Harry is on a particular mission

Detective Harry Hole arrives in a steaming warm Bangkok. The Norwegian ambassador has been found dead within a seedy motel space, and Harry has been sent to check out. It’s clear the fact that Ambassador’s family members are concealing some secrets of their own, but few people are willing to talk.

He must solve a crime and prevent a scandal

When Harry lays practical some incriminating CCTV footage, things only get more difficult. The person who gave him the tape will go lacking, and Harry realises that failing woefully to resolve a murder case can be in no way the only risk that encounters the unwary.

But in a new city, who is it possible to trust?