The Jealousy Man

Name: The Jealousy Man
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By Jo Nesbo

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THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR On a Greek island, a man is found dead. His own twin might have killed him. Detective Nikos Balli is searching for the murderer, but he has his own secrets he wants to hide. Can Nikos solve the mystery before... Read More

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THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

On a Greek island, a man is found dead. His own twin might have killed him.

Detective Nikos Balli is searching for the murderer, but he has his own secrets he wants to hide.

Can Nikos solve the mystery before someone else gets hurt?

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

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529928280

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 April 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 88g

Pages: 112

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Crime & Thriller Fiction Fiction in Translation General Fiction Jo Nesbo

About the Author

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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