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. Atmospheric,gripping and suspenseful; this is Nordic Noir at its very best.You loved Wallander,now meet Wisting . . .'Horst,a former Norwegian police detective,is often compared to Sweden's Henning Mankell for his moody,sweeping crime dramas'NEW YORK TIMES_Katharina went missing twenty-four years ago.Each year on the anniversary of her disappearance Chief Inspector William Wisting visits her husband,the man he could never help. He re-reads her files,searching for the answer he could never find. The code he could never solve.Until now.This year is going to be different.Another woman is missing.And so is Katharina's husband. Wisting has to find him,but is he rescuing a dear friend,or playing a deadly game _SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES FROM THE PRODUCERS BEHIND WALLANDER AND THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO2018 Nordic Noir Thriller of the Year,Winner of the prestigious Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel & Longlisted for the CWA International Dagger Award'Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers'The TimesJrn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today'The Sunday Times'A well-crafted,atmospheric,character-driven thriller- I couldn't put it down!'Alex Dahl,author of The Boy At The Door
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9781405938068Number of pages: 432Weight: 298 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 26 mm
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A good Nordic police procedural with well-drawn charactersA well-crafted,atmospheric,character-driven thriller- I couldn't put it down!Jrn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing todayUp there with the best of the Nordic crime writersThe Katharina Code is the best and most ingenious novel that Jrn Lier Horst has written thus farIf you haven't already,introduce yourself to Norway's Chief Inspector William Wisting - you'll warm to him even though his patch can get pretty coldJrn Lier Horst only gets better and better...The Katharina Code is a beautiful crime fiction storyThe novel vibrates with anticipation all the way to the finishThe author has employed literary devices one only rarely finds in a crime novel. And he's succeeded marvelouslyWith The Katharina Code Jrn Lier Horst again delivers an excellent crime novel with a credible plot . . .All that remains is to declare that Jrn Lier Horst impresses againThe untangling (of the mystery),the tactics,and the climax keep the suspense at a solid Horst levelJrn Lier Horst has truly done it this time...Exceptionally well-executedHorst invites the readers to join the investigation in a credible manner that highlights professional practices (in the police) and generates a new kind of suspensePure evil in a solid Wisting crime novel. /..../ Jrn Lier Horst delivers credible crime fiction as always
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