The Night Man

Brought to you by Penguin.Set your pulse raising with the new novel from Norwegian superstar Jørn Lier Horst.A SEVERED HEAD ON A STAKE A BODY IN THE LAKEWISTING: NOW A MAJOR BBC 4 TV SHOWWILLIAM WISTING IS IN A RACE AGAINST TIMEWhen 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 MANAs the media closes in on the biggest story of the year Wisting's 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 it's up to Wisting to take down the elusive and dangerous Night Man.THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNINGBut hunting down The Night Man will take everything Wisting has and it's all too easy for the hunter to become the prey...Praise for Jørn Lier Horst'Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers' THE TIMES'Horst a former Norwegian police detective is often compared to Sweden's Henning Mankell for his moody sweeping crime dramas' New York Times'Jørn Lier Horst writes some of the best Scandinavian crime fiction . . . His books are superbly plotted and addictive the characters wonderfully realized' Yrsa Sigurdardóttir'One of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today' Sunday Times© Jørn Lier Horst 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022