The Katharina Code
The Katharina Code by Jørn Lier Horst, published by Simon and Schuster on January 21, 2025, is a gripping narrative set against the icy streets and dark forests of Norway. This edition spans 416 pages and is presented in English. The story revolves around Chief Inspector William Wisting, who has been haunted for twenty-four years by the unsolved case of Katharina’s disappearance. Each year, he revisits her files and meets her husband, Martin Haugen, as he grapples with the unresolved mystery.
In this installment, Wisting faces a new challenge as another woman goes missing under similar circumstances, and Katharina’s husband also disappears. The narrative unfolds as Wisting must determine whether he is rescuing an old friend or entangling himself in a deadly game with a potential killer. The book delves into themes of obsession and the psychological complexities of truth and deception, offering readers a thought-provoking exploration of crime and its long-lasting effects.
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Set between the icy streets and dark forests of Norway, a heart-stopping story of one man’s obsession with his coldest case, by “one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today” (The Sunday Times, London).
Katharina went missing twenty-four years ago. Each year on the anniversary of her disappearance, Chief Inspector William Wisting rereads her files, searching for the answer he could never find; the code he could never solve. And he visits Katharina’s husband, Martin Haugen, the brokenhearted man he could never help.
Until now.
This year is different. Another woman is missing under similar circumstances. But so is Katharina’s husband. Wisting has to find him, but is he rescuing a dear old friend or playing a deadly game with a killer?
A brilliantly understated crime novel that examines the long-term costs of lying to ourselves and each other through an atmospheric psychological game of cat-and-mouse.
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