The Harry Hole novels have sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide and 160,000 copies in their UK editions. Author tour, meeting the trade, press interviews and major advertising campaign In a recent poll, readers voted The Snowman the best Norwegian crime novel, and six of his other novels were in the top ten. Jo Nesb 's novels are a huge international success and are published in 30 languages. The Snowman was Jo Nesb 's breakthrough novel in Europe, and will be greatly helped by the Stieg Larsson effect. It went top 10 in the German charts, selling 100,000 copies in only four weeks.