'Horst is brilliant on the day-to-day details of investigation, while keeping tension to the end' SUNDAY TIMES

'Horst, a former Norwegian police detective, is often compared to Sweden's Henning Mankell for his moody, sweeping crime dramas' NEW YORK TIMES

If 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
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'Jorn Lier Horst writes some of the best Scandinavian crime fiction . . . His books are superbly plotted and addictive, the characters wonderfully realized' Yrsa Sigurdardottir

'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 Times

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE TV SERIES WISTING FROM THE PRODUCERS BEHIND WALLANDER AND THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

The second instalment in the Cold Case Quartet from one of Scandinavia'smost successful writers.

About the Author
Jorn Lier Horst worked as a police officer and head of investigations before becoming a full-time writer, and has established himself as one of the most successful authors to come out of Scandinavia. His books have sold over two million copies in his native Norway alone, been No. 1 international bestsellers, and he's published in twenty-six languages around the world. In 2024, he was awarded the prestigious Finnish Whodunnit Society's Honorary Award for excellence in foreign crime fiction. The Wisting TV adaptation, produced by the team behind Wallander and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, was a hit series. The first two series are available to stream on BBC 4, with the third still to come. Anne Bruce studied Norwegian and English at the University of Glasgow and now lives on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. She has translated a number of crime novels by Anne Holt and Jorn Lier Horst, including the Petrona-Prize-winning The Caveman and When It Grows Dark, which was longlisted for the CWA International Dagger in 2017.

Reviews
Horst is brilliant on the day-to-day details of investigation, while keeping tension to the end * Sunday Times *
Impeccably crafted police procedural * Sunday Times Crime Club *
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 *

Jorn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today

-- Joan Smith * Sunday Times *
Plotting reigns supreme. Fortunately, that's Horst's primary skill * Barry Forshaw, Financial Times *

A good Nordic police procedural with well-drawn characters

* Choice Magazine *
A nail biting deftly plotted thriller by a Norwegian police officer turned bestselling author * Saga Magazine *
Lier Horst's novels stand comparison with the best police procedurals from anywhere in the world . . . polished and stylish . . . Wisting is a cracking creation . . . this is a riveting police procedural, it's a page turner, inventive and thrilling by turns * NB Magazine *
If you liked Wallander you'll enjoy this too * Crime Fiction Lover *
One of the finest novels in one of the best police procedural series out there and a more than decent slice of scandi-noir too * NB *
Jorn Lier Horst writes some of the best Scandinavian crime fiction available. His books are superbly plotted and addictive, the characters wonderfully realised * Yrsa Sigurdardottir *
Another good, solid police procedural * Connaught Telegraph *
Praise for Jorn Lier Horst * - *
Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers -- Marcel Berlin * The Times *
Jorn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today -- Joan Smith * Sunday Times *
A good Nordic police procedural with well-drawn characters * Choice Magazine *
Pure evil in a solid Wisting crime novel. /..../ Jorn Lier Horst delivers credible crime fiction as always * Norway *
With Ill Will, Jorn Lier Horst claims the number one spot on the winner's podium. /.../ Ill Will is the most brutal and ruthless novel penned by Horst to date. A ruthlessness that Horst delivers with elegance. /.../ The interplay between father and daughter, the police man and the journalist, is once again brilliantly portrayed * Norway *



Book Information
ISBN 9781405941617
Author Jorn Lier Horst
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 287g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 25mm