The Kingdom Paperback – 11 May 2021

A true to Jo nesbo novel in refreshingly different environment. But a great storyline with fantastic character development.Truly a great read!

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At first, I felt I had to persevere with this book simply because I'd bought it; it didn't start with much of a bang and the plot developed slowly. However, as the characters of the characters became more familiar, it was easier to follow the events despite some time- shifting and the whole storyline became more involving.Though it was not unputdownable, the thought of picking it up again was something I relished. Unlike stories which leave each chapter on a veritable cliffhanger, this leaves each chapter with a more subtle promise of more plot to come. Although the plot development is not all predictable, it is easy to anticipate the direction the plot will develop. The final outcome is a result of the headlong momentum gained by the characters and, thought it can be anticipated, it still leaves the reader hoping for a last minute changing of direction.A very satisfying and engaging read.

More than just a thriller!We are catapulted into a not so nice Norwegian little town. Not really like on postcards...Both intricate and easy to follow. Many interesting short remarks on people's attitudes.NESBO is a genius.

Es una excelente novela de un gran escritor noruego, con mucho suspenso y muy buenas reflexiones sobre la vida y la muerte.

Having become accustomed to the enigmatic Harry Hole we were curious about a Nesbo book in which he was absent. No worries! Nesbo has proven himself to be a master story teller and a very gifted writer. The plot development in The Kingdom is extraordinary and keeps the reader in suspense, even though there may be enough foreshadowing of events to give some hint of what is to come. Nesbo has created a new cast of characters and he has done his usual masterful job of making them come to life in a vivid, real fashion. We recommend this book to anyone who desires a wonderful read!

This is unlike any other Jo Nesbo novel. The Kingdom is dark, complex and anguished, without a light moment ; full of obsession, family loyalty, love, abuse, cheating, and, of course, death. And lots of it.Two brothers, Roy and Carl, share guilty secrets, one of which has tied Roy to living with gossip and disdain as he lives alone in the family's beaten down home and works in a service station not far from the family land, a kingdom of barren mountain acreage with neither livestock nor crops. His younger, more clever and handsome brother, Carl, conned himself into a scholarship right out of high school and moved to Minnesota, then Toronto and 17 years pass when Carl suddenly returns home with a bride, Shannon.Carl comes with a scheme to build a hotel on the family land and, because he has the gift of salesmanship, manages to involve the entire local population in his dream of property development. And, because Carl is the younger, more glib and better education brother, he manages to talk his more practical brother into going along with his schemes.Shannon, for reasons which become clear, encourages Carl in his inflated dreams and when the past comes calling or plans go wrong, Roy, as always, comes to Carl's rescue. Roy's guilt is at the center of this book and it is that guilt which compels him to go to any extreme to protect Carl. When Shannon enters the equation, the balance is upset and the book enters into new territory, upsetting preconceived ideas and splitting Roy's loyalties.This is a difficult book to review as it is exhausting, demoralizing, bleak and long but so well written and brilliantly conceived that not reading it would be ignoring what is surely the best of Nesbo. I read it in two consecutive nights and was completely absorbed in the horror of it.