The Inner Darkness: The gripping novel from the No. 1 bestseller now a hit BBC4 show

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The chilling new novel from Norwegian superstar J rn Lier Horst. This is Nordic Noir at its spine-tingling best Thomas Kerr has finally agreed to lead the police to his final victim's grave. But the expedition goes horribly wrong after his escape into the Norwegian forest. Wisting must launch a frantic search to find this cold-blooded killer before he strikes again. But the body of another woman, killed weeks before, has been found. Murdered in the same way as Kerr's victims. Is there a copycat killer on the loose As the clock counts down to the next murder, Wisting must put everything on the line to stop a terrifying evil before it strikes again.

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Tense, fast-paced . . . compelling * Sunday Times *
Relentlessly exciting . . . creates a sense of real menace * The Times *
Jrn Lier Horst claims the number one spot on the winner's podium * Tvedestrandsposten, Norway *
Jrn Lier Horst delivers credible crime fiction as always * Verdens Gang, Norway *
Praise for Jrn Lier Horst * - *

Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers

* The Times *
If you liked Wallander you'll enjoy this too * Crime Fiction Lover *
Jrn Lier Horst writes literary crime with high credibility and keen-eyed societal depictions - he's Norway's own Henning Mankell -- Hjorth & Rosenfeldt

Impeccably crafted police procedural

* Sunday Times Crime Club *
Jrn Lier Horst writes some of the best Scandinavian crime fiction available. His books are superbly plotted and addictive, the characters wonderfully realised * Yrsa Sigurdardttir *

Jrn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today

* Sunday Times *
Horst, a former Norwegian police detective, is often compared to Sweden's Henning Mankell for his moody, sweeping crime dramas * New York Times *
Jrn Lier Horst raises the suspense level to horror proportions -- Lotta Olsson * Dagens Nyheter, 'Best Crime Novels of 2020' *

Author Bio

J rn Lier Horst (Author) J RN LIER HORST worked as a police officer and head of investigations before becoming a full-time writer and has established himself as one of the most successful authors to come out of Scandinavia. His books have sold over two million copies in his native Norway alone and he's published in twenty-six languages. The Wisting series, produced by the team behind Wallander and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, was a hit BBC series in 2019 with a second series due to air soon. Anne Bruce (Translator) Anne Bruce studied Norwegian and English at the University of Glasgow and now lives on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. She has translated a number of crime novels by Anne Holt and Jorn Lier Horst, including the Petrona-Prize-winning The Caveman and When It Grows Dark, which was longlisted for the CWA International Dagger in 2017.