The kingdom - Jo Nesb

'SuspensefuloriginalI couldn't put it down' Stephen King

Two brothers. Bound by blood... And a lifetime of secrets.

When Roy and Carl's parents die suddenly, sixteen-year-old Roy is left as protector to his impulsive younger brother. But when Carl decides to travel the world in search of his fortune, Roy stays behind in their sleepy village, satisfied with his peaceful life as a mechanic.

Years later, Carl returns with his charismatic new wife, Shannon - an architect - full of exciting plans to build a hotel on their family land. But it's only a matter of time before what begins as a jubilant homecoming sparks off a series of events that threaten to derail everything Roy holds dear and family loyalty is stretched to violent ends.

*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 55 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE*

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Jo Nesbo is one of the world's bestselling crime writers. When commissioned to write a memoir about life on the road with his band, Di Derre, he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel, The Bat. His books The Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son, The Thirst, Macbeth and Knife have all since topped the Sunday Times charts. He's an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 55 million copies around the world.

I read THE KINGDOM and couldn't put it down...suspenseful...original...this one is special in every way.
Stephen King

Jo Nesbo remains the king of Scandicrime.
Financial Times

Superbly written and magnificently chilling
Sunday Mirror

This being Nesbo there is plenty of deception, death and partial decapitation to come. No Harry Hole this time, but still a sombre delight. There are shades of a Nordic Ripley, or maybe Virginia Andrews on aquavit. Choose your poison
The Times

The Kingdom is a stunning novel from a storyteller with few equals
UK Press Syndication - Jon Coates