Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbo (Tom Johansen) opted for film

Warner Bros has opted Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbo (writing as Tom Johansen). Nesbo will be an executive producer on the film and Leonardo DiCaprio will co-produce and may also act in the film.

On top writing two books as Tom Johansen – Blood on Snow and Blood on Snow 2: More Blood – Jo Nesbo plans to use his alter ego as a character in a third book. This will come out under the Jo Nesbo by-line, but Tom Johansen will appear in the book, which will be called The Kidnapping. Tom Johansen will be the character kidnapped in the story.

HT: Crimefictionlover.com

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Jo Nesbø’s British publisher Harvill Secker has agreed to the publication of Tom Johansen’s books. The first coming fall of 2014, "Blood on Snow" and "Blood on Snow 2" will be published with the author’s new name.

"After the great success of "Headhunters" and Harry Hole series, we are very pleased to partner with Jo on this exciting new project, and we look forward to revealing more about Tom Johansen’s mysterious world in the near future, says Secker.