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The Kingdom

By: Jo Nesbo, Robert Ferguson - translator
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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*A STUNNING NEW STANDALONE THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING HARRY HOLE SERIES*

In the far north of Norway a man lives a peaceful existence. However one day his younger brother, always the more successful and charming of the two, turns up to visit, accompanied by his new wife. It soon turns out that the little brother is not quite as angelic as he seems.

Set in a small town filled with secrets, this compellingly dark new thriller from the Sunday Times number one bestseller has a plot as explosive and multi-layered as any of the Harry Hole novels.

*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 45 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE*

© Jo Nesbo 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

 Crime Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Small Town & Rural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Emotionally Gripping Scary Fiction

Critic reviews

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 (Jon Coates)
Brilliantly chilling (Deirdre O'Brien)
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.
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Really surprised to read some of the negative reviews on this. They must have been listening to a different book.
Long but fast paced and just a really gripping tale that had me hooked to the end. I thought the ending was just perfect and didn’t see it coming in the classic nesbo way. As always flourless narration from Barrett. Sad when it was over

Huge Nesbo fan and I rate this as his best yet

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The plot was well paced and the development of all the characters was very interesting.
Not merely a crime novel , but Nesbo lets the reader into the thoughts behind just a story. He has produced a very worthwhile piece. A troubling theme perhaps, but like all of his main characters in his past works , a presentation of ideas and concepts worth examining. There are no heroes in this novel, but just many flawed people that reflect humanity as it is.
Sean Barrett was a pleasure to listen to. His timing and delivery helped the book along

Exciting

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Great narration and a pretty good story but to be honest I could listen to Sean Barrett read the phone book!

Sean Barrett is the best

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Another really great book from Jo Nesbo. Very different pace and feel to the Harry Hole series, more reminiscence of Head Hunters.
An interesting plot that is never predictable, but there is a sombre feel to the whole book which ventures into some pretty dark places making for a difficult listen at times.

I can see some of the Harry Hole fan club won't like this one, but personally I think this is one of his best. Just not much of a 'pleaser'.

Sean Barrett's narration is brilliant as always.

A fantastic but dark listen.

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A dreary predictable story which was strung out for far too long. Save your money

Not as good as other books

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