The Hunting Dogs (William Wisting Mystery, #3)

by Jorn Lier Horst

Anne Bruce (Translator)

The inspiration for thrilling BBC TV show Wisting, from the producers behind Wallander and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Seventeen years ago, William Wisting led the investigation into one of Norway’s most widely publicised criminal cases.

The young Cecilia Linde had been killed, and public outrage demanded a swift response.

Now it is discovered that evidence was planted and the wrong man convicted.

With the convicted man free, Wisting faces jail if he cannot discover the truth about the planted evidence.

He is suspended and the media smell blood.

To discover what really happened he must work alone and undercover, assisted only by his journalist daughter Line.

William Wisting has spent his life hunting criminals, but now it is he who is hunted…

Winner of The Glass Key for best Nordic crime novel

Get your next Scandi crime fix from number one bestselling author Jorn Lier Horst.

Praise for the multi-award-winning William Wisting Mysteries:

'Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers.' -The Times
'Solid, satisfying police procedurals.' -The Sunday Times
'Plotting reigns supreme.' -Financial Times
'Gripping and well executed.' -The Herald
'Immensely impressive.' -Barry Forshaw
'A masterpiece of storytelling.' -Lin Anderson

• ISBN13: 9781908737632
• Publish Date: 15 May 2014
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 5 March 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Sandstone Press Ltd
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

[Mystereity Reviews]

If you enjoy a gripping crime novel, you can't go wrong with this series. This is the 8th book in the Wisting series and unfortunately, only the 3rd translated into English (now I wish I'd paid better attention in Norwegian class so I could read the first 5. Live and learn.)

As with the earlier Wisting stories, this is a carefully woven journey through a complex investigation of 3 mysteries. I enjoy watching the case unravel step by step, almost like being led by the hand along the patch, dodging the red herrings and slowly uncovering the truth. In The Hunting Dogs, Wisting has his work cut out for him to prove a man guilty for a crime while proving his innocence in fabricating evidence. At the same time, daughter Line is investigating the murder of a man in another town. I enjoy the interaction of Wisting and Line, and really liked the integration of former colleagues. It was almost like The A-Team. And don't get me started on the location porn; if you've ever been to Norway, you'll know what I mean. And if you've never been to Norway, well, you're missing out.

A compelling tale, lots of twists and turns and an edge-of-your-seat action packed ending. Kept me up til 2 a.m. but I couldn't put it down until I finished it.