{"product_id":"9781250111364","title":"Ordeal : A William Wisting Mystery","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrdeal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jorn Lier Horst\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTense and suspenseful, the only reason to stop racing through the pages of Jorn Lier Horst's \u003ci\u003eOrdeal \u003c\/i\u003ewill be to pause for a quick glance over your shoulder...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The best Scandinavian crime fiction available.\" - Yrsa Sigurdardottir\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank Mandt died after a fall down his basement steps, the same basement that holds a locked safe bolted to the floor. His granddaughter, Sofie Lund, inherits the house but wants nothing to do with his money. She believes the old man let her mother die in jail and is bitterly resentful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLine Wisting’s journalist instincts lead her into friendship with Sofie, and Line is with her when the safe is opened. What they discover unlocks another case and leads Chief Inspector William Wisting on a trial of murder to an ordeal that will eventually separate the innocent from the damned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for\u003ci\u003e Ordeal\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A meticulous, character driven police procedural. Solid crime fiction.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Jorn Lier Horst:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The case pits Wisting against his new chief of police in a slow-moving but thoroughly realized clash between moral principle and bedeviling bureaucratic exigencies.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Horst,  a former Norwegian policeman, now produces classy procedurals  with  plotting, depth, and humanity to rival the best of the Scandis.\"  --\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times Crime Book Club (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Horst’s  novels  are solid, satisfying police procedurals, offering an insider’s  view of  the tensions between detectives and bureaucrats who want results  at  any cost.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lier  Horst’s books  are always an excellent mix of police procedural and  character study  which give them a special place in Scandinavian crime  fiction.\" --\u003ci\u003eCrime Pieces (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Horst  writes some of the best Scandinavian crime  fiction available. His  books are superbly plotted and addictive, the  characters superbly  realized. Ordeal kept me engaged to the end and I  cannot wait for the  next.\" --Yrsa Sigurdardottir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I really like Chief Inspector William Wisting... In \u003ci\u003eOrdeal \u003c\/i\u003ehe  leads us through a complex and intriguing investigation into Norway’s  underworld in a masterpiece of storytelling.\u003cb\u003e\" -\u003c\/b\u003e-Lin Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The writer’s career as a police chief has supplied a key ingredient for the crime fiction form: credibility.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Barry Forshaw, author of \u003ci\u003eNordic Noir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The  narrative concern with digital technology is on a par with Stieg  Larsson. What makes Lier Horst distinctive is his haunting ability to  find the feasible in the psychopathic.\" --Steven Peacock, Swedish Crime \u003cbr\u003eFiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Horst  is an intelligent and often poetic writer. His storytelling is as   measured and precise as his main character. So we hope to see more of   William Wisting in the English language soon.\u003cb\u003e\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eCrime Fiction Lover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A richly detailed narrative, morally complex characters, and a deeply   contemplative, philosophical undertone make this a superior example of   Scandinavian crime fiction.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A riveting story line with memorable characters an unanticipated plot twists.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Midwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250111364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40603727397070,"sku":"9781250111364","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250111364","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}