The Son

Jo Nesbo

Apr 2014 · Random House

About this ebook

*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

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Ratings and reviews

Jo Nesbo is a master of the plot twist. Even though this is not a Harry Hole novel I couldn't put it down. Try to work out if you are rooting for the "bad" guy

I let this lie around for a while after I bought it. Much as I loved all the Harry Hole books, 'Headhunters' seemed to be weaker, more gimmicky, so I was ambivalent about starting this. Absolutely un-put-down-able. Well drawn characters, moving around the brutal murders and even worse weather that characterise his best work. And enough surprises woven through the plot to make me keep putting off doing real stuff until it was finished.

Some reviews claim that this book is the "weakest" amongst Jo's novels. It looks like I am for a big and great adventure with his writings then, as I enjoyed this one very, very much.

About the author

Jo Nesbo is one of the world’s bestselling crime writers, with The Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son and his latest Harry Hole novel, The Thirst, all topping the Sunday Times bestseller charts. He's an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 40 million copies around the world.

Before becoming a crime writer, Nesbo played football for Norway’s premier league team Molde, but his dream of playing professionally for Spurs was dashed when he tore ligaments in his knee at the age of eighteen. After three years military service he attended business school and formed the band Di Derre ('Them There'). They topped the charts in Norway, but Nesbo continued working as a financial analyst, crunching numbers during the day and gigging at night. When commissioned by a publisher to write a memoir about life on the road with his band, he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel, The Bat.

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