Jo Nesbo

'I read The Kingdom and couldn't put it down...suspenseful...original...this one is special in every way' STEPHEN KING, INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER *A THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR* Jo Nesbo, author of the number one bestselling Harry Hole series, is back with a tense and atmospheric thriller about two brothers bound together by dark 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. Some years later, Carl returns with his charismatic new wife, Shannon - an architect. They are full of exciting plans to build a spa hotel on their family land. Carl wants not only to make the brothers rich but the rest of the village, too. 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, as long-buried family secrets begin to rise to the surface... The Kingdom is a simmering and complex thriller full of unexpected twists, devastating family legacies and an ever growing body count. _________________________ PRAISE FOR THE KINGDOM: 'The Kingdom is a stunning novel from a storyteller with few equals' Daily Express 'Jo Nesbo remains the king of Scandicrime' Financial Times 'A stunning novel' Daily Mirror 'A sombre delight. There are shades of a Nordic Ripley, or maybe Virginia Andrews on aquavit. Choose your poison' The Times '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...' Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) ________________________ READERS LOVE THE KINGDOM: ***** 'Intriguing, mysterious, full of suspense and as twisty as one of the roads up to The Kingdom' Netgalley reader ***** 'A gripping read... once it all starts to fall into place you can't put the book down!' Netgalley reader ***** 'To say I couldn't put it down is an understatement... One of my favourite books this year' Netgalley reader ***** 'A great read with plenty of twists and surprises...my book of the year so far' Netgalley reader

The new thriller from the no.1 bestselling author of the Harry Hole series

The Kingdom

Celine

Ice is slippier when it's closer to melting point, I said. 'Slippiest of all when it's exactly seven degrees below. That's the temperature they try to keep the ice in ice-hockey stadiums. What we slip on isn't an invisible thin coating of water on account of the pressure and friction the way people used to think, but gas that's formed by loose molecules at those temperatures."

That, of course, made me feel like one of those idiots I can't stand myself, always showing off with random and superficial snippets of knowledge.

Because "investor" sounds a lot more impressive than just "participant". Don't you think? […] It's pure psychology. 

'She's alive and doing well' I said. How d'you know that? Your voice when you talk about her. It's steady.'

Of course I didn't know what she had in mind, but I did know that she was like my father and followed the law of nature that says family comes first. Before right and wrong. Before the rest of all mankind. That it's always us against the rest.

Beauty is always in a context, it's in relation to our previous experiences, everything we've sensed, learned and put together. People in countries all over the world have a tendency to think their own national anthem just happens to be the best in the world, that their mothers are the best cooks, that the most beautiful girl in town is also the most beautiful on the planet, and so on.

Sometimes feelings of guilt are wasted and no good to anyone involved.

He chuckled. And I rememnbered something Uncle Bernard said. That in time all memories turn into good memories.

AIl I'm trying to say is that morality as a motivating force is overrated in us humans. And that our loyalty to our flock is underestimated. 

There are still two diametrically opposed but morally equally dogmatic ways of looking at Fidel Castro. And what determines your view of him is not whether you are politically on the right or the left but the degree to which Castro affected the history of your close family, the extent to which they ended up part of the govern- ment in Havana or refugees in Miami. Everything else is secondary.

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