The Kingdom
The Richard & Judy Book Club thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Harry Hole series
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3.7 • 90 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Two brothers. Bound by blood and a lifetime of secrets.
Roy thought he’d buried the past for good. Living quietly in his mountain village, he tends the petrol station, keeps to himself, and stays out of trouble. But when his younger brother Carl returns after years abroad, ambitious, charming and full of grand plans, their old rivalry resurfaces. Carl has also brought his wife, Shannon, whose presence unsettles Roy in ways he can’t explain.
It‘s not long before the fragile peace between the brothers begins to crack under the weight a shared history too dangerous to uncover.
Tense and atmospheric, The Kingdom is a gripping tale of blood, guilt and the fine line between love and betrayal: no one writes darkness like Jo Nesbo.
**Jo Nesbo has sold over 60 million books worldwide**
A Richard & Judy Book Club pick and a Times Crime Book of the Year
'A stunning novel' Daily Mirror
‘Suspenseful…original…I couldn’t put it down’ Stephen King
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This twisty standalone from bestseller Nesb (the Harry Hole series) centers on the complex relationship between brothers Roy and Carl Opgard, who grew up in a remote Norwegian village. In a hunting mishap, 15-year-old Carl mortally wounds the family dog, but it's 16-year-old Roy who puts the animal out of its misery and later lies to their parents about who had the guts to do so. Indeed, Roy has always cleaned up Carl's messes. As adults, the brothers go their separate ways, but old secrets threaten to surface when Carl returns with his wife to the village, where he hopes to build a hotel that will make him rich, a venture that Roy, who runs a gas station and convenience store, is skeptical of. The revelation that Carl may have been sexually abused by their father, who died with their mother in a car crash officially deemed accidental years before, suggests trouble to come. The resulting bloodshed feels both unsettling and inevitable. Fans of classic noir such as Double Indemnity will be hooked.
Customer Reviews
Don’t bother
Dreary and overlong love, lust and murder in Norway’s hinterland. Makes one yearn for a good Harry Hole.