A pulse-racing thriller that will keep you guessing till the finale page.

Detective Harry Hole can't trust his own memory

A man is caught on CCTV, shooting dead a cashier at a bank. Detective Hole begins his investigation, but after dinner with an old flame wakes up with no memory of the past 12 hours.

Someone wants him out of this picture...

Then the girl is found dead in mysterious circumstances and he begins to receive threatening emails: is someone trying to frame him for her death?

And they'll stop at nothing to fulfil their bloodlust.

Review

A well-crafted rollercoaster of a book.. Nesbo sets a cracking pace... A series of spectacular plot twists leads to a thrilling finale. Highly recommended ― Guardian

Compelling... Shocking and surprising...expertly paced ― The Times

Many authors know how to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Jo Nesbo's one of the few who keeps them there

Terrific... A stunning twist turns this into a first-rate thriller ― Sunday Telegraph

An astonishingly confident debut. The Devil’s Star scores with an intriguing plot and Nesbo’s mastery of pace and tension ― The Times

Absolutely gripping ― Daily Telegraph