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In Oslo, two young women disappear within a week of each other, having been seen at the same party not long before. Soon after, the body of one of them is found in the woods with stitches along her hairline and her brain removed. It becomes obvious that this is a killer with an extraordinary mindset - and therefore, to solve this crime, an equally extraordinary detective is needed.

It's a job for the brilliant Harry Gole, of course, but here's the problem: he's been fired from the police force, living and drinking in Los Angeles, not in touch with his old friends, and not going back to Oslo at all. But everything changes when the life of a woman who reminds the ex-cop of his mother is threatened. Harry agrees to an offer from a real estate tycoon suspected of the girls' murder to find the real culprit for a substantial fee. But time is of the essence, so Gole will have to use all his talents and abilities before the cunning killer has more victims.