Macbeth: William Shakespeare's Macbeth Retold: A Novel

by Jo Nesbø

Book Overview

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A heart-pounding new thriller from the author of The Snowman and The Thirst

Set in the 1970s in a run-down, rainy industrial town, Jo Nesbo's Macbeth centers around a police force struggling to shed an incessant drug problem. Duncan, chief of police, is idealistic and visionary, a dream to the townspeople but a nightmare for criminals. The drug trade is ruled by two drug lords,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553419072
• ISBN13: 9780553419078
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Hogarth Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Unrelentingly Depressing

This is the most depressing book I have ever tried to read. I read about 1/3 and skipped to the last two chapters. There was never any positive character or story line. It is like entering a dark tunnel but there is no light at the end of the tunnel.