Not just an unbearably tense thriller but another of Nesbos studies in love and loneliness... there are few greater crime writers The TimesNesbo is one of todays most interesting thriller writers, a 100% buy-today-read-tonight delight Lee Child_________________________________This killer will get inside your head… and there’s nothing you can do to stop itWhen a body is found in the forest, the police make a horrifying discovery: her scalp has been removed and sewn back on. But they have no idea why.With a second woman reported missing, detectives fear their worst nightmare has come true.A serial killer is stalking the streets of Oslo.With time running out to find the woman, former detective Harry Hole is called in to think like a murderer thinks... and to track down this killer before they strike again.But Harry has ulterior motives for wanting to solve this case and, if he fails, there could be more than one life at risk.________________________________Nesbo deploys all the key ingredients of a cracking good thriller... effortless GuardianThe undisputed king of Scandinavian crime fiction The Times