The Leopard

In the gripping eighth installment of Jo Nesbø's acclaimed Harry Hole series, the maverick detective is thrust back into the darkest corners of crime, even as he desperately tries to outrun his own demons. Two women in Oslo are found brutally murdered, their deaths shrouded in a horrific mystery: both have drowned in their own blood, with inexplicable puncture wounds originating from inside their mouths. The baffled police turn to their last resort, the only man with the expertise to untangle such a monstrous case: Harry Hole. But Harry is a ghost, self-exiled and severely addicted in the sprawling anonymity of Hong Kong, haunted by his last devastating case, the woman he loves, and a mountain of debt. Young, determined Homicide detective Kaja Solness is dispatched to retrieve him, pulling Harry back into a nightmare investigation that spans continents and forces him to confront a serial killer whose methods are as unique as they are terrifying. As the body count rises and the killer's chilling motive begins to emerge, Harry must battle not only a cunning adversary but also his own spiraling addiction and the ghosts of his past, all while racing against time to prevent further carnage.