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26th January 2012: The Snowman Daily Express offer

If you haven't read The Snowman yet - the Daily Express has a special offer today where you can buy the book in WH Smith for just £1! Don't miss out - this thriller was described by The Sunday Times as 'as gripping as Silence of the Lambs'!

19th January 2012: Phantom copies arrive!

Today, the first copies of the new Harry Hole thriller, Phantom, arrived in the Harvill Secker UK offices! Phantom will be published on March 15th - make sure you pre-order your copy so you're the first to find out what's next for Harry.

12th January 2012: Headhunters film success

The film of Jo Nesbo's thriller, Headhunters, helped Norwegian cinema make a killing in 2011, with ticket sales hitting a record high and local films accounting for a 24.5 per cent market share. Morten Tyldum's Headhunters has sold 557,000 tickets in tiny Norway (a population of just 5 million) for a box office take of around $10 million. If you haven't read the book yet, please click here for more information. The film will hit the UK on April 6th.

1st December 2011: Jo Nesbo begins Advent Countdown!

Jo Nesbo is the first author on the Vintage Christmas Podcast - where each day from 1st to 24th December they'll be a tantalising new aural treat of a different Vintage author reading from their forthcoming new book! To listen to Jo reading from the new Harry Hole thriller Phantom, please click here.

22nd November 2011: Twitter Competition Closes

Thanks to all the Jo Nesbo fans who entered our Twitter #addictive competition. The competition is now closed - have a look at the Flickr page to see if your entry is in the shortlist. Jo Nesbo will pick the winning tweet in Oslo tomorrow and sign the special advance copy of Phantom - and we'll announce the winner on Friday morning! We'll also announce the runners up who'll receive tickets to a Headhunters screening in the New Year.

18th November 2011: Exciting Film News!

Martin Scorsese is set to direct the film of Jo Nesbo's bestselling novel The Snowman. Many production companies had approached the author about the film rights, but he wanted to wait for his favourite director. Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title films will produce, with Jo Nesbo and his agent Niclas Salomonsson as20executive producers. Michael Carnahan will write the screenplay. Please click here to find out more about the book.

11th November 2011: Exclusive Jo Nesbo Twitter Competition!

Here at Vintage we're all thoroughly addicted to Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole thrillers - we've missed tube stops because we're so engrossed, stayed up way past our bedtimes because we're so thrilled and have even hidden under our desks at work so we're the first to know who the murderer is! But in our exclusive Twitter competition we want to know why you think Jo Nesbo is addictive. All you need to do is tweet '#JoNesbo is #addictive because...' and then tell us why!

Not only will the winning tweeter be one of the first people in the UK to read the new Harry Hole thriller Phantom but Jo himself will sign an exclusive special advance copy for the winner. Please visit the Vintage Books website for full details and terms and conditions.

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The Redbreast
Nemesis
The Devil's Star
The Redeemer
The Snowman
The Leopard
Headhunters
Phantom