated into English years after the rest, so English publication order is NOT series order. The list below is the correct sequence. Many readers start at The Redbreast, which is where the series properly finds itself — but then you meet Harry mid-stride.
Harry Hole in series order
- 1
The Bat (1997) - 2
Cockroaches (1998) - 3
The Redbreast (2000) - 4
Nemesis (2002) - 5
The Devil's Star (2003) - 6
The Redeemer (2005) - 7
The Snowman (2007) - 8
The Leopard (2009) - 9
Phantom (2011) - 10
Police (2013) - 11
The Thirst (2017) - 12
Knife (2019) - 13
Killing Moon (2023)