I really enjoyed The Cabin ,I had previously read The Katarina Code and loved it so was looking forward to reading the second book in the series and I wasn't disappointed.Chief Inspector William Wisting is again called to investigate a cold case that goes back to 2003 Simon Meier left home and was never seen again .When a famous Politician dies something extraordinary is found in his cabin ,so Wisting is told to undertake a confidential investigation .Are the two cases linked ?The story is a slow burner but this made it for me all the more interesting as there were more details and I could feel involved .The story speeds up in the final chapters drawing the book to a satisfactory conclusion .I can't wait to read the next book in the series .Many thanks to the Publishers the Author and NetGalley for my review copy in return for an honest review .

This is the second book written with these characters and I enjoyed it very much. I have to say that the names of people and places in Norwegian take a bit of getting your head round,, but the story is good. The characters are good and it cracks along at quite a pace, for what is actually a slow-burn story.
I would recommend this book. It has a nice feel of being set “somewhere different”.

A cold case novel, that brings together a missing hiker and a robbery from an airport some twenty five years ago. When a politician dies, you might expect revelations about a hidden secret family, hushed up bank accounts and other scandals, but , rarely would you consider that in a lonely cabin, hidden in the woods, you would find boxes of cash, that could be the proceeds of above robbery. Chief Inspector Wisting has to sort this out as discretely as possible, so as not to embarrass the government, so he puts together a trusted team to help him solve this mystery, and then invites his daughter, a journalist, to come onboard!. Now, police work and journalists do not go together, no way, no how. However, I was pleased that Line, his daughter, proved so very crucial to this team, and both she and her daughter, added the human touch, that is often missing from such novels. Line had some interesting and relevant insights on this case, and they were both placed in danger, as the investigation proceeded.
I kept making inspired guesses, based upon recent British political scandals, but was hopelessly wrong, evidently Norwegian and British politicians are fields apart, I initially thought child sex ring, but a missing hiker and boxes of cash, was an acceptable result!
My only complaint was, it all felt a bit rushed towards the end of this book. The procedural aspect of this novel was first rate, and I thought that Wisting was very cerebral and methodical .I felt peeved that I had struggled with strange names of people and places throughout the chapters, only to have it all neatly tidied up in the last few pages, and so quickly!. I could have gone straight to these last pages and not missed hardly anything! Having said that, I would still be interested in reading other books in this series. I rated this as a four star read. Thank you for my read, and I will recommend this to my book reading group.

This was my second Jorn Lier Horst book and I really enjoyed reading it. Loved the twist that I encountered and how everything came together in the end. Loved the characters, their interaction with each other as well as the setting of the story. Looking forward to reading more books by this author.

There’s always something chilling about Nordic thrillers and this series has cold cases galore through them which makes them even chillier. These are cases which were never solved or which still have unanswered questions attached. The author is a former police investigator as well which adds to the novels appeals even before you start.

This case is about the murder of a politician who has a cabin tucked away in the woods. When this is looked into, they find a stash or two of cash. And when I say stash, I mean Huge pile. Matters get complicated when they look into the case more and it appears to involve a hiker who went missing….There’s more threads than a broken spiders web, but Horst being the master he is, slowly winds them around and around until you are trapped and sucked into the centre of the plot.


The interesting thing about this series - well there are many - but the main one for me is that the lead detective is…well just your average guy. He hasn’t come from a broken home or an ex-wife and nor does he have a bottle in his hand. He has his issues yes, but the focus is on the investigation and what he can bring to the case. Add Wisting’s daughter, Line, and the story takes on a very interesting dimension.

A crime novel which focuses on the crime (s) and not the alcoholic lead is always going to win in my eyes. This one has added depth and texture I really enjoy. This is a real puzzle that takes you around some icy places in and around Oslo. From the high echelons of power to the inner city gangs, this is quite the ride!

It took me a while to get through this book as I felt it kept going round in circles. But I stuck with it as the premise was an interesting one. A murder that has gone cold, linked to a robbery from a plane. But the link between them wasn’t clear until the end, when it all slotted into place nicely. The characters were well built and the story was a good one, so highly recommended

Another great story in Scandinavian crime noir genre. Good story line involving Norway’s police force working to solve a crime from the past with political intrigue and the Norwegian underworld, involved in a robbery which made the Great Train robbery small peanuts.

I’m feeling like quite the jet setter after visiting Québec, England, Ireland, Israel & Denmark in recent literary travels. Now I’m returning to Norway to catch up with Chief Inspector William Wisting in the 13th instalment of the series.

