Jørn Lier Horst (born 27 February 1970) is a Norwegian author of

crime fiction Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, ...

and a former Senior Investigating Officer at

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police district. His books have been published in over 40 countries and have sold more than ten million copies. Horst made his writing debut in 2004 with ''Key Witness'', based on a true murder story. The detective character in his crime novels is William Wisting, and a television series based on the series premiered in 2019.– Wisting series
IMDb, 25. April 2019 He has also written children's books, including a series named ''Clue'' and books about Detective agency no. 2.

Personal life

Horst was born in

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, the younger of two brothers. His parents were Oddvar and Hildur Lier Olsen. In 1995 he married Beate Horst and now uses her surname. They live in

Stavern Stavern is a small water-side town in Larvik municipality in Vestfold County, Norway. It is south of the city of Larvik. Currently there are around 3,000 inhabitants in Stavern. It is a small town where tourism is one of the most important sou ...

with their two children.

Bibliography

William Wisting series

# ''Key Witness'' (Org. Nøkkelvitnet, 2004) # ''Disappearance of Felicia'' (Org. Felicia forsvant, 2005) # ''When the Sea Calms'' (Org. Når havet stilner, 2006) # ''The Only One'' (Org. Den eneste ene, 2007) # ''The Night Man'' (Org. Nattmannen, 2009) - translated into English July 2022 # ''Dregs'' (Org. Bunnfall, 2010) - translated into English by Anne Bruce, 2011 # ''Closed for Winter'' (Org. Vinterstengt, 2011) - translated into English 2013 # ''The Hunting Dogs'' (Org. Jakthundene, 2012) - translated into English 2014 # ''The Caveman'' (Org. Hulemannen, 2013) - translated into English 2015 # ''Ordeal'' (Org. Blindgang, 2015) - translated into English 2016 # ''When It Grows Dark'' (Org. Når Det Mørkner, 2016) - translated into English 2016 (A prequel to the series.) # ''The Katharina Code'' (Org. Katharina-koden, 2017) - translated into English 2018 # ''The Cabin'' (Org. Det innerste rommet, 2018) - translated into English 2019 # ''The Inner Darkness'' (Org. Illvilje, 2019)- translated into English 2020 # ''A Question of Guilt'' (Org. Sak 1569, 2020)- translated into English 2021 # ''Boundless'' (Org. Grenseløs, 2021) # ''The traitor'' (Org. Forræderen, 2022)

Children's books

Detective Agency no. 2 series # ''Operasjon Tordensky'' (2013) # ''Operasjon Mørkemann'' (2013) # ''Operasjon Solnedgang'' (2013) # ''Operasjon Påskelilje'' (2014) # ''Operasjon Sommerøya'' (2014) # ''Operasjon Vindkast'' (2014) # ''Operasjon Bronseplass'' (2015) # ''Jakten på Kaptein Kroghs gull'' (2015) # ''Operasjon Plastpose'' (2015) # ''Operasjon Sirkus'' (2016) # ''Jakten på Jungelens Dronning'' (2016) # ''Operasjon Spøkelse'' (2016) # ''Operasjon Sjørøver'' (2017) # ''Jakten på Tyven-tyven'' (2017) # ''Operasjon Mumie'' (2017) # ''Detektivhåndboken'' (2017) # ''Operasjon Skipsvrak'' (2018) # ''Jakten på slottets hemmelighet'' (2018) # ''Operasjon Skrotnisse'' (2018) # ''Operasjon Svartskog'' (2019) # ''Jakten på Trollmannens bok'' (2019) # ''Operasjon Radius'' (2019) # ''Operasjon Lurifaks'' (2020) ''Clue'' series # ''Salamandergåten'' (2012) (''The Salamander Mystery'') # ''Maltsergåten'' (2012) (''The Maltese Mystery'') # ''Undervannsgåten'' (2013) (''The Underwater Mystery'') # ''Gravrøvergåten'' (2013) (''The Grave Robbing Mystery'') # ''Libertygåten'' (2014) (''The Liberty Mystery'') # ''Esmeraldgåten'' (2014) (''The Emeralda Mystery'') # ''Rivertongåten'' (2014) (''The Riverton Mystery'') # ''Hodeskallegåten'' (2016) (''The Skull Mystery'') # ''Ulvehundgåten'' (2016) (''The Wolfhound Mystery'') # ''Sjøormgåten'' (2017) (''The Sea Serpent Mystery'') # ''Einsteingåten'' (2017) (''The Einstein Mystery'') # ''Triangelgåten'' (2018) (''The Triangle Mystery'') # ''Smuglerhuset'' (2019) (''The Smuggler’s Shack'')

