MIDNIGHT SUN

By Jo Nesbo

Synopsis

Jon is on the run. He has betrayed Oslo's biggest crime lord, the Fisherman. Fleeing to an isolated corner of Norway, Jon hopes to find sanctuary among a local religious sect. Hiding out in a shepherd's cabin, all that stands between him and his fate are Lea and her young son, Knut. But while Lea provides 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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Narrator	Kim Gordon
Length	5hrs 30mins
Catalogue No.	13693
Publisher	Isis Audio Books; 2015

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PHANTOM

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