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Set your pulse raising with the new novel from Norwegian superstar Jrn Lier Horst

A SEVERED HEAD ON A STAKE A BODY IN THE LAKE

WISTING NOW A MAJOR BBC 4 TV SHOW

WILLIAM WISTING IS IN A RACE AGAINST TIME

When a severed head is found on a stake in the quiet town of Larvik Police Inspector William Wisting is called in to investigate The only clue The killer is trying to send a message

ALL ROADS LEAD BACK TO THE NIGHT MAN

As the media closes in on the biggest story of the year Wistings journalist daughter Line receives a tip Soon it becomes clear that there is more to this case than anyone thought A criminal network has lodged itself deep into the roots of the city and its up to Wisting to take down the elusive and dangerous Night Man

THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING

But hunting down The Night Man will take everything Wisting has and its all too easy for the hunter to become the prey

Praise for Jrn Lier Horst

Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers THE TIMES

Horst a former Norwegian police detective is often compared to Swedens Henning Mankell for his moody sweeping crime dramas New York Times

Jrn Lier Horst writes some of the best Scandinavian crime fiction His books are superbly plotted and addictive the characters wonderfully realized Yrsa Sigurdardttir

One of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today Sunday Times

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