Books with author Jørn Lier Horst

'Horst is brilliant on the day-to-day details of investigation, while keeping tension to the end' SUNDAY TIMESIf you loved Wallander, meet Wisting - your next Scandi crime obsession . . . 15 years ago, Simon Meier walked out of his house and was never seen again.With no leads, the case quickly ran cold. Until now. Because one day ago, politician Bernard Clausen died. And in his cabin on the Norwegian coast, police make a shocking discovery. Boxes of bank notes, worth millions of dollars. Collecting dust.Chief Inspector William Wisting thinks it could link to Meier's disappearance.But solving both cases will mean working with an old adversary, and delving into a dark underworld - which leads closer to home than he could have imagined . . .Fans of Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson will be captivated by this thrilling and atmospheric read from the award-winning Nordic crime writer.'Plotting reigns supreme' Barry Forshaw, Financial Times__________'Jørn Lier Horst writes some of the best Scandinavian crime fiction . . . His books are superbly plotted and addictive, the characters wonderfully realized' Yrsa Sigurdardóttir'One of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today' Sunday Times'Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers' Marcel Berlin, The TimesTHE INSPIRATION FOR THE TV SERIES WISTING FROM THE PRODUCERS BEHIND WALLANDER AND THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

THE NUMBER ONE KINDLE BESTSELLERYou loved Wallander, now meet Wisting . . . ___________ Katharina went missing twenty-four years ago. Each year on the anniversary of her disappearance Chief Inspector William Wisting visits her husband, the man he could never help. He re-reads her files, searching for the answer he could never find. The code he could never solve.Until now. This year is going to be different. Another woman is missing. And so is Katharina's husband. Wisting has to find him, but is he rescuing a dear friend, or playing a deadly game? Set between the icy streets and dark forests of Norway, The Katharina Code is a heart-stopping story of one man's obsession with his coldest case. Atmospheric, gripping and suspenseful; this is Nordic Noir at its very best.___________SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES FROM THE PRODUCERS BEHIND WALLANDER AND THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO'Jørn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today' The Sunday Times 'Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers' The Times'A well-crafted, atmospheric, character-driven thriller- I couldn't put it down!' Alex Dahl, author of The Boy At The Door 2018 Nordic Noir Thriller of the Year, Winner of the prestigious Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel & Longlisted for the CWA International Dagger Award

** Jørn Lier Horst is the winner of the 2018 Nordic Noir Thriller of the Year award **You loved Wallander, now meet Wisting . . . ___________ Pre-order the second instalment in the Cold Case Quartet from one of Scandinavia's most successful writers It's been fifteen years since Simon Meier walked out of his house, never to be seen again. And just one day since politician Bernard Clausen was found dead at his cabin on the Norwegian coast. When Chief Inspector William Wisting is asked to investigate he soon discovers he may have found the key to solving Meier's disappearance. But doing so means he must work with an old adversary to piece together what really happened all those years ago. It's a puzzle that leads them into a dark underworld on the trail of Clausen's interests and vices . A shady place from which may never emerge - especially when he finds it leads closer to home than he ever could have imagined. ___________'Jørn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today' Sunday Times'A well-crafted, atmospheric, character-driven thriller - I couldn't put it down!' Alex Dahl, author of The Boy At The Door 'Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers' Marcel Berlin, The Times'A good Nordic police procedural with well-drawn characters' Choice Magazine

** Jørn Lier Horst is the winner of the 2018 Nordic Noir Thriller of the Year award **You loved Wallander, now meet Wisting . . . ___________ Pre-order the second instalment in the Cold Case Quartet from one of Scandinavia's most successful writersIt's been fifteen years since Simon Meier walked out of his house, never to be seen again. And just one day since politician Bernard Clausen was found dead at his cabin on the Norwegian coast. When Chief Inspector William Wisting is asked to investigate he soon discovers he may have found the key to solving Meier's disappearance. But doing so means he must work with an old adversary to piece together what really happened all those years ago. It's a puzzle that leads them into a dark underworld on the trail of Clausen's interests and vices . A shady place from which may never emerge - especially when he finds it leads closer to home than he ever could have imagined.___________'Jørn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today' Sunday Times'A well-crafted, atmospheric, character-driven thriller - I couldn't put it down!' Alex Dahl, author of The Boy At The Door 'Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers' Marcel Berlin, The Times'A good Nordic police procedural with well-drawn characters' Choice Magazine