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Midnight Sun

by Jo Nesbo · 2015

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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 amongst a local religious sect.

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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...

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Themes
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Setting
2010s2010sMore like thisLess of thisNorwayNorwayMore like thisLess of thisScandinaviaScandinaviaMore like thisLess of thisEuropeEuropeMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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