The Katharina Code

Hardback Published on: 09/08/2018
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The Katharina Code
Nordic Noir at its best
This was my first time reading Horst and I was blown away. I read a lot of crime/thriller and some of the genre can be formulaic and predictable - but not ... READ MORE
Angela Silverburn

Synopsis

*** Jorn Lier Horst is the winner of the 2018 Nordic Noir Thriller of the Year award *\

You loved Wallander, now meet Wisting . . .
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Twenty-four years ago Katharina Haugen went missing.

All she left behind was her husband Martin and a mysterious string of numbers scribbled on a piece of paper.

Every year on October 9th Chief Inspector William Wisting takes out the files to the case he was never able to solve. Stares at the code he was never able to crack. And visits the husband he was never able to help.

But now Martin Haugen is missing too.

As Wisting prepares to investigate another missing person's case he's visited by a detective from Oslo. Adrian Stiller is convinced Martin's involved in another disappearance of a young woman and asks Wisting to close the net around Martin.

But is Wisting playing cat and mouse with a dangerous killer or a grief-stricken husband who cannot lay the past to rest?

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.
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THE INSPIRATION FOR A MAJOR TV SERIES FROM THE PRODUCERS BEHIND WALLANDER AND THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO.

*'Jorn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today' Joan Smith, Sunday Times*

'Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers' Marcel Berlin, The Times 'A good Nordic police procedural with well-drawn characters' Choice Magazine**

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780241357910
  • Number of pages: 416
  • Dimensions: 240 x 156 x 37 mm
  • Weight: 648g

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The Katharina Code
You will be kept reading at speed till the end
Chief Inspector William Wisting keeps revisiting an unsolved 24 year old disappearance. His daughter is a journalist on maternity leave who has him babysit... READ MORE
Joolsie
The Katharina Code
Norwegian noir detective thriller which is a slow-burner but nicely conceived
This novel involves Inspector William Wisting working on cold cases about two separate disappearances of young women. An investigation is opened which unco... READ MORE
Minette
The Katharina Code
A Very Enjoyable Read
This is the first book I have read about Chief Inspector William Wisting but it is a great standalone book. The story is set in Norway and Wisting has for ... READ MORE
Chrissie Mortimer
The Katharina Code
Great addition to this series
William Wisting has been a cop for a long time. He loves his job but every year on a certain date, he thinks about the one that got away. It’s been 24 year... READ MORE
Sandy Sandilands
The Katharina Code
Entertaining read
3.5 Stars Katharina Haugen went missing twenty-four years ago. Each year on October 9th, the anniversary of her disappearance Chief Inspector William Wist... READ MORE
Janet Barrett
The Katharina Code
The Katharina Code
Well written, quite slow moving, but predictable as outcome guessed halfway into the book.
HelenS
The Katharina Code
Norwegian Thriller
This is the first book featuring Inspector William Wisting I have read. I really enjoyed it. Inspector Wisting is obsessed by a case which was never solved... READ MORE
Milton of Campsie  Annie
The Katharina Code
Dark and gripping
Every detective has an unsolved case he is obsessed with. For Chief Inspector William Wisting it is the case of Katharina Haugen, a woman who went missing ... READ MORE
Noemi Proietti
The Katharina Code
A bit of a slow burner
I’ve had this one sitting on the dusty virtual shelf of my Kindle since 2018, so it was definitely time to finally see what the fuss was about! This was ac... READ MORE
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