"Kingdom" by Yu Nesbe is a lively and convincing essay on the life and character of the inhabitants of the Norwegian hinterland with elements of psychological drama. Roy Opgard blames himself for the misfortune that happened to his younger brother Karl, and does not notice how this turns first into a victim of manipulation, and then into a criminal. Karl, on the other hand, is so traumatized by his past that he is virtually unable to distinguish good from evil - and easily forgives this for himself, transforming what he has experienced into a universal excuse for any of his guilt. Having taken a swing at a project that should turn their native village into a regional tourism center, will the brothers restore order at least in their lives?