Grenseløs

Grenseløs Snowfall

William Wisting #15

A car abandoned by the roadside, slowly disappearing from view as a heavy snow continues to fall. Inside the vehicle waits the answer to a complex murder mystery still waiting to be solved.

William Wisting is contacted by the leader of an online group dedicated to solving a murder case together: the death of the Australian backpacker Ruby Thompson. One of the more active members of the group, Astria, claims to hail from Norway. But just as Astria announced to the others that she’s getting close to solving the mystery, she went offline, and no one in the group has heard from her since.

Wisting is reluctantly fascinated by the unorthodox investigation. Soon he finds himself knee-deep in a case where the connections and leads are many, but their natures uncertain.

Reviews

  • “Suspenseful killer hunt with modern technology!”

    Femina, Sweden

  • “Jørn Lier Horst delivers a carefully thought-out plot.”

    Verdens Gang, Norway

  • “Jørn Lier Horst is one of our absolute greatest crime writers. /…/ In Snowfall, all Wisting fans get their money’s worth.”

    ★★★★★

    Tvedestrandposten, Norway

  • Horst captures the zeitgeist of our time with Snowfall […] when he places a spotlight on crowdsolving as a phenomenon. It makes the book particularly interesting.”

    Litteraturgarasjen, Norway

  • “A gem of a work of art in the police procedural genre. A fantastic story for all of us who love investigations! I can hardly remember reading a Norwegian crime novel with such a dedicated and wholehearted focus on solving the crime case. /…/ So suspenseful that I sat on the edge of my chair and read in every spare moment I had. /…/ If you love true crime series, then this is a winner.”

    Geir Tangen Book Blog, Norway

  • “Horst writes in the same vein as the British John Le Carre or the American Michael Connolly. (…) [He] infuses his writing with authenticity, offering a story that is as much as police procedural as it is a reflection on justice, family and the quick passage of time. /…/ Horst is a master of creating characters that leap off the page and assume lives of their own. /…/ He writes in a crisp and economical manner. His prose is straightforward and unadorned. The focus is on action and dialogue, which make the pacing taut and the suspense high. But all of these are balanced with a vivid sense of place. ”

    The Manila Times, The Philippines

  • “In [Snowfall] it feels as if you’re inside the head of the detective. /…/ The story is realistic and captivating.”

    Lezen & Luisteren, The Netherlands

Author
Photo: Anton Soggiu Jørn Lier Horst
Published
2021
Genre
  • Crime
Pages
397
Reading material

Norwegian edition

Rights sold

Czech Republic, Zlin

Denmark, Modtryk

Estonia, Eesti Raamat

Finland, Otava

France, Gallimard

Germany, Piper

Netherlands, Bruna

Norway, Bonnier Norsk

Poland, Smak Slowa

Slovakia, Premedia

Sweden, Wahlström & Widstrand

UK, Michael Joseph

Ukraine, Nora-Druk

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