A master class in police procedure,real tight plot.

Great book! Would read all of his novels except that only 4 of them are translated into English!

The fifth book in this excellent series to be translated into English see William Wisting investigating the case of a murdered taxi-driver and discovering that this crime is linked to an earlier murder in a neighbouring county; a murder for which the local police already claim to have the culprit. Both crimes are somehow linked back to recently deceased crime-boss Frank Mandt.The author's previous career as a senior policeman adds a great deal of authenticity and credibility to this neatly plott...

Seriously, I wanted this book to never end. Horst is not a literature writer but his stories are amazing and the details are really worked out well. Already ordered his next book in the Wisting series.

William Wisting, the main character in this police procedural series, makes me want to move to the author's country - tomorrow. Wisting is a fairly normal guy with routine problems but has an outsized sense of right and wrong. He struggles within the system against corruption and bureaucratic demands. The author is actually a policeman and it shows: The stories always seem grounded in reality. I have developed a great fondness for the main character and look forward to the next novel in the seri...

3.5 Somehow or another I managed to blunder my way into the tenth is a series I have not previously read. Though I did read that in the USA only five have been translated and published. The author though did the reader a great service by including, in the opening pages of the book, a few pages of preview bringing us up to date on Wistings life. Greatly appreciated.This is a meticulously, detailed police procedural. I was extremely impressed with the writing and the tightness of the plot. Will ad...

In the latest William Wisting novel, Horst takes the reader on another wonderful adventure, where the law and justice meet, if only for a moment. After months of no leads on the case of a missing taxi driver and his vehicle, Wisting is forced to push it to the side. Juggling work and the potential of the early stages of a new relationship, Wisting must also focus on his daughter, Line, who is eight months pregnant and has just returned to raise her child alone. When Line meets an old school frie...

3.5 stars rounded up - This book is different from my usual fare. It’s a police procedural and a nice change of pace. Norwegian author, Jorn Lier Horst has created a likable main character in Chief Inspector William Wisting. Wisting is steadfast, relentless, and intelligent in an approachable and down-to-earth way, a pragmatist. This is the tenth book in a series that I didn’t even realize was a series, but I didn’t feel off-kilter by jumping out of line. It worked as a stand-alone. The author c...

I enjoyed this book. William Wisting is a good main character. In regards to his daughter and him working together, it was a little hard to gauge how well they do work together as Line was trying to help protect her friend by withholding details about the case. However, back to William. He seems like a nice guy. Plus, he is a good detective. The story was fine and the characters were alright. What I mean by this is that I did not react or feel hyped when details of the case were revealed. Additi...

Sofie Lund has done everything she can to distance herself from her grandfather and his criminal enterprise. Even after he died and left her everything, she initially refused to take possession of anything associated with him. However, now she finds herself a single mother, and wanting to do what she can for her daughter, concedes to her better instincts and moves into his old house. While getting reacquainted with her old neighborhood, she runs into an old school friend, Line, who is expecting

Jørn Lier Horst never fails to impress me, his William Wisting series draws you in with their intense and thrilling plots. A former police detective in Norway, his experience shows with how well crafted and realistic the story's investigation plays out. In Ordeal, the cold case of a taxi driver missing for over 6 months has Wisting stumped, that is until a close friend tells him about a strange customer at her cafe who makes several comments that could be clues to the case. That starts Wisting o...

Being already a great fan of Scandinavian noir, I tucked into this with relish. Author, Jorn Lier Horst was a real life policeman, eventually becoming head investigator in Larvik, Norway, where he has set his series featuring William Wisting, who is himself Chief Inspector in Larvik CID. So there is an air of authenticity that striates this gripping narrative Wisting is a 55-year-old widower with a grown-up son and daughter. His daughter, Line, to whom he is particularly close, has recently move...

4.5/5 stars for this one!! Read my full review here: http://crimebythebook.com/blog/2017/7...This is a fantastic police procedural. Slow burning but with a certain energy to it that kept me hooked. It's part of a series but CAN be read as a standalone!

This is character-driven police procedural set in small-town Norway, along the lines of Wallander or Beck. It places realistic human characters at the core of a criminal investigation; the discovery of a dead body juxtaposed alongside everyday domestic concerns. A meticulously crafted criminal plot runs in parallel to the events in Chief Inspector William Wisting’s personal life. But Wisting is not the typical melancholic, self-destructive fictional detective, and this is not a book about the bl...

3.5 stars and a wider plot than in the "usual" Wisting. But I rounded it up for the baby Ingrid's birth. It's always the best days of all when the babies come. It is to me.William is pushed a farther than usual inquiry even within a homicide tangent to a "missing" case. Because these bad guys are rather cabal length and wide as opposed to the random local inebriate. And there is a new character friend of Line who is an old prime school buddy and she's interesting and owns a recently deceased mob...

Nordic Noir is a thing at the moment – some brilliant books arriving on our doorstep and Ordeal was such a book – distinctly atmospheric, with its own peculiar vibe I enjoyed it very much.A great mix of police procedural and intensley intriguing character study, Jorn Lier Horst weaves a clever and perfectly paced tale around his main protagonists and has a clear and descriptive eye for interpersonal relationships that allows the reader to fully absorb into their world.The mystery element is expe...

22 FEB 2021 - I have returned to Norway and Wisting. Hurray! To begin after work today.24 FEB 2021 - another wonderful addition to this series. A winning read.

The Nordic Noir genre has brought a sense of realism to the crime fiction world that I have high regard for, with its appreciation for the daily grind behind so much of police work and its wider social and political commentary. In Ordeal, Lier Horst brings a tale of everyday life in a neighbourhood which is reassuringly ordinary and chimes with readers. Combining the rigour and stringency of a police procedural with humane investigators, Ordeal exposes the darker element of an ever changing soci...

In this novel, Chief Inspector William Wisting investigates two apparently unrelated murders. But Wisting sees a connection. A man went missing several months ago - and a woman was murdered in another town. Even though the police in the other town are certain that they have their man and are ready to go to trial - Wisting questions their conclusions. He does not just accept their conclusions - he believes you must develop a case with undeniable factcs. So he begins to scrutinize the case looking...

This review first appeared on our blog where we also talk to Jørn about the location Stavern: http://www.tripfiction.com/crime-myst...Another good read to add the Nordic Noir stable.Ordeal is the 10th title (the 5th translated into English) in the Chief Inspector William Wisting series. He is now 55 and father to twins Thomas and Line, having lost his wife and their mother on a NORAD project in a previous book. He does not have some of the quirks of other detectives and for that seems a relative...