Jo Nesbø is quite the devil. This is one of the best books I've read this year (and likely to remain so), and one of the best in the Harry Hole series. Yes – this is a Harry Hole novel. No – he didn't die in the end of the previous book. How is that possible? Well, you'll have to read this book to find out. Well worth it, but if you haven't read the previous Harry Hole novels, forget this one for a while, go back to [b:The Redbreast|465226|The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3)|Jo Nesbø|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320540474s/465226.jpg|1487876] and proceed in chronological order.