Horst is brilliant on the day-to-day details of investigation, while keeping tension to the endHorst is brilliant on the day-to-day details of investigation, while keeping tension to the endImpeccably crafted police proceduralA
well-crafted, atmospheric, character-driven thriller - I couldn't put it down!
Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers
Jørn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today
Plotting reigns supreme. Fortunately, that's Horst's primary skillA good Nordic police procedural with well-drawn characters
A
nail biting deftly plotted thriller by a Norwegian police officer turned bestselling author
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
If you liked
Wallander you'll enjoy this too
One of the finest novels in one of the best police procedural series out there and a more than decent slice of scandi-noir tooJørn Lier Horst writes some of the
best Scandinavian crime fiction available. His books are superbly plotted and addictive, the characters wonderfully realised
Another good, solid police proceduralPraise for Jørn Lier HorstUp there with the
best of the Nordic crime writersJørn Lier Horst is one of the most
brilliantly understated crime novelists writing todayA good Nordic police procedural with
well-drawn charactersPure evil in a solid Wisting crime novel. /..../ Jørn Lier Horst delivers credible crime fiction as always
With
Ill Will, Jørn 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
Jørn 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 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.