by Jo Nesbø
First published 2018
The corrupt police chief who dragged the industrial city into a swamp of crime and chaos is finally dead. Hope flickers among the citizens as the power struggle begins. Macbeth and Duff, both deputy chiefs who grew up together in the same orphanage, once stood as best friends. They have each distinguished themselves fighting the city's two rival drug gangs. Now they clash over the same promotion to lead the police force. Meanwhile, Lady, the city's powerful casino owner, crafts ambitious and murderous schemes for herself and her lover Macbeth. The battle for control will test old loyalties and expose how far ambition can drive people toward betrayal and violence.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, power-dynamics
Setting: City
446 pages · Hardcover · Hogarth
Content warnings: violence