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by Jo Nesbo (Author), Sean Barrett (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 14 hours and 36 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Random House Audiobooks
  • Audible.co.uk Release Date: 10 April 2014
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B00IXB1XXQ
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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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.

©2014 Jo Nesbo. English translation copyright � Charlotte Barslund 2014.; (P)2014 Isis Publishing Ltd, Random House Audiobooks

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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 Love this author 13 April 2014
By eftmaster26
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Every book I have read by Jo nesbo has been five star, and this one is delivering the action, and intensity that all of his previous books have given.
I recommend this book whole heartedly.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gritty and Compelling 11 April 2014
By Big Bertha TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition
After spending 12 years in prison for crimes he did not commit...Sonny is out

Following the suicide of his father, Sonnys life spiralled out of control and his heroin addiction led to him ending up behind bars for a crime he did not commit in exchange for a ready supply of his beloved drug. A solitary character, his quiet manner and ability to listen makes other inmates seek him out, they feel a type of healing when they confess their past to him. Then one day he hears a confession that changes it all; he finds out the father he idolised didn't commit suicide but instead was murdered and he wants revenge. After executing a plan to escape he hunts down and targets those involved. Chasing him are the group that engineered his incarceration but there's someone else who wants to get to him first, Chief Inspector Kefas, his fathers best friend

Being a fan of the author and having read all the Harry Hole books, I was interested to see how this stand-alone novel would fare, and it didn't disappoint.

The scene setting was impeccable, the author portrayed a complete picture of a world of drug addicts and criminals. The characterisation outstanding, Sonny is well drawn and believable...so much so I found myself rooting for him, despite his wrongdoings. This novel never lets up the pace and the plot is well drawn, gritty and compelling.

Very highly recommended and probably one of the best books I've read for a while. My thanks to the publisher for the advance copy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nordic Noire 10 April 2014
By stuart
Format:Hardcover
Cracker-jack fast paced thriller from the master of Norwegian crime.
Sonny Lofthus, son of a disgraced policeman who committed suicide, has happily sat in prison for others crimes in return for the endless supply of heroin that dampens the pain of his existence. Until he learns that the truth surrounding his father's death may all have been a lie. Breaking out Sonny is soon creating a trail of havoc and terrible destruction in his quest for answers and revenge.
Simon Kefas, the long serving police officer and old friend of his father, hot on his trail seems to be the only one with a chance of stopping Sonny and bringing him in alive but with Nesbo things are never that simple. It's only April and this could already be my book of the year. A great read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A gripping new thriller 10 April 2014
By Macey89
Format:Kindle Edition
When Sonny was a teenager, his father took his own life. His suicide note revealed that he was a mole in the Oslo police force, passing information to the mysterious and shadowy figure of the Twin, a dangerous criminal with a network of resources at his disposal. This shattering revelation set his family on a path of destruction and ruin.

Now a heroin addict, Sonny has been in prison for 12 years. Since his incarceration, he's gained an almost mythical status amongst his fellow inmates as a receiver of confessions and a cleanser of souls. But when one of these confessions strikes particularly close to home, it throws everything that Sonny has ever believed about his father's death into question.

Homicide Inspector Simon Kefas was once Sonny's father best friend. On the surface, his current cases are random acts of violence, driven by petty theft or drugs. But as Simon investigates, he begins to suspect that the perpetrator is driven by a much more powerful motive. And he isn't finished. When the crimes of the present become caught up with the ghosts of the past, Simon may be the only one that can help Sonny to uncover the truth he needs.

`The Son' is filled with a whole cast of unsavoury and untrustworthy characters and layer upon layer of deceit. But somehow, Jo Nesbo manages to turn our perceptions of good and bad completely on their head, as the lines between justice and law and right and wrong become increasingly blurred.

This theme of vengeance, retribution and justice is constantly present throughout the book. People can never truly seem to escape the sins of their past, and we're start to question whether they should. And if they deserve to be punished, what should we think of the person doing the punishing? Read more ›
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