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.
Praise for Jørn Lier Horst
*:*
Tense, fast-paced . . . compelling
*Sunday Times*
Relentlessly exciting . . . creates a sense of real menace
*The Times*
Jørn Lier Horst writes some of the best Scandinavian crime fiction
available. His books are superbly plotted and addictive, the
characters wonderfully realised
*Yrsa Sigurðardóttir*
Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers
*The Times*
Praise for A Question of Guilt
*:*
A well-written and intensely thrilling story
*Tvedestrandsposten, Norway*
Horst both knows how to craft a good plot and to make the lines all
come together
*Verdens Gang, Norway*
Horst is a craftsman, and at his best a truly masterful writer of
crime novels
*Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway*
Jørn Lier Horst is back with one of the best books in the Wisting
series
*Dagsavisen, Norway*
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