Macbeth

 

Shirley J.                     Adult Fiction                                Drugs, Power, Corruption                    

Macbeth by Jo Nesbo (Part of Hogarth Shakespeare) 464 pages

A retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth.   Same names, same characters set in the 1970s and Macbeth, Duncan, etc. work for the police force with Lady (Macbeth) working as a casino owner.   It is an excellent retelling and take on the story.   I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end.   The web spinning done by Hecate behind the scenes and the Mayor and S.W.A.T. in the town not to mention the dire act that is driving Lady to madness.  Murder, drugs, power and corruption are all afoot in this really juicy take on the story of Macbeth.  Now that I have found out there are 8 other retellings of Shakespeare tales under the Hogarth tag, I am going to have to check them all out.   Due to the heavy drug incidents and very explicit murder descriptions I want to recommend this to adults though, given the video games that are available perhaps mature teens as well.