Many thanks to Atria Books for the ARC via NetGalley.

A fine, wonderfully paced thriller. The use of the present tense makes the action immediate and suspended right before our eyes. The chapters are short, like pieces of flash fiction, and the swift switches between points of view set the pace and make the book very hard to put down.
The insight into police procedures is enjoyable, and the various characters and different plots come together eventually in a rather satisfying way.
What is particularly pleasing is how the main quest of journalist Henning Juul is interwoven throughout the current investigation, so that there is insight into the big picture even for readers (myself included) who haven't yet read the previous books in the series.
Not only does the course of the investigation seem extremely plausible, but the inner monologues of the characters portray their personal and professional struggles with a gritty realism, an effect stunningly complemented by the rainy, grey, urban atmosphere of Oslo.
With a proper dose of red herrings, deduction, and moments of revelation, the eventual resolution is relatively rewarding and the loose ends are few and related to the desire to know what happens to the characters afterwards, and not to the case at hand.
A gripping, entertaining read that successfully combines the themes of crime and investigation and the cruel world of politics and incorporates them into an enticing whole. ( )

For en fantastisk serie! Og for en avsluttning!
Thomas Enger er en virkelig god forfatter, anbefaler serien om Henning Juul til alle krimelskere. ( )

For en fantastisk serie! Og for en avsluttning!
Thomas Enger er en virkelig god forfatter, anbefaler serien om Henning Juul til alle krimelskere. ( )

This is the third in the Henning Juul series, and is just as compelling as the other three that are currently available in English. Each of these novels is a stand-alone thriller, but each also moves forward Henning Juul's search for an answer to who killed his young son. In this novel, the stand-alone story has two threads -- the murder of an old lady in a nursing home, and the scandal enveloping Juul's estranged sister, who holds high political office. If it sounds as if there is a lot going on, there is, but it is expertly managed. All three threads generate lots of suspense and involve interesting and believable characters. The style is brisk, keeping the momentum going, and the plot, if complex, is satisfyingly coherent. ( )

This 3rd book by Enger included Juuls Henning sister, Trine as the second main character in the plot, cramming an otherwise two equally interesting stories into a rushed manner . Also, perhaps the attempts for story continuities led to many cliffhangers ..would be better to shed some lights as to how and why Henning 's relationship with his sister or his disgruntled mother is strained ( )