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  • Published: 24 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9780241549179
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $26.00

The Night Man

The pulse-racing new novel from the No. 1 bestseller now a major BBC4 show





The Night Man, the inspiration for the second BBC Four series, Wisting, sees Jørn Lier Horst tackle his darkest subject matter yet

A severed head, impaled on a stake, placed in the middle of the town square.
No clues. No leads. And just hours later, another body.
Inspector William Wisting is investigating the most grotesque case of his career. As media pressure mounts to find the sadistic killer, he soon finds what could be the key to solving the murder.
But with another death looming, Wisting faces a criminal network well beyond anything he's dealt with before. To find justice, he must put himself in danger beyond his darkest nightmares, and from which there can be no escape.

  • Published: 24 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9780241549179
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $26.00

About the author

Jørn Lier Horst

Jørn 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 two million copies in his native Norway alone and he's published in twenty-six languages.

The Wisting series, produced by the team behind Wallander and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, was a hit BBC series in 2019 with a second series due to air soon.

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Praise for The Night Man

Praise for Jørn Lier Horst

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Tense, fast-paced . . . compelling

Sunday Times

Relentlessly exciting . . . creates a sense of real menace

The Times

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

One of the very best novels that [Lier Horst] has ever written . . . Thrilling. Jørn Lier Horst elevates his and Wisting's universe to a whole other level

Nettavisen, Norway

It's fascinating to see Horst flesh out his protagonist Wisting at an early stage in his career . . . Nor is it hard to see why the series quickly became so popular

Sunday Times

Atmospheric. Demonstrates why he has become so popular . . . A powerful portrait of a barbaric criminal underworld that exploits society's most vulnerable

Herald
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