And just in time. Wisting has been handed a politically sensitive case with strict instructions….perform a thorough investigation but tell as few people as possible.


Bernard Clausen was a well known politician who recently died. Nothing suspicious, it was from natural causes. The real mystery arose after his colleague found boxes of money hidden in Clausen’s cabin. Wisting needs to find out where it came from PDQ before word leaks out & hits the political fan.


He handpicks a few select colleagues & swears them to secrecy. Included is his journalist daughter Line who is given the task of looking into Clausen’s personal & professional background. None of them could have guessed where it all would lead. And it’s not long before some sinister events make it clear there are those who’d prefer they stop digging.


I’ve always thought of this series as more thinking man’s mysteries than action driven thrillers. Don’t get me wrong, there are definitely some hair raising moments. But it’s Wisting’s understated style & dogged determination that drives the plot. He’s a smart, likeable guy whose brain never stops turning over the evidence.


Line has inherited her father’s drive & has a different approach that adds to the investigation. Also returning is cop Adrian Stiller, a character you may remember from the last book. I was a bit leery as he & Line have some history & he’s not above using those around him to further his ambitions.


Progress on the case is initially slow. The team feels as if they’re trying to assemble a giant jigsaw without knowing what the final picture looks like. Or even some of the pieces. The plot is intricate & it takes a while to lay the groundwork but after a couple of connections are made, the pace picks up considerably with a literal race to the finish.


For me this didn’t score quite as high on the entertainment meter as the last book (The Katharina Code) as it has a more sober tone. But I can always rely on this author to deliver a smart, well plotted story that keeps you guessing. I enjoy Wisting’s company & hope he doesn’t mind if I tag along on his next case. If you’re a fan of Arnaldur Indriðason, Håkan Nesser, Leif Persson or Quentin Bates, you should be reading this series.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC in return for an unbiased review.
First book I've read by Jorn Lier Horst and certainly won't be the last.
A real page turner from the first chapter.
Number of seperate storylines that all come together with a right few twists and red herrings thrown into the mix.
Read it over the space of a couple of days on the beach whilst holidaying.

Intriguing tale of the death of a Norwegian politician and the large sum of money found in his cabin. A secret investigation into this possible scandal involves a small team and the leader's daughter. A cold case involving a missing young man becomes part of the investigation and the story potters gently along until the closing stages when some violence occurs as the tension mounts to the denouement. A satisfying police procedural and entertaining yarn.

My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for my copy of The Cabin. This is the second of the William Wisting crime stories I have read and again I wasn't disappointed.

This is not an unputdownable book filled with tension but it is a very, very interesting read that kept my brain ticking over and making random guesses right up until the end when Jorn Lier Horst did ramp it up a notch or two leading to a very satisfactory conclusion.

Gripping from page one .. and the writer gets right down to business in this fast moving police procedural. Stacks of cash are found in back room of important official in government after his death. Stakes are high since it's national level! . The crew are lead by top level professional detective who dragoons in his freelance journalist daughter; they are focused entirely as is this clever author on solving the mystery of where the money came from... they get deeper and deeper into criminal maze. Efficient, fast and smart, I totally admire this book .. could not put it down! I'll look for another in series!

This is a really good thriller. Politics, murder and robbery are a great combination in a book. It is fast paced the whole way through and definitely worth reading.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

This book is a political thriller which starts as a mystery of some hidden money found after a politician dies. As the team investigate they get pulled into a number of other crimes that may be linked and discover the secrets and lies that have been hidden for some years. It was well written and kept me hooked.

Another great Scandicrime novel by Jorn Lier Horst.
Bernhard Clausen a retired prominent member of the Norwegian Parliament dies of a heart attack. His colleague goes to empty his cabin thinking there may be confidential papers there and comes across a large sum of money.

William Wisting a Senior Investigator has been called in to open a case of find out where this money has come from .Wisting recruits his daughter LIne and others to help him solve this mystery.

A dangerous confidential investigation leads to a missing person and a robbery some years ago.The team themselves are at risk as they delve into the Norwegian underworld.

A real great page turner an exciting read that keeps you guessing with its twists and turns .

Chief Inspector William Wisting is asked to lead a special investigation after a politician dies of a heart attack. There is nothing suspicious about his death but a discovery at his summer cabin ha raised a lot of questions - nine boxes filled with millions of US dollars, British pounds an Euros. Wisting recruits CSI Mortensen to help with him the case and also asks his daughter Line to join the team. Their enquiries lead them to two unsolved cases which happened on the same day - an armed robbery of foreign currency at an airport and a missing person case. The money from the armed robbery was never recovered and the politician was named in a tip off about the missing person. As they continue to delve into the details of both cases it becomes clear that someone else is interested in finding the whereabouts of the money and is not averse to using violence to find it.


