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The chilling new crime novel from the international number one bestseller featuring Detective William Wisting, now the star of an acclaimed BBC series.

About the Author

J rn Lier Horst (Author)
J rn 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 three series are available to stream on BBC4.

Anne Bruce (Translator)
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

Tense, fast-paced . . . compelling
*Sunday Times*

Relentlessly exciting . . . creates a sense of real menace
*The Times*

Jørn Lier Horst claims the number one spot on the winner's podium
*Tvedestrandsposten, Norway*

Jørn Lier Horst delivers credible crime fiction as always
*Verdens Gang, Norway*

Praise for Jørn Lier Horst
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Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers

*The Times*

If you liked Wallander you'll enjoy this too
*Crime Fiction Lover*

Jørn Lier Horst writes literary crime with high credibility and keen-eyed societal depictions - he's Norway's own Henning Mankell
*Hjorth & Rosenfeldt*

Impeccably crafted police procedural
*Sunday Times Crime Club*

Jørn Lier Horst writes some of the best Scandinavian crime fiction available. His books are superbly plotted and addictive, the characters wonderfully realised
*Yrsa Sigurdardóttir*

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

Jørn Lier Horst raises the suspense level to horror proportions
*Dagens Nyheter, 'Best Crime Novels of 2020'*