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The Son (Paperback)

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Published: 15/01/2015
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*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 50 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE*

'A tense, violent and hugely absorbing walk on the murky side of Oslo' Sunday Mirror

Sonny's on the run.

Sonny is a model prisoner. He listens to the confessions of other inmates and absolves them of their sins. But then one prisoner's confession changes everything.

He's been lied to his whole life.

After learning the truth about his disgraced father, Sonny needs to break out of prison and make those responsible pay for their crimes.

Sonny wants revenge, whatever the cost.

'Excellent...an intricate, disturbing picture of rampant corruption' The Times

Watch out for The Jealousy Man, the new Jo Nesbo book, out now

Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099582144
Number of pages: 656
Weight: 514 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 39 mm

MEDIA REVIEWS
An expertly plotted, compelling and gripping white-knuckle ride… Nesbo deserves to be crowned the king of all crime thriller writers A cat-and-mouse chase between a young prisoner and a troubled detective, this is a tense, violent and hugely absorbing walk on the murky side of Oslo Nesbo never fails to deliver a cracking narrative – and this is one of his best An excellent novelist... Nesbo paints an intricate, disturbing picture of rampant corruption within prison and the police service... The strong action is tempered by tenderness Gripping from start to finish

One of the world’s most popular crime writers, Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbo’s books have been published in 50 languages selling over 33 million copies worldwide. Nesbo is best known for the series of novels featuring detective Harry Hole. The novels in reading order are: The Bat, Cockroaches, The Redbreast, Nemesis, The Devil’s Star, The Redeemer, The Snowman, The Leopard, Phantom, Police and The Thirst.

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“No harry? No Problem!”

Nesbo’s 1st stand-alone novel since wrapping up (whether temporarily or permanently) his Harry Hole series. It’s in familiar territory, though, featuring the Oslo underworld, corrupt police, a compromised protagonist... More

Paperback edition
Helpful? Upvote 63
Bookread2day

“Jo Nesbo never fails his readers”

Expertly written. Jo Nesbo never fails to delight his fan base of huge amounts of his readers. I have read The Snowman which is literally unputdownable.
The Son is an absolute page turner, you will just keep moving... More

Hardback edition
Helpful? Upvote 50

“It's not Harry Hole, it's just as good!!”

The Son

Sonny is a junkie. He is incarcerated. He takes the fall for other crimes, his payment is in drugs. He listens to the confessions of the other prisoners.

But Sonny is about to hear a confession that will... More

Paperback edition
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