"Jo Nesbo, author of the bestselling Harry Hole crime series, is back with a vivid psychological thriller about the bond between orphaned brothers. How far would you go to be your brother's keeper? Before Roy's father died in the car crash that also killed Roy's mother, he told his teenaged son that it was his job to protect his little brother, Carl, from the world and from Carl's own impulsive nature. Roy took that job seriously, especially after the two were orphaned. But a small part of him was happy when Carl decided that the tiny town of Os in the mountains of Norway wasn't big enough to hold him and took off to Canada to make his fortune. Which left Roy to pursue the quiet life he loved as a mechanic in the place where they grew up. Then suddenly an older Carl is back, full of big plans to develop a resort hotel on the family land, promising that not only will the brothers strike it rich, but so will the town. With him is his fierce and beautiful wife, Shannon, an architect he met on his travels, a woman who soon breaks down the lonely Roy's walls. And Carl's reappearance sparks something even more dangerous than envy in his brother's heart--it sparks fear. Carl's homecoming threatens to shake loose every carefully buried family secret. As psychologically acute as it is disturbing, with plot twists you never see coming, Jo Nesbo's new novel is the work of a master of noir at the top of his game."--
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Nordic noir crime fiction gained one of its most widely read figures with the creation of the Harry Hole series, an Oslo-set detective franchise known for psychological complexity and intricate police procedural plotting. Born Jon Nesbø, Jo Nesb(o initially conceived the antihero detective in his debut novel The Bat, turning dark, atmospheric mystery into an international success.
Born on March 29, 1960, in Oslo and raised in Molde, western Norway, Jo Nesb(o pursued several distinct professions prior to becoming a full-time author. In his youth, he played top-flight soccer for Molde FK in the Tippeligaen until a severe knee injury cut short his athletic aspirations. After earning a degree from the Norwegian School of Economics, he worked as a financial analyst and stockbroker while simultaneously performing as the lead singer and guitarist for the pop-rock band Di Derre. When a publisher asked him to write a travel memoir about life on tour with his band, Nesb(o instead submitted his first crime novel.
Nesb(o's crime fiction is characterized by intricate multi-layered plotting, high-tension pacing, and an unflinching focus on moral ambiguity and psychological trauma. His signature protagonist, Harry Hole, embodies the hard-boiled detective archetype, grappling with personal grief and severe alcoholism while investigating brutal crimes across Oslo and abroad. Beyond dark crime procedurals, Nesb(o has demonstrated narrative versatility by writing humor-filled children's books, including Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder, alongside standalone thrillers such as The Kingdom and television concepts like the political drama Occupied.
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