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The Nordic Noir thrillers worth watching

The Spectator 15 Oct 2021

Adapted from Jo Nesbø’s 2008 novel, the movie concerns the plight of petite corporate headhunter Roger Brown (Aksel Hennie) who moonlights as an art thief to fund the lavish lifestyle he believes his wife Diana (Synnøve Macody Lund) deserves ... Jo Nesbø again, but this time a ...

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The Morning Star by Karl Ove Knausgaard review – a beguiling shaggy dog story

The Observer 10 Oct 2021

If you can imagine HP Lovecraft having studied German romanticism, throw in some Emmanuel Carrère-style theological musings, some Jo Nesbø-ish gore, and set it all in the forested backdrop of Norway, then that might give something of the unusual flavour of this unclassifiable book ... Karl Ove Knausgaard. ‘Writing is a way of getting rid of shame’ ... .

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Charles Dance, Peter Mullan Join Cast of Jo Nesbo Adaptation ‘The Hanging Sun’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Variety 23 Sep 2021

Peter Mullan (“Westworld,” “Top of the Lake”) and Charles Dance ...

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Quella volta che / Nel 2017 il primo "padrino" della Mostra tradotto quel bono di ...

Yahoo Daily News 03 Sep 2021

>. Alessandro Borghi ama Venezia e Venezia ama Alessandro Borghi. E pure Elle lo ama eccome, vedi la cover di Elle Daily Venezia N°3. Tant'è ... A parlare è il suo nutrito CV ... l'attore classe 1986 sarà il protagonista del nuovo film Sky Original, The Hanging Sun, trasposizione cinematografica de Il Sole di mezzanotte di Jo Nesbø.Continua a leggere.

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How Hackney Wick FC became a safe haven from gangs and knife crime

The Observer 17 Aug 2021

“At first I don’t think anyone trusted or believed me,” Bobby Kasanga remembers of the scheme he put into action six weeks after his release from prison in 2015. He had spent eight years inside for armed robbery and, as that time passed, the next step he needed to take became clearer ... I thought ... Alan Ruschel ... Jo Nesbø on playing football alone in Oslo.

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Summer in the city: Jo Nesbø on playing football alone in Oslo

The Observer 15 Aug 2021

I have a clear image of the summer from the time when I was growing up. Not of diving into the waters of a Norwegian fjord, or barbecuing with my parents at a camp site or savouring the view from the top of a mountain I’ve just climbed. But of myself alone in the city, when everyone has gone off on holiday ... Suddenly everyone had vanished ... Jo Nesbo ... .

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Lee Child: Why Forsyth's Day Of The Jackal was a game-changer for thrillers

BBC News 21 Jul 2021

Author Lee Child knows a thing or two about thrillers. He has published 25 of them, featuring Jack Reacher, which have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide ... They include Jo Nesbø from Norway, the Swede Stieg Larsson, who wrote The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and the Danish writer Peter Høeg, best known for Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow.

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From Atlanta to Wellington Paranormal: 10 binge-worthy TV shows recommended by you

The Observer 11 Jul 2021

Binge and SBS On Demand. Created, starring and (mostly) written by Donald Glover, Atlanta has two amazing seasons, with a third scheduled for 2022 ... It really shows – but thankfully series two is a creative delight as well ... With a concept originating from author Jo Nesbø, the Norwegians elect a Green government that decides to shut down North Sea oil ... .

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Assassins on screen: from Phoebe Waller-Bridge to Samuel L. Jackson

The Spectator 24 Feb 2021

After Killing Eve, Phoebe Waller-Bridge goes back again to the contract killer well with her upcoming TV re-boot of the 2005 Brad Pitt/Angelina actioner Mr & Mrs Smith ... Good fun though, if you’re in the mood for it ... Morten Tyldum’s excellent adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s novel of the same name keeps viewers guessing almost until the final frame ... .

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The Best Winter Movies to Watch When It's Too Cold to Go Outside

Yahoo Daily News 01 Jan 2021

A detective fears a serial killer is on the loose in this movie adaptation of the <em>New York Times</em> best-selling novels by Jo Nesbø ... A detective fears a serial killer is on the loose in this movie adaptation of the New York Times best-selling novels by Jo Nesbø.

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Tana French’s ‘The Searcher’ Is An Ambiguous Morality Tale

New York Observer 30 Dec 2020

Towards the end of the year, I found it increasingly difficult to pick up a book. Any book. I had been burned by too many high-stakes literary debuts and wanted an old-fashioned page-turner. I decided to check out the work of Tana French from the New York Public Library ... The Searcher is no exception ... Agatha Christie, Stieg Larsson, Jo Nesbø ... .

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Winter is here: 10 books to transport you to a snowier setting

Finger Lakes Times 29 Dec 2020

Snow is a perfect character. It’s relentless, it’s uncaring, it’s destructive, it’s basically unpredictable, and under the right circumstances, devastatingly beautiful. Without a second thought, it will bury, destroy, disturb, upset and entrap. It can soften any noise, or crash like an explosion. It can freeze a person solid ... 'The Snowman' by Jo Nesbø ... .

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Good reads at Waco libraries: January 2021

Waco Tribune-Herald 24 Dec 2020

FICTION. The Mystery of Mrs. Christie. By Marie Benedict. In the winter of 1926, Agatha Christie, the famous mystery writer, vanished without a trace ... Why recommended ... Recommended by. Sarah, Central Library. The Mystery of Mrs. Christie ... Lazarus ... Fans of Jo Nesbø and Jeffery Deaver will be at the edge of their seats reading this best-selling Swedish thriller.

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Book review: 'The Kingdom' a slow-burn thriller from Jo Nesbo

Telegraph Herald 06 Dec 2020

”The Kingdom” by Jo Nesbø, translated from the Norwegian by Robert Ferguson; Knopf (549 pages, $28.95) ... .

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Our critic’s picks: The best mystery books of 2020

Chicago Tribune 02 Dec 2020

I recently moderated a virtual event sponsored by Politics and Prose, a bookstore in Washington, D.C., that featured Michael Connelly in Los Angeles and Jo Nesbø in Norway ... Stay safe, and happy reading. .