The Kingdom

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I read THE KINGDOM and couldn't put it down...suspenseful...original...this one is special in every way. Jo Nesbo remains the king of Scandicrime. Superbly written and magnificently chilling 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 Kingdom is a stunning novel from a storyteller with few equals Brilliantly chilling The pace is uncharacteristically gentle, which is well-handled by Nesbo. But it all ends up as enjoyably over the top as ever This standalone promises to be another disturbing thriller as only Nesbø can write them. The latest stand-alone from the chronicler of Inspector Harry Hole puts all the murky, violent twists on brotherly love that you'd expect from this leading exponent of Nordic noir...The illusions of a family and its close-knit town constructed and demolished on a truly epic scale. With echoes of such classic noir authors as Dorothy B. Hughes, James M. Cain, and Jim Thompson...Nesbo brilliantly uses the insularity of Roy's world, both internally and externally, to accentuate the Shakespearean inevitability of the impending tragedy. Expand reviews