The Lake

Calm , methodical, and quietly gripping - classic Nordic noir precision * i *Praise for Jørn Lier Horst – :Compelling, original and suspenseful – Kathy ReichsRelentlessly exciting…creates a real sense of menace * The Times *Tense, fast-paced…compelling * Sunday Times *A spare, sparse thriller that slips down very easily. Perfect weekend reading * Herald *Spare prose, elegant structure, and a masterful layering of secrets and suspense. Brilliant! – Daniel Kalla

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.

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.