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*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



Trade Review
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 *

The Son

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    A Paperback / softback by Jo Nesbo, Charlotte Barslund

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: 15/01/2015
      ISBN13: 9780099582144, 978-0099582144
      ISBN10: 0099582147

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      *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



      Trade Review
      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 *

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