The Traitor

A spare, sparse thriller that slips down very easily. Perfect weekend reading * Herald *Praise for Jørn Lier Horst – :Compelling, original and suspenseful – Kathy ReichsTense, fast-paced…compelling * Sunday Times *Relentlessly exciting…creates a sense of real menace * The Times *Spare prose, elegant structure, and a masterful layering of secrets and suspense. Brilliant! – Daniel KallaAtmospheric * Herald *Jørn Lier Horst writes some of the best Scandinavian crime fiction available. His books are superbly plotted and addictive, the characters wonderfully realised – Yrsa SigurðardóttirHorst, a former Norwegian police detective, is often compared to Sweden’s Henning Mankell for his moody, sweeping crime dramas * New York Times *A powerful must read – Samantha M. Bailey

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 three 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, was a hit series. The first three series are available to stream.