Macbeth
Published on 5. April 2018
Audio
CD-Audio
978-1-78614-146-0 (ISBN)
Description
He's the best cop they've got.
When a drug bust turns into a bloodbath it's up to Inspector Macbeth and his team to clean up the mess.
He's also an ex-drug addict with a troubled past.
He's rewarded for his success. Power. Money. Respect. They're all within reach.
But a man like him won't get to the top.
Plagued by hallucinations and paranoia, Macbeth starts to unravel. He's convinced he won't get what is rightfully his.
Unless he kills for it.
When a drug bust turns into a bloodbath it's up to Inspector Macbeth and his team to clean up the mess.
He's also an ex-drug addict with a troubled past.
He's rewarded for his success. Power. Money. Respect. They're all within reach.
But a man like him won't get to the top.
Plagued by hallucinations and paranoia, Macbeth starts to unravel. He's convinced he won't get what is rightfully his.
Unless he kills for it.
Reviews / Votes
Majestically satisfying...a deliciously oppressive page-turner -- Steven Poole * Guardian * Immensely enjoyable and gloriously dark... He has accomplished that toughest of literary feats: putting his own unmistakable mark on one of Shakespeare's most celebrated plays -- Matt Gibson * Daily Express * Inventive and deeply satisfying... a dark but ultimately hopeful Macbeth, one suited to our own troubled times -- James Shapiro * New York Times Book Review * Nesbo makes excellent use of all the atmosphere of his genre, and the stakes at play are every bit as convincing as those in the original... This is Nesbo doing what he's good at -- Lucy Scholes * Independent * Macbeth as a SWAT team leader. His wife as a former prostitute. The three witches as drug dealers. It's Shakespeare's darkest tale -- reimagined by the king of Nordic noir -- Graeme Thomson * Mail on Sunday * One of the few crime writers today blessed with a bloodlust worthy of the Jacobeans...riveting -- Jake Kerridge * Daily Telegraph * Wonderfully atmospheric -- Jake Kerridge * Sunday Express * Nesbo has let his noirish imagination run riot... more than matches Shakespeare for moment-to-moment thrills -- Claire Allfree * Metro * A gripping tale of vaulting ambition and proof that "blood will have blood" * Evening Standard * The fun comes from watching a crack storyteller put his noir stamp on one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies... Nesbo manages the balancing act of being true to the original play without slighting his own interests as a writer: bleak settings, loyalty (or the lack thereof) among crooks, clever escapes from tight spots, the affinities between policemen and the criminals they chase -- Dennis Drabelle * Washington Post *More details
Series
Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
Audio CD
Dimensions
Height: 142 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Duration
Dauer: 1026 min
Weight
320 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78614-146-0 (9781786141460)
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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 51 languages, selling over 60 million copies around the world.