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Harry, approaching his fiftieth birthday, is sinking to the bottom: Rakel, the love of his life, has thrown him out of the house, he is drinking again, and he works for the police for minimum wage. In addition to his personal problems, he is faced with the return of Svein Finne, a serial rapist and murderer, who threatens his family after his release from prison. The climax comes when Harry wakes up after a drunken night covered in blood that is not his own, with no memory of the events, faced with his worst nightmare and the question of his own identity.

The novel begins slowly, with an emphasis on Harry's psychological drama, but in the second part it turns into a tense thriller full of twists. Harry, with the help of loyal colleagues, leads a private investigation into the brutal murder of a loved one, facing his own demons and doubts about his innocence. Nesbø masterfully builds complex characters and plots, leading the reader through a web of false clues to an unexpected ending. Harry's self-destructive character, marked by alcoholism and defiance of rules, makes him a tragic but appealing hero.