In what may be a case of mistaken identity, a woman is murdered and dumped in the garden of a shady lawyer. We're given a fairly decent bundle of clues as to who did it, but the why remains to be seen.

The book starts off with a bang, but bogs down after the first handful of chapters. Only once the reader is aware that the book may be reaching its climax does the pace pick up again. Another obstacle for me was the introduction of so many key figures throughout the book, and trying to juggle the two dozen Norwegian names was trying for me. I don't recall having this issue with other Norwegian thrillers, but for some reason, in this one, I had a hard time keeping the characters straight in my head.

I will also fault the translator in somewhat, because the translator's job is to do more than translate: there were a few jokes that probably fell flat because the wordplay didn't bridge the languages. A good editor would have made suggestions to correct this.

Overall, an entertaining read, but at times it felt like a chore. 3.5 stars. There's a reason it's not gotten any 5-star reviews on Amazon.