Category Archives: Jorn Lier Horst

Books of the month: January 2018

Posted on February 1, 2018 by bernadetteinoz

Pick of the month Aside from the heat (which I must expect at this time of year) 2018 has started well in my reading and non-reading life. I haven’t read a load of books but have enjoyed my reading a … Continue reading →

Posted in books of the month, Charlie Donlea, Elina Hirvonen, Garry Disher (Aus), J.M. Green (Aus), Jorn Lier Horst, Ovidia Yu, Sarah Pinborough | 7 Comments

Books of the month: March 2017

Posted on April 3, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

Pick of the month The good news is my reading picked up in both quantity and quality during March but the downside of that is it takes more effort to choose a favourite read of the month. After see-sawing between … Continue reading →

Posted in Adrian McKinty, Agatha Christie, books of the month, Candice Fox (Aus), Elizabeth Edmondson, Ellery Adams, J.M. Peace (Aus), Jorn Lier Horst, Laura Lippman, Margery Allingham, Meg Keneally (Aus), Sally Andrew, Sarah Ward, Tom Keneally (Aus) | 7 Comments

Review: ORDEAL by Jørn Lier Horst

Posted on March 4, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

Taking place a few months after THE CAVEMAN Jørn Lier Horst’s fifth William Wisting novel available in English was, for me at least, a return to the series’ top form. ORDEAL is a complicated but ultimately satisfying tale that juxtaposes … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Jorn Lier Horst, Norway | 3 Comments

Books of the month: May 2016

Posted on June 1, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

Pick of the month Authors who choose to subvert the tropes of much loved genres always take a big risk but in the case of AN ISOLATED INCIDENT Australian author Emily Maguire has been successful. Although it opens with the murder … Continue reading →

Posted in Agatha Christie, books of the month, C.J. Sansom, Emily Maguire (Aus), Fiona Barton, Jorn Lier Horst, Lindsay Tanner (Aus), Margaret Millar | 7 Comments

Musings on the 2016 Petrona Award

Posted on May 19, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

The Petrona Award for the best Scandinavian crime novel published in English during the eligible period which in this instance is the 2015 calendar year. The Award is in memory of one of the first crime fiction bloggers, Maxine Clarke, … Continue reading →

Posted in Antti Tuomainen, Hans Olav Lahlum, Jorn Lier Horst, Karin Fossum, Kati Hiekkapelto, musings | 7 Comments

Review: THE CAVEMAN by Jørn Lier Horst

Posted on May 18, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

THE CAVEMAN opens with the discovery of Viggo Hansen’s body in his Norwegian home. Although it seems the man died of natural causes, so police involvement is minimal, the fact that the body lay undiscovered for four months troubles Inspector William Wisting who … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Jorn Lier Horst, Norway | 2 Comments

2015: The good, the bad and the dog walkers

Posted on January 2, 2016 by bernadetteinoz

As seems to be almost mandatory among book bloggers I’m wrapping up last year’s reading by reflecting on what the year threw at me, book wise. I should tell you this list is a bit haphazard because my memory for … Continue reading →

Posted in Ausma Zehanat Khan, Bernard Keane (Aus), books of the year, Cath Staincliffe, Derek B. Miller, J.M. Peace (Aus), Jorn Lier Horst, K.T. Medina, Malla Nunn (Aus), Patricia Carlon (Aus), Paula Hawkins, Philippe Georget, Sulari Gentill (Aus) | 19 Comments

Books of the month: April 2015

Posted on May 2, 2015 by bernadetteinoz

Pick of the month The good thing about having completed only a paltry 4 books for the month is that it made picking a favourite pretty easy, though I think Jørn Lier Horst’s THE HUNTING DOGS would have made the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthur Upfield, books of the month, Jorn Lier Horst, Nadia Dalbuono, Yrsa Sigurdardottir | 14 Comments

Review: THE HUNTING DOGS by Jorn Lier Horst

Posted on April 22, 2015 by bernadetteinoz

The third novel (which has been translated into English) to feature senior Norwegian policeman William Wisting is, at least on one level, a standard procedural novel with two murder investigations playing out. The first of these is a high-profile murder … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Jorn Lier Horst, Norway | 6 Comments

Musings on the 2014 Petrona Award

Posted on May 17, 2014 by bernadetteinoz

In a few hours the winner of the 2014 Petrona Award for best Scandinavian crime novel translated into English will be announced as part of CrimeFest festivities and, like last year, I’m quite glad not to be the one deciding. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Arnaldur Indriðason, Hakan Nesser, Jan Costin Wagner, Jorn Lier Horst, Leif G.W. Persson, random thoughts, Yrsa Sigurdardottir | 6 Comments