Set in the 1970s in a run-down, rainy industrial town, Jo Nesbo's Macbeth centers around a police force struggling to shed an incessant drug problem. Duncan, chief of police, is idealistic and visionary, a dream to the townspeople but a nightmare for criminals. The drug trade is ruled by two drug lords, one of whom—a master of manipulation named Hecate—has connections with the highest in power, and plans to use them to get his way.

Hecate’s plot hinges on steadily, insidiously manipulating Inspector Macbeth: the head of SWAT and a man already susceptible to violent and paranoid tendencies. What follows is an unputdownable story of love and guilt, political ambition, and greed for more, exploring the darkest corners of human nature, and the aspirations of the criminal mind.

尤·奈斯博（Jo Nesbø）

摇滚乐队成员，电影、电视编剧，享誉全球的犯罪小说天王。

他是迈克尔·康奈利至爱的惊悚作家，北欧犯罪小说类奖项的大满贯得主，玻璃钥匙奖、书店业者大奖等无不入其囊中，还获得英国国际匕首奖和美国爱伦·坡奖提名。被评论界称为：“挪威犯罪书写的毕加索”“斯堪的纳维亚的奇迹”。

他的小说不仅是挪威图书畅销榜的霸主，还是美国、英国畅销榜的常客。

这一次，为了挑战自己，尤·奈斯博接受了“霍加斯·莎士比亚”系列的改写任务，选择了莎士比亚暗黑系的悲剧经典《麦克白》。尤·奈斯博笑称：“这一次我都不用写大纲了，因为这个叫威廉的家伙已经为我写好了！”现代版《麦克白》受到评论界的普遍认可，称他“将自己突出的特色烙印在莎士比亚最著名的戏剧之上。”