*Watch out for The Jealousy Man the dark and twisted new collection of crime stories from Jo Nesbo coming September 2021*'A perfectly-formed thriller written in pure unadorned prose that pierces the heart with its icy brilliance' Sunday MirrorJon is on the run. He has betrayed Oslo's biggest crime lord the Fisherman. Fleeing to an isolated corner of Norway to a mountain town so far north that the sun never sets Jon hopes to find sanctuary among a local religious sect. Hiding out in a shepherd's cabin in the wilderness all that stands between him and his fate are Lea a bereaved mother and her young son Knut. But while Lea provides him with a rifle and Knut brings essential supplies the midnight sun is slowly driving Jon to insanity. And then he discovers that the Fisherman's men are getting closer... *JO NESBO HAS SOLD 50 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE* Review A perfectly-formed thriller written in pure unadorned prose that pierces the heart with its icy brilliance Deirdre O'Brien –Sunday MirrorA thrilling tale Cole Moreton –Mail on SundayAnother success for Nesbo Geoffrey Wansell –Daily MailA short lyrical tale where every word counts and the slow paces helps to build the tension[ ] another brilliant thriller from the master storyteller Jon Coates –Daily ExpressShort brisk emotionally compelling and stylishly written –Belfast Telegraph Morning About the Author Jo Nesbo is one of the world's bestselling crime writers with The Leopard Phantom Police The Son The Thirst Macbeth and Knife all topping the Sunday Times bestseller charts. He's an international number one bestsel... See more
*Watch out for The Jealousy Man the dark and twisted new collection of crime stories from Jo Nesbo coming September 2021*'A perfectly-formed thriller written in pure unadorned prose that pierces the heart with its icy brilliance' Sunday MirrorJon is on the run. He has betrayed Oslo's biggest crime lord the Fisherman. Fleeing to an isolated corner of Norway to a mountain town so far north that the sun never sets Jon hopes to find sanctuary among a local religious sect. Hiding out in a shepherd's cabin in the wilderness all that stands between him and his fate are Lea a bereaved mother and her young son Knut. But while Lea provides him with a rifle and Knut brings essential supplies the midnight sun is slowly driving Jon to insanity. And then he discovers that the Fisherman's men are getting closer... *JO NESBO HAS SOLD 50 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE* Review A perfectly-formed thriller written in pure unadorned prose that pierces the heart with its icy brilliance Deirdre O'Brien –Sunday MirrorA thrilling tale Cole Moreton –Mail on SundayAnother success for Nesbo Geoffrey Wansell –Daily MailA short lyrical tale where every word counts and the slow paces helps to build the tension[ ] another brilliant thriller from the master storyteller Jon Coates –Daily ExpressShort brisk emotionally compelling and stylishly written –Belfast Telegraph Morning About the Author Jo Nesbo is one of the world's bestselling crime writers with The Leopard Phantom Police The Son The Thirst Macbeth and Knife all topping the Sunday Times bestseller charts. He's an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages selling over 50 million copies around the world. Before becoming a crime writer Nesbo played football for Norway's premier league team Molde but his dream of playing professionally for Spurs was dashed when he tore ligaments in his knee at the age of eighteen. After three years military service he attended business school and formed the band Di Derre ('Them There'). They topped the charts in Norway but Nesbo continued working as a financial analyst crunching numbers during the day and gigging at night. When commissioned by a publisher to write a memoir about life on the road with his band he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel The Bat.Sign up to the Jo Nesbo newsletter for all the latest news jonesbo.com/newsletterNEIL SMITH is a French to English translator who lives in Montreal. He was born in Montreal but grew up in Chicago and Boston. His first book the story collectionBang Crunch was published around the world chosen as a best book of the year by theGlobe and Mail and theWashington Post and selected as a Heather's Pick at Indigo/Chapters.Boo is his first novel. **NOW A MAJOR FILM AS THE HANGING SUN **'A perfectly formed thriller that pierces the heart with its icy brilliance' Sunday Mirror When you betray the Fisherman... Jon is on the run. He has crossed Oslo's biggest crime lord. Fleeing to an isolated corner of Norway, to a mountain town so far north that the sun never sets, Jon hopes to find sanctuary among a local religious sect. You can run. Hiding out in a shepherd's cabin in the wilderness, all that stands between him and his fate are Lea, a bereaved mother and her young son, Knut. But while Lea provides him with a rifle and Knut brings essential supplies, the midnight sun is slowly driving Jon to insanity. And then he discovers that the Fisherman's men are getting closer... But you can't hide.'Brilliant... A short, lyrical tale where every word counts' Daily Express *JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 50 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE* Watch out for The Jealousy Man, the new Jo Nesbo book, out now