{"product_id":"blood-ties-9780593689530","title":"Blood Ties","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author comes an explosive novel about a community in crisis and two brothers on the verge of losing everything they've worked so hard to achieve. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nesb  has established himself as the king of Nordic noir.\" --NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFAMILY COMES FIRST. NO MATTER THE COST. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy all accounts, Carl and Roy Opgard are doing quite well for themselves. Or at least they're doing as well as can be expected in a small town like Os. Carl manages the area's swanky and successful spa and hotel, while Roy runs a nearby gas station and harbors grand plans to build it out into an entire amusement park, complete with a roller coaster. But when news breaks about a new highway to be built nearby, bypassing Os and leaving the town cutoff and isolated, it's clear that something has to be done . . . even if the methods are bound to be dirty. Fortunately, Carl and Roy have experience with just that kind of work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, the town sheriff has gotten his hands on new technology that will enable him to take a deeper look at a slate of unsolved murders from years past--including that of his own father. And just as the sheriff reopens his investigation, the death toll begins to climb. It's like Roy says about his roller coaster: \"Once it's rolling, it's too late to get off.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood Ties\u003c\/i\u003e is a tense, compulsively readable tour de force about loyalty, family ties, and love that is as destructive as it is powerful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593689530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.78d","brand":"Jo Nesbo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51991014834357,"sku":"9780593689530","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_769df064-cfd3-4a55-b004-5d121be65970.jpg?v=1762838739","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blood-ties-9780593689530","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}