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The Son

The gritty Sunday Times bestseller that’ll keep you guessing

Jo Nesbo author Charlotte Barslund translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:15th Jan '15

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The brand new thriller from no 1 bestselling crime author, Jo Nesbo, which sees a charismatic young prisoner breaking out of jail to find out the truth about his father's death and seek revenge on those who lied to him

'Nesbo deserves to be crowned the king of all crime thriller writers' Sunday Express

SONNY'S ON THE RUN


Sonny is a model prisoner.

*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

An expertly plotted, compelling and gripping white-knuckle ride… Nesbo deserves to be crowned the king of all crime thriller writers * Sunday Express *
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 * Sunday Mirror *
Nesbo never fails to deliver a cracking narrative – and this is one of his best * Mail on Sunday *
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 -- Marcel Berlins * The Times *
Gripping from start to finish -- John Williams * Mail on Sunday *

ISBN: 9780099582144

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 39mm

Weight: 514g

656 pages