Not all angels are heaven-sent. I am one such angel. And I have come to pass judgement. On the living and the dead.

Down on his luck, Detective Harry Hole is having a rough time. Reassigned having caused a high-profile embarrassment, he finds himself lumbered with surveillance duties. But working alone is just the way Harry likes it and it’s not long before he discovers that a rare, high-calibre rifle, favoured by assassins, has been smuggled into the country.

When a former WW2 Nazi sympathizer is found with his throat slit, Harry suspects a connection. As his investigation unfolds and the bodies mount up, it becomes clear that the killer is hell-bent on serving his own justice. But who is he? And, what is the link to events that took place over 50 years ago?

One thing is for certain: He must be stopped.

Jo Nesbø, musician, economist and author of the best-selling series featuring Detective Harry Hole, has won many prizes for his novels, including the Glass Key, the Riverton Prize and the Norwegian Bookclub prize for best ever Norwegian crime novel. His first novel to be published in English was The Devil's Star, which sold more than 100,000 copies in Norway alone. He lives in Oslo.

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