The Son
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the author of the bestselling Harry Hole series comes an electrifying tale of vengeance set amid Oslo's brutal hierarchy of corruption. "The crime author of the moment."--The New York Times Book Review
Sonny Lofthus has been in prison for almost half his life: serving time for crimes he didn't commit. In exchange, he gets an uninterrupted supply of heroin--and a stream of fellow prisoners seeking out his Buddha-like absolution. Years earlier Sonny's father, a corrupt cop, took his own life rather than face exposure. Now Sonny is the center of a vortex of corruption: prison staff, police, lawyers, a desperate priest--all of them focused on keeping him stoned and jailed. When Sonny discovers a shocking truth about his father's suicide, he makes a brilliant escape and begins hunting down the people responsible for his and his father's demise. But he's also being hunted, and by enemies too many to count. Two questions remain: who will get to him first, and what will he do when he's cornered?
Sonny Lofthus has been in prison for almost half his life: serving time for crimes he didn't commit. In exchange, he gets an uninterrupted supply of heroin--and a stream of fellow prisoners seeking out his Buddha-like absolution. Years earlier Sonny's father, a corrupt cop, took his own life rather than face exposure. Now Sonny is the center of a vortex of corruption: prison staff, police, lawyers, a desperate priest--all of them focused on keeping him stoned and jailed. When Sonny discovers a shocking truth about his father's suicide, he makes a brilliant escape and begins hunting down the people responsible for his and his father's demise. But he's also being hunted, and by enemies too many to count. Two questions remain: who will get to him first, and what will he do when he's cornered?
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0345807243
ISBN13:9780345807243
Release Date:January 2015
Publisher:Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Length:512 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.1" x 7.9"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Interesting
Published by CAL , 3 years ago
This was my first Jo Nesbo book. You can tell that he is clever and a good writer even though some fluidity was lost in the translation. I'm looking forward to crushing a few more of his stories.
best book ever!
Published by Mary Marshall , 4 years ago
I have passed this book to so many people. It is one of his best books.
Another fantastic Jo Nesbo read!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 5 years ago
Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole series are fantastic but this stand-alone is a book you can't put down. It's just a wonderful thriller with his typical twists and turns right up to the final page!
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