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 *
The untangling [of the mystery], the tactics, and the climax keep the suspense at a solid Horst level -- Trønder Avisa * Norway *
Jørn Lier Horst has truly done it this time . . . Exceptionally well-executed -- Tønsbergs Blad * Norway *
Horst invites the readers to join the investigation in a credible manner that highlights professional practices [in the police] and generates a new kind of suspense -- Bok 365 * Norway *
Pure evil in a solid Wisting crime novel. /..../ Jørn Lier Horst delivers credible crime fiction as always * Norway *