I always enjoy Horst's books and this one is no exception. The book focusses on the story unlike too many detective stories that are all about the baggage of the detective. As always the plot is excellent and takes the reader with it as it unfolds. Wisting is an interesting character, all detective and whilst there has been tragedy in his life it does not get in the way. I find his relationship with his daughter interesting. There has to be some conflict of interest between Wisting's role and that of his daughter but it is managed well. A thoroughly good read.

Jorn Lier Horst is the new King of Scandi Crime fiction. The BBC4 series has been a hit and this latest book should be devoured by his fans. What is so refreshing about DI Wisting, although having dealt with family tragedies, he doesn't have the hang -ups and issues of lead protagonists in other books. It is this down to earth and let's not diverge too. much from the plot that make these books so great. This is a good police crime procedural . Of course, Wisting's daughter Line is involved through her journalistic endeavours but this doesn't detract but as father and daughter support each other and antagonism is avoided. This is a story with a serious underlying message about drug trafficking and the use of minors- fast paced and yet authoritative in the knowledge the reader learns about this dark trade. Whether you have read previous Wisting stories (recommended) or this is is your first foray into the crime novels of Horst, you won't be disappointed. A great detective read for the winter nights ahead.

Jørn Lier Horst has knocked it out of the ballpark with his latest crime thriller The Night Man. What can be the worst possible crime? Surely the slaying of a child. More gruesome than that; the beheading of a child, a girl. Wisting and all the people involved with this investigation will never be able to 'unsee' the girl's head stuck on a wooden pole, placed in a very public area. It will be with them until they die. What was the motive for the killing will be at the forefront of the investigation and it takes a while to find this. In a fast moving hunt to find those behind this heinous crime, Wisting finds that his daughter Line is seemingly one step ahead of the police. The action is across three countries and Wisting forms a relationship, the first since his wife died a few years ago.
If you like a fast paced crime thriller, then this is for you. I think it will be a fantastic success whether in print, on the TV or (hopefully) at the cinema.

A new story in the Wisting series, made all the better for a step up in pace from the previous novels. I still find his daughter slightly annoying, but that's just me! It works very well as both an action novel and a mystery to be solved, an of course, Wisting does, in his own inimitable style.

This is a great police procedural, with a Scandinavian setting. Wisting is a good detective, with the added depth of his journalist daughter. It’s a difficult line to keep - being a Dad without giving too much information to the media inadvertently. A tight plot, well paced. Thoroughly enjoyable.