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The Jealousy Man

By: Jo Nesbo, Robert Ferguson - translator
Narrated by: Sean Barrett, Sara Novak, Rich Keeble, Dominic Thorburn
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Brought to you by Penguin.

This outstanding collection of short stories showcases all the writing skill that has made Jo Nesbo the undisputed 'king of all crime writers' (Daily Express) and a repeat Sunday Times #1 bestseller. Filled with dark intrigue, twists and unforgettable characters, these page-turners will have you reading late into the night.

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

© Jo Nesbo 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

 Anthologies & Short Stories Crime Thrillers International Mystery & Crime Mystery Short Stories Suspense Thriller & Suspense World Literature Fiction Thriller Crime Exciting

Critic Reviews

The 12 tales in this impressive collection from bestseller Nesbø blend taut suspense with sharply limned characters. /.../ Frederick Forsyth fans will be enthralled.

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 Nesbø is known the world over as a consummate mystery/thriller writer. Famed for his deft characterization, hair-raising suspense and shocking twists, Nesbø's dexterity with the dark corners of the human heart is on full display in these inventive and enthralling stories. /.../ With Nesbø's characteristic gift for outstanding atmosphere and gut-wrenching revelations, The Jealousy Man confirms that he is at the peak of his abilities.

Nesbø delivers stories ranging from dystopian visions to time-honored tales of duplicity and revenge. /.../ Nesbø is at his best in the long, wonderfully atmospheric title story, which shows off his gift for pulling one story out of another.
Richly atmospheric tales... The Confession has a real twist in the tale
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Writing, plotting, story, narrative and narration - above all, imagination - all first class as ever. 'A true delight" - yes, despite the brutal subject matter.
My only slight disappointment was Rat Island which I felt wanted to be a fully-fledged novel but failed the test and was rescued to become a compromised short story, but I am mistaken. I still enjoyed it thoroughly nonetheless

A true delight

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Was a bit disappointed. love his books. Maybe I just have to get a bit more used to listening on a phone and not from a cd.

Robin

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Jo Nesbo has created a series of exciting, unbelievably creative and astounding descriptions of mood and landscapes. His development of characters were so detailed and exact you feel bereft when the story ended. Nesbo’s time travel into the future to societies both terrifying and real are completely absorbing. He understands love In it’s many forms and expresses the passion between a man and a woman and the profound love of father for child, mother for child beyond the severity of the world around them.
Best read for a long time.

Unforgettable writing

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I really enjoyed most of the Jealousy part of the book. The second part was more sci-fi or dystopian as well as real world.

Rat Island was too long.

Overall mixed response.

Mixed

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From the brilliant intro to the fantastic finale
The stories range a wide contemporary spectrum
As a nesbo fan I’m glad he found his pace again since the last book about the brothers was hard going

Mesmerizing

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