Jo Nesboknows good crime.
And yes, there will be murder (this is Nesbo, after all).
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What is the first thing ever that you remember writing?
Credit: Stian Broch; Knopf
Not something that hinted at a career as a writer, I’m afraid.
What is the last book that made you cry?
If I can’t remember actually having cried while reading a book, does that make me emotionally stunted?
Which book is at the top of your current to-read list?
Climbing Free, by Lynn Hill.
Where do you write?
I used to write in local coffee shops, but since March I write at home.
Which book made you a forever reader?
Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain.
I was hooked at a young age, and my mother, a librarian, kept feeding my habit.
What is a snack you couldn’t write without?
I need sugar cubes with my coffee.
If you could change one thing about any of your books, what would it be?
There are some passages in my bookThe Phantomthat were especially violent.
I do believe that you sometimes need to describe violence to establish characters by their deed.
But in hindsight I can see that the descriptions of someone being tied to an oven were beyond that.
What is your favorite part ofThe Kingdom?
What was the hardest plot point or character to write in this book?
Write a movie poster tag line forThe Kingdom.
Two brothers, one woman.
