The Inner Darkness
The gripping novel from the No. 1 bestseller now a hit BBC4 show
Published on 1. April 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-4059-4163-1 (ISBN)
Description
The chilling and heart-pounding new novel from Norwegian superstar Jorn 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
________
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 . . .
________
'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
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
________
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 . . .
________
'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
Reviews / Votes
Tense, fast-paced . . . compelling * Sunday Times * Relentlessly exciting . . . creates a sense of real menace * The Times * Jorn Lier Horst claims the number one spot on the winner's podium * Tvedestrandsposten, Norway * Jorn Lier Horst delivers credible crime fiction as always * Verdens Gang, Norway * Praise for Jorn 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 * Jorn 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 * Jorn Lier Horst writes some of the best Scandinavian crime fiction available. His books are superbly plotted and addictive, the characters wonderfully realised * Yrsa Sigurdardottir *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
285 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4059-4163-1 (9781405941631)
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11/2020
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Persons
Jorn Lier Horst (Author)
Jorn 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 eight million copies in his native Norway alone, been No. 1 international bestsellers, and he's published in more than forty countries around the world. In 2024, he was awarded the prestigious Finnish Whodunnit Society's Honorary Award for excellence in foreign crime fiction.
The Wisting TV adaptation, produced by the team behind Wallander and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, is a hit series. The first five series are available to stream on BBC4.
Anne Bruce (Translator)
Anne Bruce studied Norwegian and English at the University of Glasgow and now lives on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. She has translated a number of crime novels by Anne Holt and Jorn Lier Horst, including the Petrona-Prize-winning The Caveman and When It Grows Dark, which was longlisted for the CWA International Dagger in 2017.
Jorn 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 eight million copies in his native Norway alone, been No. 1 international bestsellers, and he's published in more than forty countries around the world. In 2024, he was awarded the prestigious Finnish Whodunnit Society's Honorary Award for excellence in foreign crime fiction.
The Wisting TV adaptation, produced by the team behind Wallander and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, is a hit series. The first five series are available to stream on BBC4.
Anne Bruce (Translator)
Anne Bruce studied Norwegian and English at the University of Glasgow and now lives on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. She has translated a number of crime novels by Anne Holt and Jorn Lier Horst, including the Petrona-Prize-winning The Caveman and When It Grows Dark, which was longlisted for the CWA International Dagger in 2017.