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Set between the icy streets and dark forests of Norway, a heart-stopping story of one man's obsession with his coldest case, by ""one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today"" (The Sunday Times, London). Katharina went missing twenty-four years ago. Each year on the anniversary of her disappearance, Chief Inspector William Wisting rereads her files, searching for the answer he could never find; the code he could never solve. And he visits Katharina's husband, Martin Haugen, the brokenhearted man he could never help. Until now. This year is different. Another woman is missing under similar circumstances. But so is Katharina's husband. Wisting has to find him, but is he rescuing a dear old friend or playing a deadly game with a killer? A brilliantly understated crime novel that examines the long-term costs of lying to ourselves and each other through an atmospheric psychological game of cat-and-mouse.

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"""The Katharina Code is the best and most ingenious novel that J�rn Lier Horst has written thus far."" -- Tvedestrandsposten, Norway ""A well-crafted, atmospheric, character-driven thriller ? I couldn't put it down!"" -- Alex Dahl, author of The Boy at The Door ""Horst invites the readers to join the investigation in a credible manner that highlights professional practices [in the police] and generates a new kind of suspense."" -- Bok 365, Norway ""Horst, a former Norwegian police detective, is often compared to Sweden's Henning Mankell for his moody, sweeping crime dramas."" -- The New York Times ""I'm crazy about J�rn Lier Horst's style of writing and crime fiction, where the story and the human character traits are front-and-center and a theme is used as the fulcrum of the story -- in this [novel] it's the theme of lies, and what they do to people."" -- Bogblogger.dk, Denmark ""If 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 cold."" -- Jon Wise, Sunday Sport ""J�rn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today."" -- The Sunday Times ""J�rn Lier Horst only gets better and better . . . The Katharina Code is a beautiful crime fiction story."" -- Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway ""The author has employed literary devices one only rarely finds in a crime novel. And he's succeeded marvellously."" -- Tvedestrandsposten, Norway ""Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers."" -- The Times"

""The Katharina Code is the best and most ingenious novel that Jørn Lier Horst has written thus far."" -- Tvedestrandsposten, Norway ""A well-crafted, atmospheric, character-driven thriller ? I couldn't put it down!"" -- Alex Dahl, author of The Boy at The Door ""Horst invites the readers to join the investigation in a credible manner that highlights professional practices [in the police] and generates a new kind of suspense."" -- Bok 365, Norway ""Horst, a former Norwegian police detective, is often compared to Sweden's Henning Mankell for his moody, sweeping crime dramas."" -- The New York Times ""I'm crazy about Jørn Lier Horst's style of writing and crime fiction, where the story and the human character traits are front-and-center and a theme is used as the fulcrum of the story -- in this [novel] it's the theme of lies, and what they do to people."" -- Bogblogger.dk, Denmark ""If 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 cold."" -- Jon Wise, Sunday Sport ""Jørn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today."" -- The Sunday Times ""Jørn Lier Horst only gets better and better . . . The Katharina Code is a beautiful crime fiction story."" -- Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway ""The author has employed literary devices one only rarely finds in a crime novel. And he's succeeded marvellously."" -- Tvedestrandsposten, Norway ""Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers."" -- The Times

Author Information

Jørn Lier Horst worked as a police officer and head of investigations before becoming a full-time writer, establishing himself as one of the most successful authors to come out of Scandinavia. He writes engaging and intelligent crime novels that offer an uncommonly detailed and realistic insight into the way serious crimes are investigated, as well as how both police and press work. His books have sold over two million copies in his native Norway alone and he's published in twenty-six languages. His literary awards include the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize, the Riverton Prize (Golden Revolver), the Scandinavian Glass Key, and the prestigious Martin Beck Award.

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