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Headhunters
- Author
- Jo Nesbo
- Narrator
- Sean Barrett
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 20 October 2011
- Run Time
- 7 hours 56 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Roger Brown has it all. He's the country's most successful headhunter. He has a beautiful wife and a magnificent house. And to maintain this lifestyle, he's also a highly accomplished art thief.
At a gallery opening, his wife introduces him to Clas Greve. Not only is Greve the perfect candidate for a position with one of Roger's high-profile clients, he is also in possession of 'The Calydonian Boar Hunt' by Rubens, one of the most sought-after paintings in the world.
Roger sees his chance to be rich beyond his wildest dreams and starts planning his boldest heist yet. But soon, he runs into trouble - and this time money is the least of his worries...
Critics Review
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Nesbo is a master storyteller, gripping the reader from the first page and ratcheting up the suspense in a thrilling finale with several satisfying twists.
Sunday Express
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Keeps the twists and shocks coming hard and fast
Metro
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A relentless and breakneck tale that keeps the reader hungrily turning the pages for more
Big Issue
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A gripping read... I got lost in this book and hours skipped by as the chapters got shorter, more tense and the pace quickened to an almost unbearable crescendo... A thoroughly satisfying read
Irish Independent
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With echoes of The Thomas Crown Affair, spectacular storytelling and a beautifully judged super-twist, it confirms Nesbo's place at the pinnacle of thriller writers and, inevitably, a film version will be with us next year. It's that good
Daily Mail
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This book is one you absolutely have to read... The outrageous storytelling is so stimulating, it makes James Ellroy look like a boy scout and Bret Easton Ellis like a sunday school boy
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland)
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The reader is glued to the pages like gum to the street... Nesbo has accomplished an easily digested, but nevertheless brilliant and elegant thriller
Dagsavisen (Norway)
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Don't miss this thriller from the UK's second biggest-selling fiction author about an ambitious art thief
Stylist
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A masterclass in obfuscation and psychological parrying... Roger is a well-crafted, morally dubious character who remains oddly likeable owing to a nifty line in bitter observations... After recent events, no one can be in any doubt of Norway's dark side and Nesbo wisely juxtaposes Oslo's shiny veneer with its rotten elements. Equally, the parallels between artistic worth and corporate value are neatly levied... Nesbo has that rare talent for turning the tables on readers, confounding expectations and revealing on what is intended
Independent on Sunday
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An accomplished novel from a first-rate author
Liverpool Daily Post
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Details
- Author
- Jo Nesbo
- Narrator
- Sean Barrett
- Duration
- 7 hours 56 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 October 2011
- ISBN
- 9781448114900
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Fiction in translation, Thriller / suspense fiction
Synopsis
Roger Brown has it all. He's the country's most successful headhunter. He has a beautiful wife and a magnificent house. And to maintain this lifestyle, he's also a highly accomplished art thief. At a gallery opening, his wife introduces him to Clas Greve. Not only is Greve the perfect candidate for a position with one of Roger's high-profile clients, he is also in possession of 'The Calydonian Boar Hunt' by Rubens, one of the most sought-after paintings in the world.Roger sees his chance to be rich beyond his wildest dreams and starts planning his boldest heist yet. But soon, he runs into trouble - and this time money is the least of his worries...
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