Publication
Stichting voor de Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek, 2021
ISBN
1283777193 / 9781283777193
Language
Collections
Description
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.
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User reviews
LibraryThing member amberwitch
Wellwritten and entertaining, but ultimately not my taste. The stories and characters were a little too slick, and seemed to mostly be vehicles for the twists at the end. The stories were lacking literary qualities, and the ‘surprise’ endings, such as they were, were pretty predictable.
LibraryThing member waldhaus1
Novellas that display Nesbo’s instinct for clever and unexpected endings as a tapestry of bad guys.
LibraryThing member Brumby18
Fabulous selection with some lovely twists. each story displays his talent for lateral thought. loved it
LibraryThing member MaggieFlo
This is collection of short stories and it’s very well done. Some stories are quite long but all are intriguing and entertaining. All deal with murder or death in a clever or devious way. Good characters, well told.
Original publication date
2021-10