The Kingdom

Resumen del libro

'Suspenseful, original...special in every way' Stephen KingTWO 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. 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... 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

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Jo Nesb x{0026}lt;/B nació en Oslo en 1960. Graduado en Economía, antes de dar el salto a la literatura fue futbolista, cantante, compositor y agente de Bolsa. Desde que en 1997 publicó x{0026}lt;I El murciélagox{0026}lt;/I , la primera novela de la serie protagonizada por el policía Harry Hole, ha sido aclamado como el mejor autor de novela policíaca de Noruega y como un referente de la última gran hornada de autores del género negro escandinavo. En la actualidad cuenta con más de 50 millones de ejemplares vendidos internacionalmente. Sus novelas se han traducido a 50 idiomas y los derechos se han vendido a los mejores productores de cine y televisión.x{0026}lt;/P x{0026}lt;P En Roja y Negra se ha publicado al completo la serie Harry Hole, compuesta por trece títulos hasta la fecha: x{0026}lt;I El murciélagox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Cucarachasx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Petirrojox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Némesisx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I La estrella del diablox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El redentorx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El muñeco de nievex{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El leopardox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Fantasmax{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Policíax{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I La sed, Cuchillox{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I Eclipsex{0026}lt;/I . También han sido traducidas al español todas sus novelas independientes: x{0026}lt;I Headhuntersx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El herederox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Sangre en la nievex{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Sol de sangrex{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Macbethx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El reino x{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I La casa de la nochex{0026}lt;/I , así como la colección de relatos x{0026}lt;I El hombre celosox{0026}lt;/I .x{0026}lt;/P