![]() ![]() He is innocent, of course, though not of conspiring to keep the real killers out of prison. ![]() Sonny Lofthus has been in prison for the last dozen years, serving time for two murders he confessed to as a teenager. The novel takes place in a dark, corrupt Oslo, and it centers on a protagonist out for bloody revenge. He brings a strong male punk rock swagger to his writing - “The Son,” his new stand-alone thriller, pulses with aggressive energy and splattering ultra-violence. He is also a literal rock star, with a music career predating his life as a literary phenom. He’s sold 23 million books worldwide, including 3 million in his native Norway, a country with a population of just over 5 million. With Stieg Larsson in the ground, Jo Nesbo is the reigning king of Scandinavian crime fiction. ![]()
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