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The jealousy man and other stories / Jo Nesbø ; translated from the Norwegian by Robert Ferguson.

Nesbø, Jo, 1960- (author.). Ferguson, Robert, 1948- (translator.). Nesbø, Jo, 1960- Container of (work): London. (Added Author). Nesbø, Jo, 1960- Container of (work): Jealousy man. (Added Author). Nesbø, Jo, 1960- Container of (work): Line. (Added Author). Nesbø, Jo, 1960- Container of (work): Trash. (Added Author). Nesbø, Jo, 1960- Container of (work): Confession. (Added Author). Nesbø, Jo, 1960- Container of (work): Odd. (Added Author). Nesbø, Jo, 1960- Container of (work): Earring. (Added Author). Nesbø, Jo, 1960- Container of (work): Rat Island. (Added Author). Nesbø, Jo, 1960- Container of (work): Shredder. (Added Author). Nesbø, Jo, 1960- Container of (work): Cicadas. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780593321003
ISBN: 0593321006
ISBN: 9780593321003 : HRD
ISBN: 0593321006 : HRD
ISBN: 9780593321003
ISBN: 0593321006
Physical Description: v, 511 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First United States edition.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Part one: Jealousy. London ; The Jealousy man ; The line ; Trash ; The confession ; Odd ; The earring -- Part two. Power. Rat Island ; The shredder ; The cicadas ; The antidote ; Black knight.

Summary, etc.:

A dark, thrilling short-story collection about twisted minds and vengeful hearts, from a true master of suspense. A detective with a nose for jealousy is on the trail of a man suspected of murdering his twin; a bereaved father must decide whether vengeance has a place in the new world order after a pandemic brings about the collapse of society; a woman finally overcomes her intimacy issues through a dark encounter with her Peeping Tom neighbor; a hired assassin pits his wits against his greatest adversary, another assassin, in a dangerous game for survival; and an instantly electric connection between passengers on a flight to London may spell romance, or may spell something more sinister.