The night man

Horst, J?rn Lier

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When a severed head is found on a stake in the quiet town of Larvik, Police Inspector William Wisting is called in to investigate. As the media closes in on the biggest story of the year, Wisting’s journalist daughter Line receives a tip. Soon, it becomes clear that there is more to this case than anyone thought. A criminal network has lodged itself deep into the roots of the city, and it’s up to Wisting to take down the elusive and dangerous Night Man. But hunting down The Night Man will take everything Wisting has, and it’s all too easy for the hunter to become the prey.

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Publish Date: 02/02/2023

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THE PULSE-RAISING NEW WISTING NOVEL FROM 10 MILLION COPY BESTSELLER JØRN LIER HORST, NOW A MAJOR BBC 4 TV SHOW

‘Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers’ THE TIMES
‘One of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today’ SUNDAY TIMES

A BODY IN THE LAKE. A HEAD ON A STAKE . . .
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Gruesome happenings in the quiet town of Larvik. Only one man is capable of solving them: Chief Inspector William Wisting.

Before long, more bodies are found. Media frenzy sweeps the locals into panic. And when Wisting’s investigation leads him to a deadly underground crime ring, he fears the whole town may be in danger.

But at the heart of it is the gang’s elusive leader: The Night Man.

Who Wisting must find if he wants to stop the murders.

That is, if The Night Man doesn’t get to him first . . .
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Praise for Jørn Lier Horst

‘Horst, a former Norwegian police detective, is often compared to Sweden’s Henning Mankell for his moody, sweeping crime dramas’ New York 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

Additional information

Weight 245 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 21 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

337

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

839.8238 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K