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Jorn Lier Horst

Jorn Lier Horst

Jorn Lier Horst is a former Senior Investigating Officer in the Norwegian police force. He made his debut as a crime writer in 2004 and is now considered one of the foremost Nordic crime writers. His William Wisting series has been extremely successful, having sold more than 1 million copies in Norway alone. The series has been translated into thirty languages.

Already loved by crime connoisseurs everywhere, two of the books from Jorn Lier Horst’s William Wisting crime series have been launched onto the world stage in spectacular fashion, in a critically acclaimed new BBC drama from the team behind Wallander and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Wisting is now showing on BBC Four, and is available on BBC iPlayer.

The William Wisting Mysteries are available online and from all good bookshops.

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Major new Norwegian drama series: Jørn Lier Horst’s Wisting

Jørn Lier Horst’s wildly popular and award-winning books about homicide detective William Wisting will now become a TV series – with Sven Nordin in the leading role. Sven Nordin is...

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Jorn Lier Horst longlisted for the CWA Daggers

Jorn Lier Horst and his translator, Anne Bruce, have been longlisted for the CWA International Dagger for When It Grows Dark. This award is for crime novels (defined by the...