The Son

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What to expect

SONNY’S ON THE RUN

Sonny is a model prisoner. He listens to the confessions of other inmates, and absolves them of their sins.

HE’S BEEN LIED TO HIS WHOLE LIFE

But then one prisoner’s confession changes everything. He knows something about Sonny’s disgraced father.

SONNY WANTS REVENGE

He needs to break out of prison and make those responsible pay for their crimes.

WHATEVER THE COST

Critics 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

    The Times
  • Gripping from start to finish

    Mail on Sunday

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