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The Son (Nesbø novel)

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Original title
  
Sønnen

Publication date
  
2014

OCLC
  
863198532

Originally published
  
10 April 2014

Genre
  
Crime Fiction

Preceded by
  
Police

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Language
  
Norwegian, English

ISBN
  
978-0-385-35137-9

Followed by
  
none

Author
  
Jo Nesbø

Country
  
Norway

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Nominations
  
Goodreads Choice Awards Best Mystery & Thriller

Similar
  
Jo Nesbø books, Crime Fiction books

The Son (Norwegian: Sønnen, 2014) is a crime novel by Norwegian novelist, Jo Nesbø. It is the second stand-alone crime novel by Nesbø, following Headhunters (2008).

Contents

Plot

Sonny Lofthus is serving time for crimes he did not commit. As payment he receives a steady supply of drugs to satisfy his addiction. His life changes completely when he learns the truth about his father's death.

Inspiration

Nesbø started work on The Son during Good Friday in 2012. The plot is inspired by the Bible.

Adaptation

A feature film based on the novel is set to be directed by Denis Villeneuve and produced by Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker's Nine Stories and Michel Litvak's Bold Films, with Jo Nesbø executive producing it alongside Niclas Salomonsson.

References

The Son (Nesbø novel) Wikipedia