The Katharina Code: You loved Wallander, now meet Wisting.(The Cold Case Quartet)

On 9 October each year Chief Inspector William Wisting takes out the files on Katarina Haugen, who disappeared more than two decades before. Each and every year he looks at the papers from the unsolved case and visits her husband, Martin, who over the years has gone from prime suspect to good friend. But this year, his house stands empty; Martin Haugen is also missing.

That same day Adrian Stiller, an investigator from Oslo, comes to see Wisting. He believes that the kidnap case he's working on has ties to Haugen. He soon puts Wisting in an impossible position - one where he is made to act as bait to bring in a man who has become one of his most trusted companions.

Atmospheric, gripping and suspenseful; this is Nordic Noir at its very best.

About the Author :
J rn Lier Horst has joined the elite of Nordic crime fiction writers. Having worked as a police officer and head of investigations before becoming a full-time author, Horst brings a unique brand of suspense and realism to his novels. With his books selling over a million copies in his home country alone, Horst has established himself as one of the most addictive voices to come out of Scandinavia.

Review :
A good Nordic police procedural with well-drawn characters A well-crafted, atmospheric, character-driven thriller- I couldn't put it down! Jørn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers The Katharina Code is the best and most ingenious novel that Jørn Lier Horst has written thus far 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 Jørn Lier Horst only gets better and better . . . The Katharina Code is a beautiful crime fiction story The Katharina Code vibrates with anticipation all the way to the finish The author has employed literary devices one only rarely finds in a crime novel. And he's succeeded marvellously With The Katharina Code Jørn Lier Horst again delivers an excellent crime novel with a credible plot . . . All that remains is to declare that Jørn Lier Horst impresses again The untangling [of the mystery], the tactics, and the climax keep the suspense at a solid Horst level Jørn Lier Horst has truly done it this time . . . Exceptionally well-executed 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 Norwegian bestselling author, former policeman Jørn Lier Horst delivers yet another adept story . . . Without excessive complications, unnecessary frills and decorations in his style, [Lier Horst] writes in a bare and sober prose which one still may refer to as masculine. In the style of the genre's founder, Ed McBain It's thrilling and well-narrated . . . I look forward to reading the upcoming novels and am excited to see what old cases appear. . . . The author is an expert when it comes to characters, and I'm crazy about William Wisting as well as his family, and colleagues at the Larvik police 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