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Jo Nesbo (Author)
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Release Date: 10 April 2014

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

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  • Hardcover: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Harvill Secker (10 April 2014)
  • Language: Unknown
  • ISBN-10: 1846557399
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846557392
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.4 x 5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 27 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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

About the Author

Jo Nesbo played football for Norway's premier league team Modle, but his dream of playing professionally for Spurs was dashed when he tore crucial ligaments in his knee at the age of eighteen. After three years military service he attended business school and formed the band Di derre (Them There). Their second album topped the charts in Norway, but he continued working as a financial analyst, crunching numbers during the day and gigging at night. When commissioned by a publisher to write a memoir about life on the road with his band, he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel, The Bat. He is regarded as one of Europe's leading crime writers, with both The Leopard and Phantom topping the UK bestseller charts, and his novels are published in 40 countries. Visit www.jonesbo.co.uk for further information.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Son 10 April 2014
By S Riaz HALL OF FAME TOP 10 REVIEWER VINE VOICE
Format:Kindle Edition
Jo Nesbo, author of the incredibly successful Harry Hole series, has written a fast paced and exciting stand alone thriller in “The Son.” Sonny Lofthus is a model prisoner at an Oslo jail. In prison for twelve years since the age of eighteen (for crimes he did not commit, but confesses to in return for a constant supply of drugs) , he is a mysterious and charismatic figure. Seen as a healer and a confessor, the other prisoners go to him for absolution of their sins. As a child, Sonny idolised his father, Ab Lofthus, a police officer who he believed committed suicide after admitting to charges of corruption. However, one of the prisoners then makes a confession that changes Sonny’s future forever, when he admits that his father was murdered. Now Sonny, a man who has never lived on the outside since he was a child, an addict and a scapegoat, is out for vengeance.

This is not a short read and it is also a book that you need to concentrate on, with plot twists and turns and a whole host of characters. The main storyline concerns Sonny and his desire for justice and the man who was his father’s best friend – Simon Kefas. Kefas was a dedicated police officer, whose career ground to a halt after his investigation into fraud and corruption saw him disgraced as a gambler. Now a changed man, his only wish is to save the eyesight of his beloved wife, and somehow make amends to her. Along with his new young partner, he is called to investigate the death of the prison chaplain, which then leads him headlong into the search for his friend’s son.

If you want a real roller coaster of a ride, this thriller will give it to you. It is extremely violent, but then that is to be expected from Mr Nesbo. This is really gritty noir. Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of Nesbo's best to me 10 April 2014
By Totnes Nigel
Format:Hardcover
A great and rather eerie start - in prison a junkie, who is barely on this planet, who has healing hands and gives blessings and a priest who is quite the opposite. And the junkie's father was an Oslo police officer who committed suicide because he was corrupt. I was hooked and the scene is set one of the best books I've read recently. There is fluency in the writing as always - the quality of it stands out for me over many other current crime thriller writers. You realise that a really good writer can convey more in a sentence than other writers in a paragraph and make that a great read - real talent. Certainly the power of creating a scene with simple words plays out quite often and with very varied emotions generated. At times humourous (bleakly so sometime), at times very violent, we enter the world of corruption and organised crime.

So in addition to the junkie, we have a policeman who knew the junkie's father and the policeman has some issues of his own which is not surprising given Harry Hole's character. I really liked the character of Simon Kefas (the policeman) as well as his sidekick. However I find that I am no fan of reviews that give too much away so I'll leave you to discover the storylines that evolve from this setting for yourself. Unsurprisingly there is definitely a "dark avenger" theme here and the twists when they come are interesting even if some of them were maybe not unexpected. So often you read a very good book but the ending lets it down - not so here, the final scenes were very good indeed and the final twist I did not expect. I certainly didn't expect to say that I think this is better than the majority of the Harry Hole stories either. I enjoyed the "philosophy of man and his condition" at the end too. Read more ›
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A tale of corruption and revenge 10 April 2014
By I Readalot TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE VOICE
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
After reaching the end of `Police' I, like most fans of Nesbo, wondered what he would come up with next. A stand alone? Start a new series? Well, having read `The Son' I am not telling, you will have to read it and make up your own mind about that, as I read it my mind flipped between the two options and that was part of the enjoyment of this book.

Sonny Lofthus is serving time for murder, he is a drug addict and other prisoners go to him to confess their sins and be absolved. His father Ab, is known as a corrupt police officer who committed suicide. During a confession Sonny learns something about his father and he escapes. Simon Kefas is a police officer, close to retirement, and Sonny's father was his colleague and friend. Sonny is out for revenge and Simon has to catch him. Kari Adel has just transferred from the drug squad to work with Simon, she is young, ambitious and studying for a law degree.

As with all of Nesbo's books `The Son' is compelling and hard to put down, I read it in a couple of days. There are plenty of twists and changes of direction, more than enough to keep crime fans puzzling about what is really going on. Sonny, in spite of his actions, is such a likeable character, complex and at times rather strange but still likeable. There is a bit of romance going on but also tragedy that had me close to tears a couple of times, very little in the way of humour though. From the outset it is apparent that corruption is a major theme both in the prison service and police force. As you would expect blood and gore make an appearance but it is not too graphic, at least when compared to Nesbo's earlier books. Read more ›
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