âOne of the standouts of the Nordic thriller boom.â âNew York Magazine
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Riktor doesnât like the way the policeman storms into his home without even knocking. He doesnât like the arrogant way he walks around the house, taking note of its contents. The policeman doesnât bother to explain why heâs there, and Riktor is too afraid to ask. He knows heâs guilty of a terrible crime and heâs sure the policeman has found him out. But when the policeman finally does arrest him, itâs for something totally unexpected. Riktor doesnât have a clear conscience, but the crime heâs being accused of is one he certainly didnât commit. Imprisoned and desperate to break out, he fights to clear his name without further incriminating himself, in a gripping standalone novel from âa truly great writerâ (Jo Nesbø).
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