The Katharina Code

A good Nordic police procedural with well-drawn characters * Choice Magazine *A well-crafted, atmospheric, character-driven thriller- I couldn’t put it down! * Alex Dahl, author of The Boy At The Door *Jørn 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 *The Katharina Code is the best and most ingenious novel that Jørn Lier Horst has written thus far – Tvedestrandsposten * Norway *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 only gets better and better … The Katharina Code is a beautiful crime fiction story – Stavanger Aftenblad * Norway *The novel vibrates with anticipation all the way to the finish – Dagbladet * Norway *The author has employed literary devices one only rarely finds in a crime novel. And he’s succeeded marvelously – Tvedestrandsposten * Norway *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 – Østlands-Posten * Norway *

Jørn Lier Horst worked as a police officer and head of investigations before becoming a full-time writer, and has established himself as one of the most successful authors to come out of Scandinavia. His books have sold over eight million copies in his native Norway alone, been No. 1 international bestsellers, and he’s published in more than forty countries around the world. In 2024, he was awarded the prestigious Finnish Whodunnit Society’s Honorary Award for excellence in foreign crime fiction. The Wisting TV adaptation, produced by the team behind Wallander and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, is a hit series.

Anne Bruce (Translator) Anne Bruce studied Norwegian and English at the University of Glasgow and now lives on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. She has translated a number of crime novels by Anne Holt and Jorn Lier Horst, including the Petrona-Prize-winning The Caveman and When It Grows Dark, which was longlisted for the CWA International Dagger in 2017.

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