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Book SynopsisThe chilling and heart-pounding new novel from Norwegian superstar Jørn Lier Horst
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE HIT BBC FOUR SHOW WISTING
''Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers'' THE TIMES
''Tense, fast-paced, compelling'' SUNDAY TIMES
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Five years ago, serial killer Tom Kerr was imprisoned. Today, he''s out to reveal the resting place of his final victim.
However, Detective Wisting is taking no chances. Kerr is chained and handcuffed. The police have dogs and guns.
But minutes after entering the forest, Wisting''s officers lie broken and bleeding. And Kerr has vanished into the woods.
Too late, Wisting realises their error. What''s worse, Kerr had an accomplice who was never caught . . .
Now two murderers are on the loose - and Wisting has just hours to find them . . .
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''One of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing
Trade Review
Tense, fast-paced . . . compelling * Sunday Times *
Relentlessly exciting . . . creates a sense of real menace * The Times *
Jørn Lier Horst claims the number one spot on the winner's podium * Tvedestrandsposten, Norway *
Jørn Lier Horst delivers credible crime fiction as always * Verdens Gang, Norway *
Praise for Jørn Lier Horst * - *
Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers
* The Times *
If you liked Wallander you'll enjoy this too * Crime Fiction Lover *
Jørn Lier Horst writes literary crime with high credibility and keen-eyed societal depictions - he's Norway's own Henning Mankell -- Hjorth & Rosenfeldt
Impeccably crafted police procedural
* Sunday Times Crime Club *
Jørn Lier Horst writes some of the best Scandinavian crime fiction available. His books are superbly plotted and addictive, the characters wonderfully realised * Yrsa Sigurdardóttir *
Jørn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today
* Sunday Times *
Horst, a former Norwegian police detective, is often compared to Sweden's Henning Mankell for his moody, sweeping crime dramas * New York Times *
Jørn Lier Horst raises the suspense level to horror proportions -- Lotta Olsson * Dagens Nyheter, 'Best Crime Novels of 2020' *
