Harry Hole found himself in a difficult position - and that's putting it mildly. In her apartment, the woman with whom he apparently spent the night shot herself - or was shot dead... The trouble is that he doesn’t remember anything. In addition, he is investigating a bank robbery - an almost flawless crime, except for the fact that the robber shot and killed an employee for no apparent reason. Khole is sure that the murder was deliberate, but his superiors consider it a simple accident. Harry has countless enemies, many are happy to set him up, and now he once again has to enter into a dangerous game with the law in order to defeat Evil...