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Blood Ties

By: Jo Nesbo, Robert Ferguson - translation
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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FAMILY COMES FIRST. NO MATTER THE COST.

Brothers Carl and Roy Opgard have succeeded in life. Or at least they’ve had as much success as is possible in a small town like Os, where they've killed their way to the top. Carl manages the swanky spa hotel, while Roy has made ambitious plans for an amusement park.

Life’s good at the top. But the local sheriff is looking to bring them down.

Sheriff Kurt Olsen believes he has new evidence that will prove the brothers’ involvement in several past murders – but Carl and Roy are used to covering their tracks, and they're not afraid to get their hands dirty.

The body count in Os is about to get even higher.

Blood Ties is an explosive suspense novel about family, loyalty, and the lengths someone is willing to go to for both, from crime writing's king of the cliffhanger.

'A 100% buy-today-read-tonight delight' LEE CHILD

'Nesbo deserves to be crowned the king of all crime thriller writers' Sunday Express

'Nesbo’s plotting is always reliably devious and his characters brutal' THE TIMES

©2024 Jo Nesbo (P)2024 Penguin Audio Crime Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense World Literature Crime
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As cold and dark as it's setting, " Blood Ties" is compelling and riveting. Another winner from Jo Nesbo.
Sean Barrett's delivery is perfect for Nesbo's novels.

Jo Nesbo excels again.

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Jo Nesbo becomes more skilled and inventive with every effort. A brilliant performance as always and an engrossing new subject in the Kingdom series making one understand and identify with the multiple murderer. Highly recommended

Excellent Book and performance

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Continuation of story with The Kingdom characters. Not so good I must say, but very good at the same time. I like Jo Nesbo's style and black humor.

Liked from beginning to end

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It was great to catch up with the world of Roy and Karl again. Roy is one of the great characters who while being an out and out sociopath still is able to generate sympathy. The narrator again is superb. My only criticism is that it tried to tie up all loose ends a bit too neatly for the happy ending

Concludes the story of Roy and Karl but maybe a bit too neatly

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An oddly compelling listen, almost a reluctant pleasure. Can’t quite explain why. Likewise I can’t say I enjoyed it exactly but I’m glad I listened to it.

Unusual

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Simply outstanding, really makes you think. Fantastic totally compelling story. But leaves the reader not really knowing what to think about Roy the lead character. Didn't want it to end!

Outstanding book

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Dark yet humorous, classic Nesbo. Flawed but sympathetic main characters, and a ripping story, sad to finish it. The only niggle was the audibility of the narration, Sean Barrett's gravelly delivery was very quiet.

Cracking sequel to The Kingdom

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Outstanding performance by Sean Barrett as always with a very enjoyable book.Well with a listen?

Plot within plots 😁

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The first book in this 2 book story is a slow starter but it is worth persevering, as the story is excellent and it really picks up in this second book

Read the first book before this

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Jo at his very best. Family ties finally resolve in a most surprising way. Delightful

Jo at his very best. Thank you

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