Blood was dripping down onto the snow from the bottom of his shirt. I don’t actually know a lot about snow – or much else, for that matter – but I’ve read that snow crystals formed when it’s really cold are completely different from wet snow, heavy flakes, or the crunchy stuff. That it’s the shape of the crystals and the dryness of the snow that make the haemoglobin in the blood retain that deep red colour. Either way, the snow under him made me think of a king’s robe, all purple and lined with ermine, like the drawings in the book of Norwegian folk tales my mother used to read to me. She liked fairy tales and kings. That’s probably why she named me after a king. It was announced in October 2013 that, writing under the pen-name of Tom Johansen, Nesbø had written at least two novels provisionally entitled Blood on Snow and More Blood on the Water, scheduled to be published in autumn 2014 and spring 2015. [17] [18] The books Blood on Snow and its sequel Midnight Sun: Blood on Snow 2 were published in 2015, but under Jo Nesbø's name. [19] [20]

The Finnish Academy of Crime Writers' Special Commendation 2007 for Excellence in Foreign Crime Writing ( The Devil's Star) [8] Noiry and pulpy: Nesbø’s gorgeously rendered images of snow, and of the titular blood on snow … are crying out to be filmed.”— The Guardian (London)Doktor Proktors Tidsbadekaret (2008) (English: Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder: Bubble in the Bathtub) (2011)

Headhunters by Jo Nesbø" (review). Life in Norway. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2019. "As of March 2014 more than 3 million copies of his novels have been sold in Norway, and his work has been translated into over 40 languages, selling 23 million copies."Milne, Richard (21 April 2017). " Jo Nesbo, the Norwegian crime writer, on his climbing addiction". Financial Times. ft.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019. "Today, he is a best-selling crime writer, whose novels have sold some 33 million copies worldwide."