The Kingdom The gripping Sunday Times bestselling thriller

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 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) ***** '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 "Jo Nesbo, author of the bestselling Harry Hole crime series, is back with a vivid psychological thriller about the bond between orphaned brothers. How far would you go to be your brother's keeper? Before Roy's father died in the car crash that also killed Roy's mother, he told his teenaged son that it was his job to protect his little brother, Carl, from the world and from Carl's own impulsive nature. Roy took that job seriously, especially after the two were orphaned. But a small part of him was happy when Carl decided that the tiny town of Os in the mountains of Norway wasn't big enough to hold him and took off to Canada to make his fortune. Which left Roy to pursue the quiet life he loved as a mechanic in the place where they grew up. Then suddenly an older Carl is back, full of big plans to develop a resort hotel on the family land, promising that not only will the brothers strike it rich, but so will the town. With him is his fierce and beautiful wife, Shannon, an architect he met on his travels, a woman who soon breaks down the lonely Roy's walls. And Carl's reappearance sparks something even more dangerous than envy in his brother's heart--it sparks fear. Carl's homecoming threatens to shake loose every carefully buried family secret. As psychologically acute as it is disturbing, with plot twists you never see coming, Jo Nesbo's new novel is the work of a master of noir at the top of his game."-- 'Suspenseful...original...I 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* Watch out for The Night House, the new Jo Nesbo book, out now