Jo Nesbø: ‘How often do I have sex? I only do it outdoors, so it depends on the weather’

The novelist on working on a trawler, his near miss rock climbing, and being jailed for indecent exposure Born in Oslo, Jo Nesbø, 66, played for Norway’s premier league football team Molde before injury ended his career. After military service, he gained an economics degree, then worked in finance. He also formed the band Di Derre, which topped the Norwegian charts. In 1997, he released The Bat, the first of his bestselling Harry Hole novels. His work has been published in 51 languages and he...

By Rosanna Greenstreet