The Jealousy Man

Jo Nesbo, Robert Ferguson

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Harvill
28 September 2021

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense; Short stories; Fiction in translation

A page-turning collection of dark and twisted crime stories from the international bestselling author of the Harry Hole series.

Filled with dark thrills, twisted minds and vengeful hearts, these twelve page-turning short stories from 'the king of Scandicrime' (FT) and creator of the iconic detective Harry Hole, will have you reading late into the night.

We meet a Greek detective who has become an expert on jealousy thanks to some hard-earned lessons from his private life. Far away, in another country, a taxi driver finds his wife's earring in a car belonging to his boss and sets out to discover how it ended up there. High in the skies above, a woman is on board a plane headed to London, about to end her own life in the wake of her husband's affair with her best friend. But who is the man sitting next to her?

Nesbo also takes us to the near future, to a dystopian America, where the upper-class elite is waiting atop a skyscraper to be evacuated while the masses fight for survival in the streets below. We are introduced to two best friends on their way to the running of the bulls in Pamplona when they fall in love with the same girl and, in the epic and vicious finale, we meet a psychologist who also happens to be an assassin.

In his first ever collection of short stories, this master of crime writing skilfully draws in the reader as we watch the potentially fatal outcomes of humanity's most powerful emotions play out on the page.

PRAISE FOR JO NESBO-

'The Kingdom is a stunning novel from a storyteller with few equals' Daily Express

'Fast-moving... Stunning' Sunday Times

'Tense, nerve-shredding' Daily Express

By: Jo Nesbo
Translated by: Robert Ferguson
Imprint: Harvill
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 633g
ISBN: 9781787303133
ISBN 10: 1787303136
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 28 September 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

Jo Nesbo is one of the world's bestselling crime writers, with The Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son, The Thirst 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/newsletter

Reviews for The Jealousy Man

The 12 tales in this impressive collection from bestseller Nesbo blend taut suspense with sharply limned characters. /.../ Frederick Forsyth fans will be enthralled. * Publishers Weekly *Starred Review*, US * A veritable crime lover's delight from a true master of mystery and suspense. Experience the #1 New York Times bestselling author as never before in this dark and thrilling short story collection that takes us on a journey of twisted minds and vengeful hearts. Jo Nesbo is known the world over as a consummate mystery/thriller writer. Famed for his deft characterization, hair-raising suspense and shocking twists, Nesbo's dexterity with the dark corners of the human heart is on full display in these inventive and enthralling stories. /.../ With Nesbo's characteristic gift for outstanding atmosphere and gut-wrenching revelations, The Jealousy Man confirms that he is at the peak of his abilities. * Bookreporter, US * Nesbo delivers stories ranging from dystopian visions to time-honored tales of duplicity and revenge. /.../ Nesbo is at his best in the long, wonderfully atmospheric title story, which shows off his gift for pulling one story out of another. * Kirkus Reviews, US *