The Snowman

This New York Times bestseller is soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures starring Michael Fassbender and opening wide October 13, 2017.

Inspector Harry Hole is tested to the very limits of his sanity by a killer with a strange signature: a snowman.


One night, after the year's first snowfall, a boy named Jonas wakes up and discovers that his mother has disappeared. Only one trace of her remains: a pink scarf, his Christmas gift to her, now worn by the snowman that inexplicably appeared in their yard earlier that day. Inspector Harry Hole suspects a link between the missing woman and a suspicious letter he's received. The case deepens when a pattern emerges: over the past decade, eleven women have vanished--all on the day of the first snow. But this is a killer who makes his own rules, and he'll break his pattern just to keep the game interesting, as he draws Harry ever closer into his twisted web.

Jo Nesbo?is a musician, songwriter, and economist as well as a writer. His Harry Hole novels include?The Redeemer, The Snowman, The Leopard,?and?Phantom,?and he is also the author of several stand-alone novels and the Doctor Proctor series of children’s books. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Glass Key for best Nordic crime novel. He lives in Oslo.

Don Bartlett has translated many Norwegian works, including the novels by Jo Nesbo. He lives in England with his family.

Robin Sachs's career as an actor in film, television, and stage spanned two continents, having moved to the United States from his native England in 1991. His credits include?Buffy the Vampire Slayer,?Alias,?Dynasty,?Rob Roy,?and?Chessgame?on television and?Galaxy Quest,?Northfork,?The Lost World: Jurassic Park,?Megalodon,?and?Ocean’s Eleven?in film. He also worked extensively in voice-over, animation, and on the London stage. He passed away in February 2013.