Struggle for Survival Welcome to "Rat Island," in America, after a pandemic that has shattered the social fabric. Welcome to where the elite wait at the top of a skyscraper to leave the city while the masses fight in the streets for their survival. Science and Destruction A scientist studying the possibility of immortality has finally found a memory destroyer that will help him forget everything before it's too late. A psychologist with a double identity uses his talents against a powerful cartel. Blood Ties and Irresistible Passions Two brotherly friends travel to Pamplona to see the bullfights and end up falling in love with the same girl. An estranged son with a hidden agenda visits his father at a snake farm in Africa. Rat Island is a collection of perfectly structured stories, full of suspense. The master of suspense at his best. Verdens Gang In Rat Island, Jo Nesbo is direct and precise, both in the prose and in the structure and plot of each story. A true virtuoso. Stavanger Aftenblad