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The Son

By: Jo Nesbø
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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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 Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Exciting

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The creator of maverick detective Harry Hole, Jo Nesbo, branches out in this standalone novel, The Son. Convict Sonny is a model prisoner on his best behaviour, acting as father confessor to his fellow inmates. When one man’s confession sheds light on the fate of Sonny’s father, Sonny is determined to break out of prison and uncover the truth once and for all, and to exact revenge… Every bit as gripping as the Harry Hole novels and Nesbo’s brilliant, darkly comic Headhunters, The Son is an excellent crime audiobook – Nesbo at his best. Get it today from Audible.
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This is Jo Nesbo at his very best. A totally winning combination.Jo Nesbo's writing and the fantastic Sean Barrett performing.I had to ration myself to stop annoying my wife, as every time she spoke to me I had ear-buds in listening.I can not praise this audio book enough.

A great Nesbo book.

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Story keeps you enthralled and guessing all the way to the end. Couldn't put it down. It's about my 10th audio book and the narration was the best yet.

Brilliant narration of a great book

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It's a good story about revenge interwoven with a continuous cat and mouse game within the grey area between vengeful vigilante and The Law. Overall the plot isn't to innovative (comparable to e.g. The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill), but it is still a worthwhile "read". Coming from the Harry Hole stories many listeners will discover parallels in pacing and story telling. The twists and reveals are good climaxes following a suspenseful build-up but can be a bit predictable at times.

I do not regret spending a credit on this audiobook, especially since Sean Barret's performance is very good as usual. Again, if you have liked listening to the Harry Hole novels, the voice acting will immediately suit you.

Good Thriller

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First class story and the skill of the reader is truly extraordinary. I enjoyed this book immensely having closed many others by the end of the second chapter.

Gripping to the last minute

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Great book ,I normally read biographies but I saw this advertised on tv, so glad I got it, and probably the best read book I have had fro Audible.

Great

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