Jo Nesbø - Wolf Hour - U.S.A.

[Ken, Moderator (U.S.A.)]

NetGalley has Jo Nesbø's book called Wolf Hour: A Novel to be published on the 3rd of February 2026, it is a Wish For book. U.S.A. 400 pages.

From the modern master of Nordic noir comes a shocking new thriller set in contemporary Minneapolis, in which a detective and a crime writer conduct parallel investigations, six years apart, into a series of puzzling murders

"Jo Nesbø is one of today's most interesting thriller writers." —Lee Child


Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2016. When a small-time criminal and gun dealer is shot down in the street, all signs point to Tomas Gomez, a quiet man with a mysterious past—and deep connections to a notorious gang—who has seemingly vanished into thin air. Other murders soon follow, and it appears Gomez is only getting started. Meanwhile, Bob Oz, a down-and-out suspended police officer with a dubious past of his own, becomes fascinated by the case: he is obsessed with the notion of hunting down a serial killer who only he can understand, a killer with a story as tragic as his own.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2022. An enigmatic Norwegian man with ties to Minneapolis—a self-described crime writer—has traveled to the United States to research the Gomez case, in the hopes of writing a book about it. But as his investigation progresses, the writer’s seemingly neutral position reveals itself to be more complicated than the reader is initially led to believe.

Wolf Hour is a twisty and unforgettable thriller in classic Jo Nesbø style, which bears out Vanity Fair’s observation that “Nesbø explores the darkest criminal minds with grim delight and puts his killers where you least expect to find them. . . . His novels are maddeningly addictive.”

[Sharon, Moderator (Netherlands)]

Ken wrote: "NetGalley has Jo Nesbø's book called Wolf Hour: A Novel to be published on the 3rd of Februar..."

Finished it today and have to say it was hard work for awhile but the writer, as usual, really pulled everything together brilliantly. Not one of my favorite of Nesbø stand alones though. I rather read Scandinavian writers for books set there than the continuing problems of guns in America….that said, good read.