Jo Nesbo, Charlotte Barslund (Translator)

The Son

The gritty Sunday Times bestseller that’ll keep you guessing

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Summary

*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

About the author

Jo Nesbo

Jo Nesbo is one of the world's bestselling crime writers. When commissioned to write a memoir about life on the road with his band, Di Derre, he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel, The Bat. His books The Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son, The Thirst, Macbeth and Knife have all since topped the Sunday Times charts. He's an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 60 million copies around the world.

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