missingvolume | #37 The Son by Jo Nesbø (Reply)

If you haven't known where to start on Jo Nesbø then this is the book for you. The book starts in prison with a guy that all the other prisoners confess their sins to and they seem to get a feeling of absolution from him. Sonny for all accounts looks as if he will always be in prison taking the blame for other people's crimes in order to have a cushy life and endless stream of drugs in his cell. This is his reaction to his policeman father killing himself while he was teen and leaving a note stating he was corrupt. Neither he nor his mother handled it well and both of them turned to drugs to cope. The son committing crimes to pay for his habit and his mother eventually overdosing. But someone confesses to him that his dad was set up and Sonny uses every person he knows in prison to break out and then wrecks havoc on everyone that had a part in his downfall. One cop quickly figures out who is committing the crimes and is intentionally slow to help the national police due to his connection to the family. Overall a great story and good tension and a nice twist to the end. A very enjoyable read.

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss