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The Jealousy Man

The Jealousy Man

From the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling king of gripping twists

Summary

**Now a major film KILLER HEAT starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, and Richard Madden, streaming on Prime Video**

**THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR**
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Murder. Assassination. Revenge.

Discover the first short story collection from the King of Scandi Crime.

Meet a detective on the trail of a man suspected of murdering his twin; a hired assassin facing his greatest adversary; and two passengers meeting by chance on a plane, spelling romance or something far more sinister.

In his first ever collection of short stories, this master of crime delivers a gripping, edge-of-your seat read that you won't be able to put down.

*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 55 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE*

**Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards 2022**

PRAISE FOR JO NESBO:

'A storyteller with few equals' Daily Express

'The king of Scandicrime' Financial Times

'Deliciously dark' Heat

'Nightmare-inducing and terrific' The Times

READERS LOVE JO NESBO:

***** 'Intriguing, mysterious, full of suspense' Netgalley reader

***** 'To say I couldn't put it down is an understatement...' Netgalley reader

***** 'A great read with plenty of twists and surprises' Netgalley reader

Jo Nesbo was a Sunday Times number one bestseller with Macbeth on 20/09/2018

Reviews

  • The 12 tales in this impressive collection from bestseller Nesbø blend taut suspense with sharply limned characters. /.../ Frederick Forsyth fans will be enthralled.
    Publishers Weekly *Starred Review*, US

About the author

Jo Nesbo

Jo Nesbo is one of the world's bestselling crime writers. When commissioned to write a memoir about life on the road with his band, Di Derre, he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel, The Bat. His books The Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son, The Thirst, Macbeth and Knife have all since topped the Sunday Times charts. He's an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 60 million copies around the world.
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