The Katharina Code

The first installment in the Cold Case Quartet from the international bestseller, Jorn Lier HorstTwenty-six years ago Katharina Haugen went missing. All she left behind was her husband Martin and a mysterious string of numbers written on a piece of paper.Every year on October 10th 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.And the police force is convinced he's involved in another disappearance of a young woman and asks Wisting to close the net around Martin.But is he playing cat and mouse with a dangerous killer or a grief-stricken husband who cannot lay the past to rest?Set across the icy streets and dark forests of Norway, The Katharina Code is a heart-stopping story of one man's consuming hope to solve his coldest case.

“A good Nordic police procedural with well-drawn characters”

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

J rn Lier Horst (Author)J rn 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 on BBC4.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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