Awards and honours

2010 The

Riverton Prize The Riverton Prize ( no, Rivertonprisen) is a literature award given annually to the best Norwegian crime story (novel, short story, play, original screenplay). The prize is named after the Norwegian journalist and author Sven Elvestad (1884-1934) ...

shortlist for Dregs (no) 2011 The

shortlist for Closed for Winter (no) 2011 The

Norwegian Booksellers' Prize The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize (''Bokhandlerprisen'') is a literature prize awarded annually by the Norwegian Booksellers Association after voting among all who work in Norwegian bookstores. The prize is awarded for one of the year's books in t ...

for Closed for Winter (no) 2011 Vestfold Literature Prize (no) 2012 The

for The Hunting Dogs (no) 2012 Ark’s Children's Book award shortlist for The Salamander mystery (no) 2013 The

shortlist for The Hunting dogs (no) 2013 The Glass Key award for The Hunting Dogs (nordic) 2013 The

shortlist for The Caveman (no) 2016 The Petrona Award for The Caveman (uk) 2014 The

Martin Beck Award The Martin Beck Award is an award given by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy (''Svenska Deckarakademin'') for the best crime novel in translation. It is one of the most prestigious international crime-writing awards. The Award is named after Martin ...

for The Hunting Dogs (swe) 2015 Ark’s Book of the Year shortlist for Ordeal (no) 2016 The Avid Reader Award shortlist for The Riverton Mystery (no) 2016 Special Award for Excellence in Crime Fiction Writing (PL) 2016 The Petrona Award for The Caveman (uk) 2017 The Avid Reader Award shortlist for The Wolfhound Mystery (no) 2017 BOK365 Book of the Year shortlist for The Katharina code (no) 2017

CWA International Dagger The CWA International Dagger (formerly known as the Duncan Lawrie International Dagger) is an award given by the Crime Writers' Association for best translated crime novel of the year. The winning author and translator receives an ornamental Dagge ...

longlist for When it grows dark (uk) 2018

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière The Grand Prix de Littérature Policière (or the Police Literature Grand Prize) is a French literary prize founded in 1948 by author and literary critic Maurice-Bernard Endrèbe. It is the most prestigious award for crime and detective fiction in ...

shortlist for The Hunting dogs (fr) 2018 BOK365 Book of the Year shortlist for The Cabin (no) 2018 The Nordic Noir Thriller of the Year Award for Dregs (nordic) 2019

shortlist for The Caveman (fr) 2019

longlist for The Katharina Code (uk) 2019 BOK365 Book of the Year shortlist for The Inner Darkness (no) 2019 The Petrona Award for The Katharina Code (uk) 2020 The

Edgar Award The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the bes ...

shortlist for The Wisting tv-series (us) 2020

longlist for The Cabin (uk) 2020 The Petrona Award shortlist for The Cabin (uk) 2021 Prix du Bureau des Lecteurs shortlist for Ordeal (fr) 2021 Vrij Nederland’s Thriller of the Year shortlist for The Katharina Code (nl) 2021 The Petrona Award shortlist for Death Deserved (uk) 2021 The Beech Book Award shortlist for A Question of Guilt (no)

References

External links

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