The Son
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4.3 • 94 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
A brand new thriller from #1 internationally bestselling crime author Jo Nesbo, which sees a charismatic young prisoner escaping jail to find out the truth about his father's death.
Sonny is a model prisoner. He listens to the confessions of other inmates at Oslo jail, and absolves them of their sins. Some people even whisper that Sonny is serving time for someone else: that he doesn't just listen, he confesses to their crimes. Inspector Simon Kefas is a dedicated police officer. Simon has worked for the Oslo police force for years. He's just been assigned a new murder investigation and a new partner, all on the same day. Both of them knew Sonny's father. To Sonny he was the man he idolised, to Kirk he was his best friend. Both were devastated when his corruption was revealed. But neither of them knew the truth.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This excellent standalone from Nesb , best known for his Harry Hole series (Police, etc.), centers on Sonny Lofthus (aka the Son), who's serving a sentence at Oslo's Staten Maximum Security Prison for two murders to which he confessed but which he did not commit. Sonny began using drugs before his incarceration, after his police officer father, Ab, hanged himself, leaving a note in which Ab confessed to having been a dirty cop. To manipulate Sonny, prison officials, lawyers, and police enable Sonny's habit. When another inmate, Johannes Halden, who's dying of cancer, begs for Sonny's forgiveness after admitting a role in framing Ab and making his murder look like suicide, Sonny stops taking drugs and later escapes from prison with Johannes's help. He launches a killing spree targeting those he suspects of having destroyed his father in particular, a gangster known as the Twin, who controls a criminal enterprise encompassing human trafficking, drugs, and money laundering. A love affair between Sonny and Martha Lian, director of a center for drug addicts where Sonny stays, adds another exciting dynamic. Nesb takes the reader on a chilling ride with many unexpected twists. 150,000-copy announced first printing. Author tour.
Customer Reviews
The Son
One of his best, we need more author like Jo Nesbo
Not a mystery
Not what I expected from this book after I chose it based on recommendations from the CBC mystery panel. This is not a mystery. It is a fairly predictable, formulaic thriller brimming with one-dimensional psychopathic characters. I got to the end because I forked out the money for it, but it was a chore to get through. Would not recommend.