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The Son
by Jo Nesbø
Story is pretty much as the blurb tell us. Sonny is in jail from last 12 years for accepting crimes which he has not committed but easy drugs and peaceful place is all that he wants. And these confessions are bringing him those. Things changed when a fellow prisoner tells him that his father was killed and not committed suicide, Sonny decides to come out and avenge his father.
First the good things. This is a stand alone book and a great story told in third person about Drug/Trafficking Lords vs Cops. Characters are really good. Simon Kefa, the good old and super intelligent cop, who happens to be a friend of Sonny's father. His desire to help Sonny met resistance in his own department and also from the mafia. Things gets more complicated when Simon finds himself in need of a huge amount of money for his wife's operation. His assistant Kari is also an equally amazing and well drawn character. The mafia king and his minions are fearsome and believable.
Now the bad things. Plot was unimpressive and it irked me how Sonny easily got hold of the people he wanted to kill. Someone who was using drugs from 14 years on regular basis suddenly quits and then turn into a superman with unimaginable powers and fighting techniques. Breaking prisons, law and evading bullets was like a child's play to him. Oh and his love life is equally surprising. I still find it hard to believe how a woman like Martha could fall in love with him after knowing the truth.
But it was an entertaining book if you're able to ignore above facts. I enjoyed it but it could have been better.
First the good things. This is a stand alone book and a great story told in third person about Drug/Trafficking Lords vs Cops. Characters are really good. Simon Kefa, the good old and super intelligent cop, who happens to be a friend of Sonny's father. His desire to help Sonny met resistance in his own department and also from the mafia. Things gets more complicated when Simon finds himself in need of a huge amount of money for his wife's operation. His assistant Kari is also an equally amazing and well drawn character. The mafia king and his minions are fearsome and believable.
Now the bad things. Plot was unimpressive and it irked me how Sonny easily got hold of the people he wanted to kill. Someone who was using drugs from 14 years on regular basis suddenly quits and then turn into a superman with unimaginable powers and fighting techniques. Breaking prisons, law and evading bullets was like a child's play to him. Oh and his love life is equally surprising. I still find it hard to believe how a woman like Martha could fall in love with him after knowing the truth.
But it was an entertaining book if you're able to ignore above facts. I enjoyed it but it could have been better.