The Night Man
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Set your pulse raising with the new novel from Norwegian superstar Jørn Lier Horst.
A SEVERED HEAD ON A STAKE, A BODY IN THE LAKE
WISTING: NOW A MAJOR BBC 4 TV SHOW
WILLIAM WISTING IS IN A RACE AGAINST TIME
When a severed head is found on a stake in the quiet town of Larvik, Police Inspector William Wisting is called in to investigate. The only clue? The killer is trying to send a message.
ALL ROADS LEAD BACK TO THE NIGHT MAN
As the media closes in on the biggest story of the year, Wisting's journalist daughter Line receives a tip. Soon, it becomes clear that there is more to this case than anyone thought. A criminal network has lodged itself deep into the roots of the city, and it's up to Wisting to take down the elusive and dangerous Night Man.
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
But hunting down The Night Man will take everything Wisting has, and it's all too easy for the hunter to become the prey...
Praise for Jørn Lier Horst
'Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers' THE 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 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
© Jørn Lier Horst 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Set your pulse raising with the new novel from Norwegian superstar Jørn Lier Horst.
A SEVERED HEAD ON A STAKE, A BODY IN THE LAKE
WISTING: NOW A MAJOR BBC 4 TV SHOW
WILLIAM WISTING IS IN A RACE AGAINST TIME
When a severed head is found on a stake in the quiet town of Larvik, Police Inspector William Wisting is called in to investigate. The only clue? The killer is trying to send a message.
ALL ROADS LEAD BACK TO THE NIGHT MAN
As the media closes in on the biggest story of the year, Wisting's journalist daughter Line receives a tip. Soon, it becomes clear that there is more to this case than anyone thought. A criminal network has lodged itself deep into the roots of the city, and it's up to Wisting to take down the elusive and dangerous Night Man.
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
But hunting down The Night Man will take everything Wisting has, and it's all too easy for the hunter to become the prey...
Praise for Jørn Lier Horst
'Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers' THE 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 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
© Jørn Lier Horst 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Reviews
It's fascinating to see Horst flesh out his protagonist Wisting at an early stage in his career . . . Nor is it hard to see why the series quickly became so popular
Sunday Times
