Synopsis

Inspector Harry Hole of the Oslo Crime Squad is dispatched to Sydney to observe a murder case. Harry is free to offer assistance, but he has firm instructions to stay out of trouble. The victim is a twenty-three year old Norwegian woman who is a minor celebrity back home. Never one to sit on the sidelines, Harry befriends one of the lead detectives, and one of the witnesses, as he is drawn deeper into the case. Together, they discover that this is only the latest in a string of unsolved murders, and the pattern points toward a psychopath working his way across the country. As they circle closer and closer to the killer, Harry begins to fear that no one is safe, least of all those investigating the case.

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'An absolute must for devotees of the riveting train wreck that is Harry Hole.'

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'Harry is already every bit as volcanic as in his later cases.'

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'This debut effort shows Nesbo as an already confident genre craftsman.'

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'Aficionados will be very pleased to slide this on to their bookshelves alongside the other Harry Hole novels.'

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Daily Express

'It is fantastic to see a younger Harry, a more loquacious Harry.'

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Scottish Express

'Nesbo is already taking on the clichés, ruthlessly tearing them apart and coming up with new riffs.'

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