Macbeth : Macbeth, Retold

by Nesbo, Jo | England
Published 05/03/2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of the Shakespeare Retold series
Paperback | 624 pages
198 x 130 x 42mm | 430g

Shakespeare’s Macbeth is transformed into a page-turning Jo Nesbo crime thriller, the story of the ex-addict cop Inspector Macbeth. He's the best cop they've got. When a drug bust turns into a bloodbath it's up to Inspector Macbeth and his team to clean up the mess.

He's also an ex-drug addict with a troubled past. He's rewarded for his success. Power. Money. Respect. They're all within reach.

But a man like him won't get to the top.

Plagued by hallucinations and paranoia, Macbeth starts to unravel. He's convinced he won't get what is rightfully his.

Unless he kills for it.

‘Shakespeare's darkest tale – reimagined by the king of Nordic noir’ Mail on Sunday'A deliciously oppressive page-turner' GuardianSHAKESPEARE RETOLD: Time travel. Zombies. Power-hungry media moguls. This is Shakespeare as you’ve never seen him before: nine iconic plays transformed by the best novelists of our time, with covers by Michael Craig-Martin.