The Son
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3.5 • 6 Ratings
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Publisher Description
*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 60 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
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
Great read, could not put it down.