THE NUMBER ONE KINDLE BESTSELLER You loved Wallander, now meet Wisting . . . 'Horst, a former Norwegian police detective, is often compared to Sweden's Henning Mankell for his moody, sweeping crime dramas' NEW YORK TIMES \\\\\\\\\\\_ 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

Politician Bernhard Clausen has been found dead in his cabin on the Norwegian coast.The police discover a piece of explosive information which could put the whole nation's future at risk. In a frantic search for answers they discover a web of lies which conceal the secrets to a series of cold cases. The police soon realise that to uncover the truth these cases need to be solved. And quickly. Chief Inspector William Wisting, together with Kripos investigator Adrian Stiller, delve into Clauren's past and soon find that his interests lay less in Norway's political world, and more in its dark, and deadly, criminal underbelly.

The chilling and heart-pounding new novel from Norwegian superstar Jrn Lier Horst. THE INSPIRATION FOR THE HIT BBC FOUR SHOW WISTING 'Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers' THE TIMES'Tense, fast-paced, compelling' SUNDAY TIMESAfter four years behind bars, notorious serial killer Tom Kerr is ready to talk. And Chief Inspector William Wisting is waiting to listen.Kerr has finally agreed to lead the police to his final victim's grave. But the expedition goes horribly wrong when he escapes deep into the Norwegian forest.Wisting must launch a frantic search to find this cold-blooded killer before he strikes again.But the body of another woman, killed weeks before Kerr's escape, has been found. Murdered in the same way as his victims.Is there a copycat killer on the loose Has Kerr become a twisted role model for a second killer And, if so, what might happen if master and apprentice unite As the clock counts down to the next murder, Wisting must put everything on the line to stop a terrifying evil before it strikes again . . .'Relentlessly exciting . . . creates a real sense of menace' The Times Praise for Jrn Lier Horst 'Horst, a former Norwegian police detective, is often compared to Sweden's Henning Mankell for his moody, sweeping crime dramas' New York Times'Jrn Lier Horst writes some of the best Scandinavian crime fiction . . . His books are superbly plotted and addictive, the characters wonderfully realized' Yrsa Sigurdardttir 'One of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today' Sunday Times

In 1999, seventeen-year-old Tone Vaterland was killed on her way home from work. Desperate for a conviction the police deemed the investigation an open-and-shut case and sent her spurned boyfriend, Danny Momrak, down for murder. But twenty years later William Wisting receives a puzzling letter. It suggests the wrong man was convicted for Tone's death and the real murderer is still out there. Wisting is quickly thrown into a terrifying race against time where he must find the sender, decipher this mysterious letter and catch the real killer before they strike again.