Nemesis
- Published
- 1 January 2002
- Pages
- 706
- ISBN-13
- 9781410415141
- Type
- novel
About this book
Nemesis (2002) is the fourth Harry Hole novel, one of the longer entries in the series at 706 pages, continuing Jo Nesbø's brutal Nordic noir plotting as Harry's personal unraveling deepens alongside the case. It sits between The Redbreast and The Devil's Star.
Key facts about Nemesis
Jo Nesbø wrote Nemesis, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1 January 2002. The book has 706 pages.
We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781410415141 to find the main one.
Nemesis is book 4 of 14 in the Harry Hole series. The series has 14 published books. However, the series starts with The Bat (1997). Kill Shot is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 5 November 2026.
Additionally, Jo Nesbø writes Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder as a separate series. Those series sit on our thriller and middle-grade comedy shelves. Meanwhile, Kill Shot is the latest published Jo Nesbø book on file, from 5 November 2026.
About Jo Nesbø
Jo Nesbø is a Norwegian author who worked as a stockbroker and fronted the popular rock band Di Derre before turning to crime writing with The Bat in 1997, the first of what became the Harry Hole series. See every Jo Nesbø book in order.
Its place in Harry Hole
Nemesis is book 4 in the Harry Hole series. It follows The Redbreast. It is followed by The Devil's Star. See the full Harry Hole reading order.
Harry Hole is an Oslo homicide detective whose brilliance as an investigator is matched only by his talent for wrecking everything around him — alcoholism, dead partners, burned bridges with his own police force — across Jo Nesbø's brutal, internationally bestselling Nordic noir series. Each book is a genuine whodunit built around an elaborate, often serial-killer-driven plot, but the real engine is Harry himself: a man who solves cases through obsession and self-destruction in roughly equal measure, and whose…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780099505938
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781410415141