‘Dry Land’ published in Norway
A harsh winter caused significant damage to the dam gates in Farrisvannet, and before summer, the water was drained for repairs. In the intense summer heat, the remaining water level drops rapidly, and the idyllic lake transforms into a barren wasteland.
A young man who has been missing for eight years is found with his hand taped to the handlebars of a motorcycle. On the other side of the lake, retiree Evert Harting examines the dry lakebed with a metal detector and discovers the belongings of a girl who disappeared without a trace from a campsite in Sweden four years ago. Wisting handles both cases, and more secrets come to light—in a landscape that will soon return to its natural state.
Dry Land is the seventeenth installment in Jørn Lier Horst’s William Wisting series.