This is the second Wisting book I’ve read and I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. If you enjoy the Wallander series you’ll enjoy these. Great read.

Thanks to Netgalley, Penguin UK - Michael Joseph and Jorn Lier Horst for the ARC of this book in return for an honest review,

When a prominent politician dies and a hoard of money contained in boxes is found in his study the matter has to be kept secret. A top DI is summoned and sworn to secrecy to investigate. He gathers a small team around him and their investigation gradually suggest that the money may have been linked to a cold case of an armed heist by men unknown with the money still missing and that that of a missing person could be connected. The story slowly unfolds and come together like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle but nothing works as planned and nothing is what it seems. How the matter is finally resolved makes an exciting and fascinating read.

So, did I enjoy the book? I would have to say yes, despite the feeling of wading through the landscape, seeking out inconsistencies, burdened by the mystery. Perhaps, that is the author’s idea, to make the reader an accomplice, to fully engage in the long haul – twenty-five years to decipher a code and find a killer – or not. Very accomplished indeed.

Above is an excerpt for a review I gave The Katherina Code by John Lier Horst so when I embarked on this new enterprise I was hesitant as I could recall how slow the relationship between our main protagonist, Chief Inspector Wisting and Stiller and Martin developed and how affected I was by the physical landscape. “Worry not!” (as my friend Mary would say) – I was happy to become re-acquainted with Wisting et al in this mystery and even though I shall ever be bamboozled by the topography of Norway, let alone the name places, this time it just added to the verisimilitude.

When Bernard Clausen, a senior politician, is found dead in his cabin on the coast Wisting is instructed to carry out an investigation, not into his death which was from natural causes, but into the secret that the cabin contained. His investigation soon extends to the disappearance of Simon Meier who disappeared fifteen years ago. His enquiries lead him to extend his team which include his daughter and Stiller from Kripos and leads the trail to politicians, criminals, journalists and police and to solve not just one crime.

Brilliant police procedural, great characters and well-structured. I particularly like the relationship between Wisting and his daughter and grand-daughter which allows small insights into their lives.

Thoroughly recommended.

Thank you to the author, publishers and NetGalley for providing an ARC via my Kindle in return for an honest review.

Firstly thank you to net-galley and penguin for my copy of The Cabin in exchange for an honest review

I haven’t read the first book in this series however this was not an issue as I was able to follow the story.

The writing of this novel is top notch, I really felt like I was part of a realistic police investigation. The story unwrapped slowly and I liked this, a small piece of the puzzle being revealed every so often to lead to a satisfying conclusion.

Perfect for anyone who enjoys crime stories. Highly recommended

This is the second in a planned quartet of “cold case” novels by Jorn Lier Horst which feature his eponymous detective, William Wisting. I thoroughly enjoyed the first book and if anything, this second in the series is even better. I can pay the author no greater compliment than to say these novels remind me so much of the classic Sjowall and Wahloo series. The quality of the writing (and the English translation) are exceptional and the plotting is meticulous. But perhaps most importantly, the authors in-depth knowledge as a former police investigator, provides a level of authenticity which is often missing in so-called “police procedure” novels. As such, you feel you are following a genuine investigation whose success or otherwise will be down to the skill of the participants rather than to a piece of miraculous information which is suddenly thrown in from stage left.

The novel opens when Wisting is called upon by the Director Of Public Prosecutions, to conduct a secret investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a prominent politician. He puts together a small team (including his journalist daughter Line) and when they uncover a huge stash of cash at the politician’s summer cabin, they realise the seriousness of the case they have been handed. Links soon appear to the unsolved disappearance of a hiker and the author once again starts to slowly peel back the layers of a complicated plot and draws the readers into a darkening story.

It makes a great change to have a lead character who isn’t tormented by demons or consuming half a bottle of vodka for breakfast. Wisting is simply a normal detective trying to do his job to the best of his abilities in increasingly difficult circumstances. His very ordinariness simply adds to the realism of the story.

I have one or two caveats around the plotting. Much as I love Line as a character, I am not sure that an investigative journalist would really be included in a secret high level team, nor do I believe that Wisting would decide to keep 80 million Kroner’s worth of dollars, Euros, and Pounds in the basement of his house (although it does add some additional tension to the plot and the Pounds aren't worth much these days!). However, overall, I really enjoyed this book and thoroughly recommend the series.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publishers, Michael Joseph, for an ARC in return for an honest review.