Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Cabin written by Jørn Lier Horst, read by Tim McInnerny. ** Jørn Lier Horst is the winner of the 2018 Nordic Noir Thriller of the Year award ** You loved Wallander, now meet Wisting . . . ___________ Pre-order the second instalment in the Cold Case Quartet from one of Scandinavia's most successful writers It's been fifteen years since Simon Meier walked out of his house, never to be seen again. And just one day since politician Bernard Clausen was found dead at his cabin on the Norwegian coast. When Chief Inspector William Wisting is asked to investigate he soon discovers he may have found the key to solving Meier's disappearance. But doing so means he must work with an old adversary to piece together what really happened all those years ago. It's a puzzle that leads them into a dark underworld on the trail of Clausen's interests and vices . A shady place from which may never emerge - especially when he finds it leads closer to home than he ever could have imagined. ___________ 'Jørn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today' Sunday Times 'Awell-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 'A good Nordic police procedural with well-drawn characters' Choice Magazine
'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 __________ '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 '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 chilling and heart-pounding new novel from Norwegian superstar Jørn 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 TIMES ________ Five years ago, serial killer Tom Kerr was imprisoned. Today, he's out to reveal the resting place of his final victim. As Kerr leads Detective Wisting to the grave, the expedition goes horribly wrong. Kerr escapes, vanishing into the forest. What's worse, Kerr's old accomplice was never caught . . . Now two murderers are on the loose - and Wisting has just hours to find them. ________ '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
The chilling and heart-pounding new novel from Norwegian superstar Jørn Lier Horst. THE INSPIRATION FOR THE HIT BBC FOUR SHOW WISTING After 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 after his escape 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, has been found. Murdered in the same way as Kerr's 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. Praise for Jørn Lier Horst
'Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers' The 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
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Katharina Code by Jørn Lier Horst, read by Tim McInnerny. Twenty-four years ago Katharina Haugen went missing. All she left behind was her husband Martin and a mysterious string of numbers scribbled on a piece of paper. Every year on October 9th Chief Inspector William Wisting takes out the files to the case he was never able to solve. Stares at the code he was never able to crack. And visits the husband he was never able to help. But now Martin Haugen is missing too. As Wisting prepares to investigate another missing persons case he's visited by a detective from Oslo. Adrian Stiller is convinced Martin's involved in another disappearance of a young woman and asks Wisting to close the net around Martin. But is Wisting playing cat and mouse with a dangerous killer or a grief-stricken husband who cannot lay the past to rest? 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.
Inhalt: Als nächstes bekommt Wisting einen äußerst heiklen Auftrag. Im idyllischen Wochenendhaus eines kürzlich verstorbenen Politikers werden achtzig Millionen Kronen gefunden. Stammt das Geld aus einem 20 Jahre zurückliegenden Überfall? Der zweite Fall der sensationellen "Cold Case"-Serie mit Kommissar Wisting! Umfang: 661 Min.
Inhalt: William Wisting erhält einen merkwürdigen Brief, in dem lediglich "12-1569/99" steht - die Fallnummer eines Mordes aus dem Jahr 1999, als die 17- jährige Tone auf dem Weg zur Arbeit verschwand. Der Fall wurde schnell aufgeklärt und ad acta gelegt, der Täter hinter Gitter gebracht, obgleich er stets seine Unschuld beteuerte. Mittlerweile hat er seine Strafe abgesessen. Und ausgerechnet jetzt hält das Verschwinden einer jungen Frau das Land in Atem, ein Fall mit erschreckenden Parallelen zu Tones Ermordung... Wisting beginnt zu ermitteln, doch nicht jedem gefällt, dass er die Sache neu aufrollt. Umfang: 707 Min. ISBN: 978-3-7424-1679-7
Inhalt: Kommissar William Wisting holt jedes Jahr am 10. Oktober die Fallakte "Katharina Haugen" hervor, der erste Fall, an dem er 24 Jahre zuvor als Polizeianwärter mitwirkte. Das Verschwinden der jungen Frau, die einen rätselhaften Code hinterließ, wurde nie aufgeklärt. Wisting glaubt an ein Verbrechen - und plötzlich ergibt sich eine neue Spur ... Der erste Fall der sensationellen "Cold Case"-Serie mit Kommissar Wisting! Umfang: 722 Min.
Inhalt: Das Prequel zum erfolgreichen Cold-Case-Quartett Es ist das Jahr 1983. William Wisting, gerade Vater von Zwillingen geworden, ist ein ehrgeiziger junger Streifenpolizist und träumt davon, eines Tages als Ermittler bei der Mordkommission zu arbeiten. Während einer Nachtschicht verfolgt er einen Bankräuber, doch diesem gelingt die Flucht. Erfahrenere Kollegen übernehmen den Fall, Wisting soll sich lieber mit einem von Kugeln zerfetzten Oldtimer in einer baufälligen, vergessenen Scheune befassen. Wisting stürzt sich in die Ermittlungen - und bis auf diesen begabten Streifenpolizisten ahnt niemand, dass die beiden Fälle zusammenhängen. Schlagworte:FBA Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, FYT Belletristik in Übersetzung Umfang: 272 S. ISBN: 978-3-492-60082-8
Inhalt: Das Prequel zum erfolgreichen Cold-Case-QuartettEs ist das Jahr 1983. William Wisting, gerade Vater von Zwillingen geworden, ist ein ehrgeiziger junger Streifenpolizist und träumt davon, eines Tages als Ermittler bei der Mordkommission zu arbeiten. Während einer Nachtschicht verfolgt er einen Bankräuber, doch diesem gelingt die Flucht. Erfahrenere Kollegen übernehmen den Fall, Wisting soll sich lieber mit einem von Kugeln zerfetzten Oldtimer in einer baufälligen, vergessenen Scheune befassen. Wisting stürzt sich in die Ermittlungen - und bis auf diesen begabten Streifenpolizisten ahnt niemand, dass die beiden Fälle zusammenhängen.- Schlagworte:FFC Klassische Kriminalromane und Mystery Umfang: 348 Min. ISBN: 978-87-28-36338-6
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