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Praise from the Finnish Academy of Police Writers.

The scene: Oslo. An oppressively hot summer. The puzzle: Five points of the star, five fingers on a hand, and a new victim every five days. The first murdered woman had one less finger and a red star-shaped diamond under her eyelid. A ring with the same star-shaped red diamond adorns the severed finger of the second woman. And the murders continue…

The detective: Drunk and out of favor in his department, Inspector Harry Hole is called to solve the mystery alongside his colleague and personal enemy, Tom Wøler, whom he suspects is involved in dirty dealings. In his quest for the truth, Hole will find himself hunted and forced to make difficult decisions about his professional future.