About this book
The Son (2014) follows a heroin-addicted prison inmate who breaks out to avenge his father's death, ricocheting between crime thriller and character study. Published after Headhunters, it's one of Jo Nesbø's standalone novels with no connection to the Harry Hole series.
Key facts about The Son
Jo Nesbø wrote The Son, a book on our list. It has been out since 2014. The book has 401 pages.
We list 2 editions of this book. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780385351379 to find the main one.
Jo Nesbø has 27 books on our list. 19 of them belong to a series, while 8 stand alone. All 27 are out now. Other books by Jo Nesbø on file include Wolf Hour (2025), Killing Moon (2022), The Jealousy Man and Other Stories (2021) and The Kingdom (2020).
Earlier, Police came out in 2013. After it came Blood on Snow in 2015. Since then, our list has added 11 more books by Jo Nesbø.
Jo Nesbø has 2 series on file, such as Harry Hole and Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder. Those series sit on our thriller and middle-grade comedy shelves. Meanwhile, Kill Shot is the latest published Jo Nesbø book on file, from 5 November 2026.
About Jo Nesbø
Jo Nesbø is a Norwegian author who worked as a stockbroker and fronted the popular rock band Di Derre before turning to crime writing with The Bat in 1997, the first of what became the Harry Hole series. See every Jo Nesbø book in order.
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780385351386
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780385351379