Midnight Sun: Discover the novel that inspired addictive new film The Hanging Sun - Softcover

Nesbo, Jo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099593793 ISBN 13: 9780099593799

Publisher: Vintage, 2016

Synopsis

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Jon is on the run. He has betrayed Oslo’s biggest crime lord: the Fisherman.

Fleeing to an isolated corner of Norway, to a mountain town so far north that the sun never sets, Jon hopes to find sanctuary among a local religious sect.

Hiding out in a shepherd’s cabin in the wilderness, all that stands between him and his fate are Lea, a bereaved mother and her young son, Knut.

But while Lea provides him with a rifle and Knut brings essential supplies, the midnight sun is slowly driving Jon to insanity.

And then he discovers that the Fisherman’s men are getting closer...

About this title

Review:

"A perfectly-formed thriller, written in pure, unadorned prose, that pierces the heart with its icy brilliance" (Deirdre O'Brien Sunday Mirror)

"A thrilling tale" (Cole Moreton Mail on Sunday)

"Another success for Nesbo" (Geoffrey Wansell Daily Mail)

"A short, lyrical tale where every word counts and the slow paces helps to build the tension[...] another brilliant thriller from the master storyteller" (Jon Coates Daily Express)

"Short, brisk, emotionally compelling and stylishly written" (Belfast Telegraph Morning)

From the Author:

Jo Nesbo played football for Norway’s premier league team Molde, but his dream of playing professionally for Spurs was dashed when he tore ligaments in his knee at the age of eighteen. After three years military service he attended business school and formed the band Di derre ('Them There'). Their second album topped the charts in Norway, but he continued working as a financial analyst, crunching numbers during the day and gigging at night. When commissioned by a publisher to write a memoir about life on the road with his band, he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel, The Bat. He is regarded as one of the world’s leading crime writers, with The Leopard, Phantom, Police and The Son all topping the UK bestseller charts, and his novels are published in 48 languages. Visit www.jonesbo.co.uk for further information.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0099593793
• ISBN 13: 9780099593799
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224