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The Traitor

Jørn Lier Horst author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Publishing:6th Feb '25

£9.99

This title is due to be published on 6th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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*PRE-ORDER THE GRIPPING NEW MYSTERY FEATURING DETECTIVE WILLIAM WISTING*

Following weeks of heavy rain, the earth comes sliding down on one of Larvik’s residential areas, burying a handful of houses.

Detective William Wisting is quick to join the rescue operation. Luckily, by sunrise the next day, it becomes clear that the landslide has claimed no victims.

And yet, just twenty-four hours later, a body is found – and the victim was killed before the landslide.

As Wisting opens an investigation into the mysterious murder, he soon discovers this death might have dangerous ties to a series of ongoing cases.

And the clues start leading Wisting not towards an enemy on the outside – but to a traitor in his own unit…


Praise for Jørn Lier Horst
'Tense, fast-paced...compelling' Sunday Times
'Relentlessly exciting...creates a real sense of menace' The Times
'Atmospheric' Herald

Why readers LOVE the Wisting series
'A truly absorbing crime thriller, as good as they get'
5***** reader review
'Very cleverly written...the fast pace is maintained until the very last page' 5***** reader review
'I loved every minute of it! A must read for crime fans' 5***** reader reviews
'I read this is one sitting, you won't regret it!' 5***** reader reviews
'Another twisting tale for Wisting to make sense of and he doesn't disappoint - the backdrop of snowy Norway makes this even more gripping' 5***** reader review

A spare, sparse thriller that slips down very easily. Perfect weekend reading * Herald *
Praise for Jørn Lier Horst -- :
Compelling, original and suspenseful -- Kathy Reichs
Tense, 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 Kalla
Atmospheric * 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 Sigurðardóttir
Horst, 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

ISBN: 9781405950237

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 35mm

Weight: 500g

320 pages